The blog for GSBGEN 317 students at Stanford, Spring 2017

Jun 5, 2017

Reputational Powder Kegs

Reputational crises are powder kegs. One wrong move and the powder ignites. One careless word and the keg may explode. And sometimes, the keg explodes no matter how careful you are.

Our class on June 2nd featured three superb cases prepared by Jesse Stanley, Amanda Young…

The only rule in comedy…

I confess my first impression of Karith Foster was critical. So critical that I even referenced her in a graded paper for my Feminist Thought class.

Own it! Be professional AND personal!

During Friday’s class on owning our digital reputation, Professor Allison Kluger discussed…

The journey to Thought Leadership

Many of us here are the GSB have had leadership experience in the past and are aspiring to grow and…

Are our digital footprints out of our hands?

I’ve been wrestling with the idea of the “digital footprint.” A mere fifteen years…

America’s Next Top LinkedIn Profile

Would Tyra Banks pick you to be the next CEO of America’s Next Top Model based on your digital presence?

RaviKiran Gopalan

May 19, 2017

Being a thought leader is your responsibility

Move from a “Who am I to do this?” attitude to a “If not me then who” attitude…

How to Establish a Stellar Reputation as an Outlier

It’s tough to write about a topic like outliers without mention of the book by the same name. Malcolm Gladwell refers to outliers as those who have “been given opportunities, and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.”

Follow your heart but still need to work your ass off !

Are you Taker? Giver? or Matcher?

Is this easy question? Or difficult question?