Advertising techniques are designed to increase sales. While some types of advertising (relatively rare versions) also adopt social concerns, businesses have primarily one interest in spending money ...

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 ...

Imitation is known globally as the best format of flattery. Charles Cotton in 1825 had coined, ‘imitation is the sincerest flattery.’ But is it so? The word initiate comes from Latin ‘imitani’, which ...

Do you think you are a tough-minded CEO, immune to the impact of flattery on your decision-making? Think again. New research reveals that buttering up one’s boss can steer the firm in a bad direction ...

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 ...

8/16/2010 - In the corporate world, board appointments are typically perceived as markers of success. However, new research from the Kellogg School suggests boardroom entrance strategies are rarely ...

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 Praise of Flattery," as "that filthy science," "the worst ...

Take away the lack of utensils, the homicidal mania and the occasional Cheech and Chong-ish repartee--”I saw in a dream [man], we were playing a soccer game against the Americans [man]. And when our ...

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 ...