Praise or Flattery?
by Michael Feeley
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 […]