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How to Apologize Like a Boss

Waxing UnLyrical

Luckily, with a little practice we all can tap into our ability to apologize like a boss, no power suit required. Regardless of the situation or the truth that you hold in your heart, when an absent apology is holding you back from bigger and better things, it’s no longer worth it. Lay your cards out on the table.

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Executive Leadership: Shifting Focus from Outside to Inside

PRSay

It’s only when we become skilled in areas like self-awareness, authenticity and emotional intelligence that we truly leverage our leadership ability. So how do we become more authentic leaders? I’ve had clients tell me: “My boss berated me in front of my peers, and he ruined my whole weekend!” “Did

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How Not To Apologize

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It takes a well-crafted and sincere apology to explain away repugnant speech or actions, and even the best mea culpas can fall short. Jason Spencer’s pranking is so bizarre that no apology would have sufficed, so his recent resignation was inevitable. They’re also instructive. But lately there have been some doozies.

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Effective Steps For Apologies During A PR Crisis

5W PR

Anyone that has spent any time following the news would certainly know by now that apologies are fairly commonplace these days. Whether someone’s apologizing for an honest mistake of an action that they didn’t think through, or their emotions got the better of them during a stressful situation, there has been no shortage of apologies.

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Leadership: Humility as Antidote to Arrogance

Deirdre Breakenridge

Humility all too often is interpreted as weakness, especially in competitive cultures like Wall Street, politics, or the top of big organizations. We can learn how this mix of resolve and humility works from an unlikely pairing of leaders: the Pope and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The Need for Humility.

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Was Away On A Mission Impossible?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Or that Korey’s apology was inadequate. You can tell a lot about a company by how it handles customer complaints. Even more, the Away fiasco shows how brutally hard it is to maintain the CX standard that most of us have come to expect. It didn’t have to be that way. The entire episode tells us something else, too.

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Apologies: Apologizing During a PR Crisis

5W PR

Anyone that has spent any time following the news would certainly know by now that apologies are fairly commonplace these days. Whether someone’s apologizing for an honest mistake of an action that they didn’t think through, or their emotions got the better of them during a stressful situation, there has been no shortage of apologies.

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