REPUTATION RULES: STRATEGIES FOR BUILDIN

　　In our lightning-fast digital age, a company can facehumiliation and possibly even ruin within seconds of a negativetweet or blog post. Over the last year companies such as BP,Goldman Sachs, and Toyota have experienced serious blows to theirimages that could have had reduced impact if their leaders hadimplemented reputation management into their business strategy andculture.　　There is no one in either the corporate or academic spherewith greater expertise in the area of corporate reputation than Dr.Daniel Diermeier. An award-winning professor at the Kellogg Schoolof Management, Northwestern University, Dr. Diermeier has blazed apath in understanding the significance of reputation management anddemonstrating how a company can create a program so powerful thatit can help turn a potential public disgrace into a public imagesuccess story.