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Apologies Part II

March 10, 2007

Listen to “The Art of the Apology” at NPR. Syndicated columnist Amy Dickinson talks with Neal Conan about what makes an apology–and what does not.

When an apology’s not an apology

January 20, 2007

It’s become formulaic. A crisis hits, a CEO or other leader acknowledges a problem, apologizes and then all is expected to be well. The problem: Many apologies come off as disingenuous. The words are spoken but the sincerity is absent. Geoffrey Nunberg of NPR explains.