October 2, 2023

Sometimes we’re unhappy with the way our leaders are handling a situation. Or maybe we don’t think people are participating the way they should. So, we blame others for what we see as lacking in them. We reprimand and deride them for not doing what we think they should be doing. But this is a slippery slope, as it often leads to scapegoating. Here’s why scapegoating ruins your life, and what you can do about it. Scapegoating Destroys Relationships We can’t always trust our knee-jerk reactions, at least not in matters of business and negotiation. When something goes wrong, there will always be the temptation to blame someone else for what happened, rather than taking ownership for the blunder. In