https://emersonexchange365.com/women-in-stem/f/discussions-questions/6154/do-you-over-apologizeEarlier this week, I came across an article on the topic of women apologizing too much, especially at work: http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/why-women-working-advertising-need-stop-apologizing-all-time-174464 A study was conducteden-USTelligent Community 13Mon, 09 Jan 2017 16:25:19 GMThttps://emersonexchange365.com/thread/13858?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 09 Jan 2017 16:25:19 GMTcd40bb2b-3d49-4868-939d-417119b40291:82aba3e0-e1bd-4356-8157-27c1b3a22556Shirley Marquardt-TynanInteresting. I just got dinged on this in my recent review of areas to work on and wasn&#39;t even aware of how often I do it. Trying a new approach: 1) Be aware and 2) Be sincere (mean it if I say it, don&#39;t say it if I don&#39;t mean it).<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://emersonexchange365.com/thread/13699?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:08:04 GMTcd40bb2b-3d49-4868-939d-417119b40291:f0c08944-3b4c-42fd-ab0d-75147faa7cdcElizabeth WoodruffInteresting article! Those stats do not surprise me at all, as I am a frequent offender of apologizing unnecessarily. I have actually become aware of this in recent years when I realized that I was even saying sorry when other people were at fault, such as someone bumping into me on the subway. I think it is a natural reaction for many of us to come across as polite and courteous, but something to be conscious of in order to change this habit moving forward. I think using “excuse me” is definitely a good place to start! Here is an article with some more suggestions: <a href="http://www.catalyst.org/zing/five-things-say-instead-sorry">www.catalyst.org/.../five-things-say-instead-sorry</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>