https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-likely-to-panic-about-old-yearbook-pics-business-leaders-11549376319
Management & Careers
'I Was Young' Isn't an Excuse: Business Leaders Need to Revisit Yearbooks
High-profile executives and business owners should conduct 'opposition analysis' on themselves to see if damaging pre-digital images could come to light
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said at a press conference Saturday that he wasn't either of the people depicted in racist attire in a picture from his 1984 medical school yearbook. Photo: AP
By Lauren Weber
and Vanessa Fuhrmans
Updated Feb. 5, 2019 8:35 pm ET
Politicians aren't the only people who need to do a forensic analysis of their pre-digital footprint.
Executives and business owners would be wise to know what potentially offensive photos, audio recordings and writing attributed to them in their younger days exist and could come to light, career coaches and crisis management professionals say.
Google Parent Alphabet to Cut 12,000 Jobs
Consumer Prices Plateau as Inflation Slows to Prepandemic Levels
Opinion: Who Would Win a War Over Taiwan?
Opinion: John Kerry Lays It All Out on Climate Change
Opinion: Prince Harry's Pagan Progress
Opinion: The Justice Department's Double Standards on Classified Documents