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 High-earners
apologize twice as often as low-earners, according to a study of
7,590 Americans, which found there to be a near perfect
correlation between how much people earn and how often they say
sorry.
A recent Zogby poll shows that
Americans earning over $100,000 a year are almost twice as
likely to apologize after an argument as those earning under
$25,000. The link between income and apologizing holds true
across the income range - The more you apologize, the more you
earn.
"This shows that successful people are willing to learn from
their mistakes and keen to mend relationships," says Peter Shaw,
a top business coach and co-author of the book, "Business
Coaching: Achieving Practical Results Through Effective
Engagement."
High-earners also tend to be both brighter and more secure,
suggests Marty Nemko, author of "Cool Careers for Dummies,"
rated by a Reader's Choice poll as the #1 most useful career
guide. "They realize when they're wrong and know it won't hurt
their career much to apologize."
Those polled were asked if they would apologize after an
argument with their significant other, in three different
situations: when they felt they were to blame; partly to blame;
or blameless.
In all three, a person's willingness to apologize was an almost
perfect predictor of their place on the pay ladder. So, 92% of
$100,000+ earners would apologize when they felt they were
completely to blame, compared to 89% of $75-100,000 earners, 84%
of $50-75,000 folks, 72% of $35-50,000 earners, 76% for
$25-35,000 earners and just 52% of those earning under $25,000.
Even when they felt blameless, 22% of the highest earners would
say sorry, compared to just 13% of the lowest ones.
This kind of close correlation between income and behavior is
rare. "As a PhD in a social science, I can say that no
behavioral variable correlates perfectly with income," says
Marty Nemko.
The same study also found that married Americans are twice as
likely as single or divorced ones to apologize to their
significant others after an argument.
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