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Your reputation is what people say about you behind your back. While you may be able to influence what people say about you, you cannot control what is said. Your reputation is subject to gossip, rumor, and office politics, and once damaged is difficult to repair. Establishing and maintaining a good reputation is essential to having a successful career, but few people are aware of their reputation, much less how their actions can positively or negatively affect it.
A unified team is more effective at accomplishing objectives than a group of loosely organized individuals. When a company forms a team, they select a manager to be in charge, and make the team report to that manager. The issue with this approach is that only some types of managers are capable of building a group of individuals into a team.