Currently a Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller
"I went through Radical Candour in a race.Finding a framework that demonstrates how to be a better coworker and employer is exhilarating. With captivating (and often humorous) anecdotes from Kim Scott's experiences at Apple, Google, and other start-ups, Radical Candour is full with enlightening facts, wise counsel, and useful ideas. Not replaceable." ― Gretchen Rubin, the author of The Happiness Project, a New York Times bestseller
"You can create, lead, and motivate teams to do their finest work to date by reading Radical Candour. Kim Scott can help you become a better leader and build a more productive company with her ideas, which are based on her expertise, astute observational intelligence, and analysis." The author of the New York Times book Lean In is Sheryl Sandberg.
CEOs respect Kim Scott's voice and she has a well-earned reputation as a badass boss. She uses her wealth of expertise to deliver straightforward advice on the principles of leading people in this outstanding book. She covers a wide range of topics, including how to give and take criticism, make wise choices, keep moving ahead, and much more. Whether you oversee a single employee or a thousand, managing people requires Radical Candour. Right now." Drive, written by Daniel Pink, is a New York Times bestseller.
We are taught to say nothing at all if we have nothing good to say as soon as we learn to talk. It's your responsibility and duty as a manager to express that.
The author, Kim Scott, was an executive at Google and then at Apple, where she collaborated with a group of people to create a management course. Her revolutionary new method for efficient management, Radical Candour, has brought her increasing notoriety in recent years.
A simple concept underpins Radical Candour: in order to be an effective leader, one must both Care Personally and Challenge Directly. It is irritating aggressiveness to confront without empathy, and destructive empathy to care without challenging. When you don't, it comes off as deceptive dishonesty.
With the aid of this straightforward framework, you may improve relationships at work and carry out your three primary leadership duties: fostering a climate of feedback (both positive and negative), assembling a cohesive team, and producing outcomes that all parties can be proud of.
Written for bosses and those who supervise bosses, Radical Candour is a handbook for anybody confused or worn out by management. Drawn from years of the author's experience and concisely presented to provide the reader with practical lessons, it teaches managers how to succeed while embracing their humanity, finding purpose in their work, and fostering an atmosphere where employees like working with one another as well as their coworkers.