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>Were there ever "the days" when people would say "I'm sorry" without caveats or excuses and mean it 100%? Nope. The one thing I remember from How to Win Frien
by Herring 14y ago
>Were there ever "the days" when people would say "I'm sorry" without caveats or excuses and mean it 100%?
Nope. The one thing I remember from How to Win Friends and Influence People is that nobody ever believes they are at fault. Pointing fingers is rarely productive. It's best just to accept it & learn from it & move on.
- a_bonobo 14y agoSo we can all learn something from that G+-post - if you want to apologize for your behaviour, don't imply that it wasn't really your fault, apologize for everything. Especially Japanese company-leaders handle this very well, often resigning over (to Westerners) trivial matters - it's their company and they take the blame. This way, the guy just makes himself look even worse! If he would've just left the matter be he would have still had the benefit of doubt, which he himself now destroyed.