Perspective
Feb. 27, 2010
The Art of Apologizing
For an apology to be meaningful, it must be given right and the victim has to be in a position to willingly accept the gesture, writes mediator Steven Mehta.
By Steven Mehta
With Tiger Wood's public apology out last week, everyone is asking "is this apology genuine?" There are many opinions on this issue, but I think the missing question is "will the victim accept that apology?" There is a good likelihood that the public will probably accept his apology as genuine. After all, other celebrities such as Robert Downey Jr., Mike Tyson, Kobe Bryant, Bill Clinton (and the list goes on) have had scandals and then made it back...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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