The Perfect Apology Blog

No Age Discrimination When It Comes To Apologizing!

2010-08-14T09:19:00.006-04:00

According to a recent article from AARP "...overall traffic to confession sites has increased 66 percent—with visits among those 55-plus up 172 percent—since February 2007." Apparently, they consider PerfectApology.com a "confession" site since we are listed as one of the online outlets for those in the 55+ category who feel the need to publicly air their remorse. Who knew?Either way, we are

The Apology Board

2010-05-25T12:38:00.002-04:00

Hey Folks,It seems that a lot of people are looking for an outlet to post their apologies and thought that this was the place to find one. In fact, the apology board is on our main web site and contains hundreds of personal apologies.So, if you're looking for a place to post your own apology check out the Apology Board.

Corporate Apologies Q & A

2010-04-20T16:12:00.002-04:00

We were recently contacted by a reporter from thestreet.com regarding an article they were writing on how to issue a sincere and effective apology in business.We thought the Q & A session with them was interesting and informative enough to share with our readers, so check out our thoughts on corporate apologies.

The Last Word on Tiger's Public Apology

2010-02-14T19:29:00.003-05:00

We at PA strongly recommend to our readers this excellent article by Gary Van Sickle, senior writer for Sports Illustrated. Van Sickle summarily rejects any and all demands from the public, media, public relations gurus and apology "experts" who continue to demand yet another, more detailed apology from Tiger Woods. The article essentially reinforces the position we've been defending all along --

Funny Review of Bad Celebrity Apologies

2009-12-16T17:45:00.005-05:00

This is a very funny video "review" by http://www.popcrunch.com/ of a few well known celebrity apologies, including really bad mea culpas by Mel Gibson and Michael (Cramer) Richards. Well worth a look. We would love to have Sarah East provide regular video reviews of celebrity apologies for PA but, at the rate of current apologies in the news, she'd be working 24/7. Of course, we provide our

Tiger's Apology -- Round Two

2009-12-13T14:30:00.010-05:00

Tiger Woods has issued a second public apology for what he now describes as "infidelity". It is not clear to us whether the more precise descriptor was required -- everyone on the planet understood from his first apology what he meant by "transgression":I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children. I want to say

Perfect Medical Apology Advice

2009-12-08T09:39:00.024-05:00

Our Perfect Apology website includes a valuable collection of important research and related recommendations on the subject of Medical Apologies -- we are convinced that many of you in the medical, legal and insurance professions will find this information very useful. With that same objective in mind, we include here an excellent two-part presentation on medical malpractice, and the enormous

Apology Expert Lauren Bloom NBC Today Interview

2009-12-08T08:18:00.013-05:00

Here's a great interview on NBC's Today show with business ethics expert, Lauren Bloom -- a widely respected and internationally renowned consultant on professional ethics and governance. She is the founder and CEO of Elegant Solutions Consulting, a consulting firm "dedicated to helping professionals, business and association management executives build trust with their clients, customers and

Debating the Rating of Tiger's "Public" Apology

2009-12-04T10:05:00.005-05:00

John Kador, an author, consultant and expert on "effective apologies", published the following assessment of Tiger's apology:Tiger Woods has carefully fashioned his brand as a squeaky-clean athlete to become the most compensated figure in this history of sports. That brand is being dismantled before our eyes. Woods desires privacy beut he fails to acknowlege that he is accountable to the public,

Rating Tiger Woods' Public Apology

2009-12-02T15:13:00.005-05:00

Tiger Woods has issued a public apology for his "transgressions". This apology is obviously one of several apologies he will continue to work on over the next several weeks, all tailored to deal with the specific pain, financial cost and personal trauma his errors in judgement have caused. Subsequent apologies will be going out to each member of his immediate family, his Mother, the charity that

When is an Apology Worthy of Forgiveness?

2009-01-27T13:00:00.007-05:00

From time to time, we receive letters from our website visitors explaining a particular situation and asking for advice. We are happy to share those that we feel would be of benefit to all our readers, here on the PA blog.Q.Last year I found out my daughter had been abused 6 yrs previously by a cousin when she was 11 and he was 17. We wrote to him explaining that we did not want to see him again

The Boss Wants an Apology?

2009-01-13T13:18:00.001-05:00

From time to time, we receive letters from our website visitors explaining a particular situation and asking for advice. We are happy to share those that we feel would be of benefit to all our readers, here on the PA blog.Q.A person I work with made a snide remark to me so I made one back at him. Now our boss wants me to apologize to him-- should I apologize to him if he is not going to apologize

Latest (but not final) Bush Apology

2008-12-08T12:52:00.003-05:00

As part of our ongoing effort to pass on to our readers the best apology advice on the internet, the PA team is encouraging apology experts in the fields of public relations, personal counseling, consumer advocacy, business ethics, medicine and law to submit entries to our blog that cover current case studies or topical apologies in the news. We are very pleased to include the following

The Perfect Political Apology

2008-06-13T09:46:00.000-04:00

As major political apologies for historic wrongs go, Prime Minister Harper's formal apology to Canada's aboriginal communities for the government's role in the systematic abuse of so many students of the country's residential school system is pretty close to perfect -- pretty high praise from our PA team whose members have been consistently relentless in our search for flaws.The decision to

Government Apologizes for Historical Wrongs

2008-05-16T07:49:00.008-04:00

A Step In The Right Direction?Concerned about the potential liability issues that might follow more formal political apologies, Canada's Conservative Harper government recently announced the allocation of several major grants to support various programs, initiatives and events related to historical injustices committed by the Canadian government.Examples include the catastrophic decision in 1939

I'm Sorry Mom - Happy Mother's Day!

2008-05-07T08:23:00.007-04:00

Mother's Day is one of those celebrations that should remind us all of how much we sometimes take our family (or those that are closest to us) for granted. Why is it that we often treat strangers with more courtesy than we do those whom we cherish the most?The obvious answer is that we behave this way because we have nothing to fear--regardless of what we say or do, we know deep down that they

The Sorry State of The Web.

2008-04-07T08:11:00.008-04:00

When the team first got together and came up with the idea for Perfect Apology we never considered providing an outlet for people to post their own apologies. The site was only ever meant to be a kind of user-guide for both personal and business apologies where people could learn about something we all need to do from time to time.One day, on a whim we decided to create an Apology Board, a page

The Very Public Apology

2008-03-18T17:38:00.004-04:00

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's recent apology concerning his affinity for high-priced call girls brought his political career to an end and also garnered wide media attention.Perhaps this particular apology was so widely scrutinized because we all love a good sex scandal or maybe it was because the apology he delivered was so inadequate that we were both outraged by the lame mea culpa and

Maxim Apology Watch: Still Waiting.

2008-03-02T09:24:00.001-05:00

David Peisner, the freelance writer responsible for writing the recent Maxim reviews of new (but not yet released or available) CDs by the Black Crowes and rap star Nas, offered the following in his defense: "I was assigned to write previews of the Black Crowes and Nas albums. I did that. When the issue came out, the previews were laid out as reviews complete with star ratings. I never at any

More PA Comments on the "Timing" of Recent HGH-Steroid Induced-Baseball Apologies

2008-03-01T10:11:00.003-05:00

All of these apologies were issued AFTER the Mitchell report. This is not an insignificant point, because the exact same apology would have a completely different meaning if issued before the Mitchell investigation or report. Even a weak apology (like Gagne's) would have had a considerably more powerful and meaningful impact had the admission and apology come without being provoked by the full

PA's Baseball Apology Rankings

2008-02-29T10:03:00.003-05:00

Here are our evaluations of the recent string of HGH-steroid induced-baseball apologies.Eric Gagne (score 2/10):"I'm here to let you know I feel bad for my family, what they had to go though, and all my friends, especially my teammates here with Milwaukee. I think that's a distraction that shouldn't be taking place. I'm just here to help the Milwaukee Brewers get to the World Series and playoffs,

To Apologize or Not to Apologize?

2008-02-29T09:54:00.006-05:00

In his February 28 Blog posting entitled "On the Inadvisability of Apologizing," Stanley Bing commented on the Maxim debacle and the implications for the practice of apologizing more generally. He writes:"I read an interesting item in a trade publication this morning. It’s about Maxim Magazine, which many men read for the articles....Okay, now what strikes you about this? Several things occur to

Another Maxim Apology, Please!

2008-02-28T11:00:00.002-05:00

When news of Maxim's fabricated review of the Black Crowes' latest CD surfaced, the magazine's editorial director was quoted as saying:"I will be the last person to mince words here: This is a mistake. It's a mistake that won't happen again, but it's not a mistake that appears in other parts."But it appears that fabricated reviews are indeed mistakes that have been repeated in other reviews

Danish Cartoons and Demands for Apologies

2008-02-28T09:36:00.001-05:00

Officials from several Mideast states are demanding apologies from the government of Denmark for a decision by 17 Danish newspapers to re-publish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad -- cartoons first published in 2005 that sparked widespread protest throughout the Muslim world.http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/13/denmark.cartoon/?iref=mpstoryviewThe decision to re-publish the cartoons

A Minimal Maxim Apology: We Give it a 2/10

2008-02-27T11:42:00.002-05:00

Editors of Maxim Magazine have issued an apology to their readers for a published review of the Black Crowes’ forthcoming album, Warpaint. The problem with the review was that it was largely fabricated by Maxim’s writer and music critic, David Peisner, who heard only one song from the album. The single track, entitled "Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution," was the only one released by the band,