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VIDEO: Reputation without Character Is Worthless

“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow,” wrote Abraham Lincoln. “The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”

Character is what a person is; reputation is how he seems. It is therefore perception that can be interpreted or manipulated in different ways.

First posted on SmartBrief on 3/15/2013

Author John BaldoniPosted on May 15, 2017May 15, 2017Categories executive coaching, John Baldoni

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