When you think about changing your reputation, most advice focuses on what you can do — adjust your behavior, refine your message, embody the qualities you want to be known for. And while that matters, there’s a built-in challenge: when you’re the source, people may question your motives. After all, of course you want to look good.

In this episode, we explore a strategy that overcomes that challenge: having others change your reputation for you. You’ll learn how to identify stories that authentically showcase who you are, and how to share them in ways that inspire others to repeat them — amplifying your reputation in a way that feels credible and lasting.

💡 Modern Manager takeaway: Legacy Leaders cling to their own version of reality, dismissing others who don’t see them “correctly.” Modern Managers understand that reputation lives in the perceptions of others — and they intentionally shape those perceptions through authentic stories that others can carry forward.

🎧 Tune in to discover how to turn your colleagues and network into storytellers who naturally strengthen your reputation.

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