Praise or Flattery?
by Michael Feeley
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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE between praise and flattery? Praise is meaningful and based on truth. Flattery is insincere. Flattery is excessive, effusive, used to get approval; playing on a person’s vanity because you have an ulterior motive – to get your way with compliments. Honest praise comes from respect. There’s a real desire to encourage the […]