chapter An Enduring Reputation I see reputation as "moving along concentric circles." Each new job was another concentric circle and the pattern had to begin again. In an organ- ization as large as MetLife, I couldn't rely on my last job to get me ahead. It was the current assignment and then the next one that were key. Each new management job was another challenge . . . I viewed it as starting from scratch and building my reputation once again. --Ted Athanassiades, retired vice chairman and president of MetLife 13