Have you ever apologized to your partner and somehow felt like you made things even messier? That sinking feeling when your ...

Nobody likes receiving a lazy, thoughtless apology. If you want to be sincere and heartfelt, a basic "I'm sorry" won't cut it, according to Beth Polin, a professor of management at Eastern Kentucky ...

We all have relationships with other human beings. And with relationships of any kind, friction is virtually unavoidable. We misunderstand. We make mistakes. We misspeak. We get "hangry." We react ...

Evidence shows that genuine apologies reduce the risk of malpractice litigation when medical errors occur. There are best practices to follow when physicians make apologies to patients, an expert on ...

For years, psychologist Molly Howes has had an unusual obsession: apologies. As a therapist who works with individuals and couples, she’s seen over and over again how a sincere apology can right ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. It’s a new year, and a time for serious self-reflection and forgiveness. The start of ...

A research team led by Professor OHTSUBO Yohsuke of Kobe University's Graduate School of Humanities has been investigating how group apologies are perceived. Their results revealed that apologies that ...