My Reputation Usually Precedes Me


reputation business cartoon

“Your reputation precedes you” is one of those phrases you don’t really give a lot of thought. Usually, it surfaces when a person is meeting another and is clearly impressed and maybe a little nervous.  But it’s more conversational filler than meaningful dialogue and it’s that quality that usually pops out at the cartoonist in me.

Who else might say it? How can I change it? Can I turn it around on itself?

In this cartoon, I focused on the “precedes” part and thought it would be fun if everyone was expecting a reputation.  But for some reason, it was running late. Although, if you have a bad reputation maybe that is to be expected?

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Mark Anderson Mark Anderson's cartoons appear in publications including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. His business cartoons are available for licensing at his website, Andertoons.com.

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  1. Martin Lindeskog

    Here comes Mark Anderson… 😉 Roll out the red carpet! 🙂