Sometimes, saying "I'm sorry" just doesn't cut it. We’ve all been on the receiving end of a half-hearted apology, and let’s be real—it’s frustrating. If you’re going to apologize, it's worth doing it ...

In our culture of performance and simulation, have apologies become anachronistic, mere formulaic gestures? Sometimes, it appears so. In our public life, all we often get are caricatures. “Rectitude, ...

When you think of an apology, the phrase "I'm sorry" immediately comes to mind. From a very early age, we're taught to apologize by saying "I'm sorry" (even when we're not). "Apologies are ...

Sorry to overwhelm you, but there are lots of different types of apologies. Some are heartfelt; others are inflammatory. Some are just meaningless uses of the word “sorry”—a language habit we should ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. An apology isn’t just saying “sorry”—it’s transforming your relationships, and ...

It is inevitable that we are going to make mistakes and sometimes hurt others, even those we love. When a relationship has been impacted by harmful words or actions, offering a sincere, heartfelt ...

Shiri Lev-Ari receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust. It can be difficult to find the right words to show you really mean it when you apologise. But there are linguistic cues you can use to get ...

Nancy E. Berg does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

As a mediator of employment and multi-party civil disputes, I frequently see cases that should settle but the gears get stuck. Not because the right amount of money isn’t on the table. Not because the ...