Apologizing is a way to acknowledge that our actions had unintended or hurtful consequences. Understanding whether we have actually acted in a way that deserves an apology, however, is highly contested. Some people belong to the school of “Never apologize or you’ll be seen as weak!” and others of us belong to the school that teaches apology as a reflex. Finding a balance between over-apologizing and never apologizing is key to maintaining credibility at work. Never apologizing hurts your credibility and relationships. “Admissions of wrongdoing are incredibly threatening for non-apologists because they have trouble separating their actions from their character.” ( Psychology Today ) These individuals may have been taught that apologizing will only show people their weaknesses. If they admit that they did something bad, then they must be bad too, and people will associate their admission with their personality. This is untrue. People are much more likely to associate a lack
Real-world advice for Type A millennials in the workforce.