This is a draft article for now on how to gain a reputation at work, in your profession or environment.

Define your scope.

Landing the context is needed to know in what area you want to become expert or gain expertise.

• Define where is you area or where you want to land
• Define the “heroes” that can lead you or you can take as an example.
• Define who are the antagonists or “villains”.
• Define the problems that exist in the area and major risks.
• Define your baddies or competitors.
• Identify any major changes and forces defining politics.

Understand your place.

Defining the distinction that makes you outstanding is the next step.

• Define what you can do, something significant that makes you stand out.
• Define your baseline where you are towards the distinction.
• Define your destination or goal.
• Point how the goal makes you are fitting in or standing out.
• Identify your place or niche in the area.
• Define on how you add the value to the area, humanity or personality.
• Understand what impression you will make inside the area and outside of it.
• Understand what makes your role model distinctive.
• Finally, clearly understand what makes you distinctive.

Create basis and proofs.

At this stage, we need to build substance and justification for your expertise.

• Define the tools of the trade.
• Define processes, maps, and flowcharts – demonstrate to be able to deliver the service.
• Define case studies.
• Create track record.
• Separate the matter of fact from other information.
• Define pros and cons as for sales collateral.
• Define the relation between you and your role model to the substance.
• Define how you will demonstrate substance.

Demonstrate your values.

On this step, you need to think on how to improve your visibility.

• Understand how to behave with distinction.
• Understand how to maximize the impression.
• Understand how to impress others by ruffling feathers and making waves.
• Try to predict the responses and the backlash.
• Improve your distinction consistently adding value.
• Identify the ideal situation and try to go for it, adding the extra mile.
• Understand how your role model maintains visibility.
• Understand how you will maintain visibility.

Making valuable connections.

Eventually, only connections truly identify your reputation; therefore, increasing the number of connections will contribute to your reputation increase.

• Extend your scope where you can reach.
• Extend the number of your followers.
• Control your power.
• Control your strategy.
• Build political goodwill defining gains for others that you can contribute to.
• Attract sponsors and advocates.

Creating your future.

On this step we are ready on how to consistently achieve the reputation.

• Identify success results.
• Document on how success is recognized.
• Define a clear plan and strategy for each success result.
• Define the needed habits and virtuous circles that will support you.
• Include the steps to enrich your proponents or recruit the party faithful.

These steps shall be taken periodically or after any major changes in your area or in your life.