Thoughts on Business, Technology and Events by Tom Nault

Thoughts on Business, Technology and Events by Tom Nault

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How Do I Get My Reputation Back?

How Do I Get My Reputation Back?

You shouldn't have f*cked it up in the first place!

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Tom Nault
Jul 21, 2025
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I can’t break confidences on this one, so I’m going to talk in hypotheticals about something that actually happened.

The CEO of a company saw a significant downturn in business and claimed he had no idea why. It was later revealed that this CEO had a widely known reputation for not treating people all that well. This wasn’t about treating one person badly. This was a whole reputation earned over time with many people. I don’t know the details beyond that, but I have seen the fallout, and it got me thinking about reputation.

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