http://reputationxchange.com Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:13:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have not written in a while. Returned from Asia and thenoff to vacation. Just back from one week off and promise to get down to business shortly. lgrShareThis http://reputationxchange.com/2008/07/07/back-to-business/ Now that I am back in the USA, I keep thinking about the recurrent questions I received during my many media interviews and internal staff Q&A while visiting Shanghai and Beijing. I was repeatedly asked my opinion about what I thought of companies and organizations who were not donating the ... http://reputationxchange.com/2008/06/24/beijing-qa-always-more-to-learn/ I am visiting our office in Shanghai before heading to Beijing. I was particularly excited to come to Shanghai because my son studied here for six months recently during his semester abroad from college. He has been learning Mandarin since he was about 10 years old and has already spent ... http://reputationxchange.com/2008/06/17/shanghai-skyline/ I have not written recently since I have been traveling throughout Asia Pacific for my book and meeting Weber Shandwick clients. Media interviews are on the agenda as well. One of the side effects of my visit to AP, unexpectedly, is that my own perceptions of Weber Shandwick grows brighter ... http://reputationxchange.com/2008/06/14/asia-pacific-wow/ Universum’s list of ideal employers for undergraduates and MBA students is out and not surprisingly, Google ranks #1 as it did in 2007. By the way, if you are interested in reputation and do not know about Universum, check them out. I think their research is fascinating and provides important clues ... http://reputationxchange.com/2008/06/09/reputation-research-launches/ While on the road last week, I was asked whether I knew of any surveys about perceptions of government entities. This question probably came up because I was talking about the extraordinary rise in coverage and chatter on country reputation. At the time, I said that I did not really ... http://reputationxchange.com/2008/06/03/federal-agency-reputation/ Enterprise Leadership Network (IT Strategies for Delivering Business Value) interviewed me about how C-level executives such as CIOs can build their reputations. Thought you might want to tune into the podcast.  Enjoy if you are in the mood.ShareThis http://reputationxchange.com/2008/06/01/executive-reputation-podcast/ If you ever wondered about the importance of scorecards, they mean a whole lot in the financial services industry. The Economist says that investment banks have entire dedicated teams working on gathering the necessary information and challenging rivals' positions. As you may know from my postings, we spend a lot of ... http://reputationxchange.com/2008/05/31/league-tables-in-the-financial-sector/ I have always wondered if those huge advertising ads in airports do their job in reputation building. It is hard not to notice them and they are fairly captivating to me. As I get off the airplane, I look forward to what new campaigns might be up. So I was ... http://reputationxchange.com/2008/05/23/reputation-building-a-la-airports/ CEO Michael Dell on Dell:  "I will care about what happens to the company even when I'm dead. I just can't let it go."  The Economist, May 3rdShareThis http://reputationxchange.com/2008/05/22/michael-dell-quote/