My father used to tell me, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.’’ The advice has served me well in social situations where biting your tongue means something doesn’t come back to bite you in the backend at some point.
But how does the advice work when you’re trying to write a column looking back at the business climate in 2008? If I listened to my dad’s advice ringing in my ears, some might say this page should be as white as a polar bear on a glacier.
But I think there is room to say nice things
