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Radical Candor

Radical Candor

By Kim Scott

Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity. St. Martin’s Press, 2017.

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16 Key insights

A brief summary of Radical Candor

Backed by research, interviews, and personal experience, a former top-level executive with Google and Apple shares her secrets for creating a successful work environment that both challenges and supports employees.

Key insights in Radical Candor

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What do you get from this book? Learn effective management strategies and cultivate a work environment where people flourish
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Effective managers utilize “care personally” and “challenge directly” to build trust and create a happy workplace
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“Radical candor” motivates employees, promotes positive and negative feedback, and gets results
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Ruinous empathy, obnoxious aggression, and manipulative insincerity are the opposite of radical candor and create distrust
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“Rock stars” and “superstars” are both valuable team members—just make sure you promote people who actually want the promotion
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Collaboration is built on several key skills that include listening, clarifying, and debating before making a team decision
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Building trust requires staying centered, relinquishing control, demonstrating respect, and socializing appropriately
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Giving your boss radical guidance is unnerving for employees, but public demonstrations of accepting feedback can fix this
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Gender differences can make things awkward between employees and managers, but they can be overcome with honesty and humility
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Formal performance reviews are easier if employees know what to expect and if everyone has a voice
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Career conversations are vital to keeping your workers happy, engaged, and fulfilled
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Firing someone isn’t easy, but it’s sometimes necessary; do it with respect and don’t lie to them or to yourself
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Meetings are crucial part of a manager’s job; the most important are the “1:1” meetings with your direct employees
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Summary of the key insights
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Final word

Who should read Radical Candor

Entrepreneurs • startups • executives • managers • business students • anyone who owns or runs a business

About the author of Radical Candor

Entrepreneur Kim Scott is the CEO and co-founder of Candor, Inc., which advises tech companies such as Dropbox and Twitter on effective management strategies. She was on the faculty board at Apple University and has worked in leadership roles at YouTube and AdSense. She is also the co-founder and former CEO of Juice Software, a tech startup.

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