Credibility

Why You Don't Get Invited to Funerals

Brian Tolle | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Career Advice, Teamwork, Trust, Credibility, Management, Project Management, Business News
Brian Tolle

If you want to be able to influence others to get things done, you need to be at the top of your game when it comes to credibility and trust. And if you're not aware of the impact your behavior has on others, you're probably shooting yourself in the foot.

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How Blogging For HuffPost is Like College

Katherine von Jan | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Pervasive Learning, College Admissions, Navigation, Publish, College, Credibility, Credentials, College Advice, Disruption, College Degree, Recognition, College News
Katherine von Jan

Getting in isn't the end; it's the beginning. It's an accomplishment to get in, but that's just an invitation to be at the party. We've got to make the most of it while we're there.

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Getting Duped

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Credibility, Liars, Lying, Discredit, Honest, Honest People, Credible People, Dishonest People, Lie Detectors, Healthy Living Mind, Inner Lie Detectors, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Bella DePaulo

Maybe you are confident that you are a terrific lie detector -- you are sure you can separate the trustworthy from the slime. Surprise! More than a dozen studies have shown that there is no link between confidence and skill.

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Just Like in Baseball, Business Coaching Can Build Trust, Credibly and Change Lives

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Trust, Washington, Sports News, Construction Loans, Duke University, Values, George Barley, Berens Associated Mortgage, Leo Durocher, Satchel Paige, New York Giants, Credibility, Durham, Business News, Ethics, Dizzy Dean, North Carolina, Pinehurst, Business News
Jerry Chautin

A skilled business mentor can help you succeed. The late George Barley was mine. In 1930, the New York Yankees tried to recruit the talented pitcher...

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The Importance of Testimonials and How to Get Them

Peggy McColl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brand Expansion, Client Referrals, Credibility, Peggy McColl, Testimonials, Business News
Peggy McColl

For the most part people think of testimonials as icing on the cake of a good client experience. But don't underestimate their ability to demonstrate...

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Where Do We Go From Here?

Jim Lichtman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Press, Race, Intolerance, Responsibility, Credibility, Ethics, The Media, Shirley Sherrod, Public Trust, David Mamet, Churchill, Fairness, Journalism, Media News
Jim Lichtman

How will news editors and government officials translate the lessons from the Sherrod case into better ethical decision making?

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O, Brave New World

Lawrence Meyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Newspapers, Credibility, Ethics, Standards, News, Journalism, Church and State, Media News
Lawrence Meyer

When readers start to think that the news they're getting is being shaped by profit considerations, their trust and confidence in the news declines. And it should.

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Letter to Obama from a Dying Friend

Paul Loeb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama, Robert Gordon, Health Care, Credibility, Honesty, Economy, Politics News
Paul Loeb

Robert Ellis, who is dying of lupus, just wrote this open letter to Obama, challenging him to reach for his deepest levels of courage in being honest about what we face after decades of pillaging our economy.

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Goodbye/Hello 7 "Human Rights Gone Wrong"

Patt Cottingham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Failure, Human Rights Council, Vaclav Havel, Courage, Human Rights Activists, Un, Zimbabwe, Terror States, Abuse, Governments, Uzbekistan, China, Myanmar, Dictators, Iran, Death Sentences, Belarus, Credibility, Russia, Executions, Sudan, Cuba, US, Humanity, North Korea, Regimes, Expediency, World News
Patt Cottingham

Goodbye to seating inhumane governments and regimes at the human rights table. Hello to removing inhumane governments and regimes at the human rights table.

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Barack Obama -- More Presidential By The Day

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vice President, President Obama, Jay Leno, Credibility, Political Power, Timothy Geithner, Stephen Colbert, Presidential Learning Curve, Lawrence Summers, 100 Days, Politics News
Kathleen Reardon

Rare is a president who learns so fast, who observes so deeply, who can take criticism and walk away better for it.

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The Daily We

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Anne Kilkenny, Time Magazine, Richard Stengel, Trust, Social Networks, Credibility, Bill Keller, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Facebook, Journalism, Sarah Palin, Media News
Rory O'Connor

Are average citizens interested in and capable of decoding that which is useful, credible, "quality journalism" -- and that which is not? And even if they are, will they take the time to do so?

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Why Media Brands Can't Be Trusted

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trust, Richard Stengel, Time Magazine, Quality Journalism, Credibility, Bill Keller, Eric Schmidt, Paul Slavin, New York Times, ABC News, Google, Media News
Rory O'Connor

Given the plethora of information widely available, are average citizens really interested and capable enough to decode that which is useful, credible, "quality information" -- and that which is not?

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The New Breed of New Media Researchers,

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Twitter, New Media, Old Media vs. New Media, Trust, Facebook, Journalism, Credibility, Media News
Rory O'Connor

During the crisis, the traditional media was not perceived as useful. Meanwhile, the new interactive media was getting people information they really wanted and needed, in real time."

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Public Displays of Connection

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Media, Trust, Social Networks, Credibility, Journalism, Media News
Rory O'Connor

For media makers and consumers alike, the game changing power of online social networks is simply this: they greatly decrease the cost of creating so-called "bridging social capital."

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Obama 101

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama 101, First 100 Days, Credibility, Joe Biden, Vice President Joe Biden, Day 15, Composure, Persuauder-in-Chief, Think Tanks, Political Science, College, Syracuse University, Law School, Barack Obama, Politics News
Nancy Snow

President Obama, like Oprah, has enormous powers of persuasion. He, like Ms. Winfrey, enjoys a position of high credibility. Credibility is in the eyes of the beholder.

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Facebook Journalism

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Trust, Social Media Networks, Facebook, Credibility, Journalism, The Internet, Internet, Social Networks, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Computers, Web, Websites, Technology, Media News
Rory O'Connor

Randi Zuckerberg: "When journalists can really engage with this audience and enlist Facebook users to market and share their content, that is such a powerful way to share credible news and information."

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John McCain And Larry Sinclair: Twin Heroes

Jeff Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Larry Sinclair, Verifiability, Credibility, Smears, Oral Sex, National Press Club, Barack Obama, Cocaine, Home News
Jeff Clark

Larry Sinclair is telling the truth about partying and having sex with Obama. To doubt him is to doubt an innocent victim and rob him of his heroic victimhood. The same thing holds true for John McCain...

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Alessandra Stanley: No Credibility

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gawker, Msnbc, Alessandra Stanley Errors, Alessandra Stanley, Alessandra Stanley Corrections, Alex Pareene, Wolf Blitzer, Credibility, Cnn, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Media, Journalism, Eat the Press, Media News

Stanley's error -- attributing the slogan "the best political team on television" to MSNBC and not CNN -- is so egregious, and leaps off the page at the reader who is even remotely familiar with this stuff.

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