Salespeople often get into trouble, though, when they veer into the realm of flattery. The problem is that it’s an insincere and dishonest form of praise. Usually, the person doing the flattering has ...

Flattery is alive and well on college campuses, writes Cal Poly religious studies Professor Stephen Lloyd-Moffett. David Middlecamp dmiddlecamp@thetribunenews.com This summer, I received an email from ...

In the summer of 2025, OpenAI released ChatGPT 5 and removed its predecessor from the market. Many subscribers to the old model had become attached to its warm, enthusiastically agreeable tone and ...

Years ago, a well-known Spanish journalist had the habit of telling us over his microphones: “Flattery weakens you.” There is a very extensive doctrine installed within the collective imagination that ...

As good as it feels, it is common knowledge that flattery is not always genuine. Some people even pride themselves on their ability to detect insincerity. But can you? Even if you suspect ulterior ...

Flattery will not get you everywhere, and especially not to the corner office. That’s what the researchers found out when they designed the rather dark study “Those Closest Wield the Sharpest Knife: ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Flattery, as Cicero would describe it, is the handmaid of the vices. It's also been decried, according to historian Willis Goth Regier's "In ...

Managing upward is about manipulation and flattery. But not in a bad way. “Why does my manager ask my opinion if he’s just going to disregard it?” a coaching client wondered out loud. “I’m tempted to ...

Everyone likes compliments. No question about it. Salespeople often get into trouble, though, when they veer into the realm of flattery. The problem is that it’s an insincere and dishonest form of ...

MOVE over Eddie Haskell. Harriet E. Miers could teach you a thing or two about sucking up. Papers released last week by the Texas state archives show a woman who admired the boss and wasn’t afraid to ...

Sycophancy in politics is often hard to see, something done behind closed doors, away from public scrutiny. But the release of a rough transcript of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ...