Glass Jaw: A Manifesto for Defending Fragile Reputations in an Age of Instant Scandal by Eric Dezenhall

Glass Jaw: A Manifesto for Defending Fragile Reputations in an Age of Instant Scandal by Eric Dezenhall

Author:Eric Dezenhall [Dezenhall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Psychology, Business & Economics / Public Relations, Psychology / Applied Psychology, Applied Psychology, Public Relations, Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781455558001
Google: w0F0AwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2014-10-07T00:00:00+00:00


The Transactional Apology

A Transactional Apology offers a display of repentance in exchange for something of tangible value. I will apologize if you give me something that I want. In other words, in order to win a public acknowledgment of your forgiveness, which may or may not be sincere, I will pay you.

A perfect example of a Transactional Apology was when Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant apologized to a woman who had accused him of rape. On the eve of his criminal trial, his accuser decided not to testify. Bryant released a statement that read:



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