A Good Way to Deliver Bad News Kindly Is to

question 15

Multiple Choice

A good way to deliver bad news kindly is to

• A)maximize the space devoted to it.
• B)say, "I trust our decision is satisfactory."
• C)avoid stating it and hope that the reader understands what you mean.
• D)deemphasize it by embedding it in the middle of a paragraph or use parenthetical expressions.

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Definitions:

Positive Statement

An objective statement that can be tested or validated and is based on factual information.

Efficient Market

A financial market theory suggesting that asset prices fully reflect all available information, making it impossible to consistently achieve higher returns than the average market return.

Cogito Ergo Sum

A philosophical statement by René Descartes, which translates to "I think, therefore I am," used to demonstrate the existence of the self and consciousness.

Carpe Diem

A Latin aphorism usually translated as "seize the day," encouraging individuals to make the most of the present moment without concern for the future.