How to make a good apology
Briefly

A local restaurant aimed at the vegan community faced backlash for using nonvegan ingredients, prompting a closure for "renovations" without addressing the incident publicly. This approach resulted in a breach of trust among the community. Despite understanding why the owners acted this way, their strategy to conceal the problem could lead to their establishment closing. Effective apologies should include accepting responsibility, expressing genuine remorse, and outlining corrective measures to regain trust among patrons.
You have to accept responsibility for the error-which also means specifying what the error is. You have to truly be sorry for what happened. You have to lay out the plan to ensure that this does not happen again.
Unfortunately, it is hard to keep anything a secret for long these days. News flies via email, social media, and even good old word of mouth.
Read at Fast Company
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