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Mentioned in 135 episodes

Radical Candor

Be a Kick-ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

Book • 2017

Radical Candor by Kim Scott offers a practical approach to management by emphasizing the importance of caring personally and challenging directly.

The book argues that effective managers must find a balance between being empathetic and providing clear, honest feedback.

Scott draws from her experiences at Google and Apple to provide actionable lessons on building strong relationships, giving feedback, and creating a collaborative work environment.

The book introduces the concept of 'radical candor' as the sweet spot between obnoxious aggression and ruinous empathy, and provides tools and strategies for managers to implement this approach in their daily work.

Mentioned by

Lenny Rachitsky

Sebastian Barrios

Amy Porterfield

Mentioned in 135 episodes

Mentioned by

Lenny Rachitsky

in relation to

Shaun Clowes

's life motto about caring.

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Recommended by

Alisa Cohn

for its practical advice on giving and receiving feedback.

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Mentioned by

Lenny Rachitsky

in relation to giving hard feedback.

Becoming more strategic, navigating difficult colleagues, harnessing founder mode, and more | Anneka Gupta (Chief Product Officer at Rubrik)

Mentioned by

Ali Abdaal

as a resource for having difficult conversations.

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Mentioned by

Lenny Rachitsky

as the single most referenced book on his podcast.

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Mentioned by

Julie Gurner

in the context of giving and receiving feedback.

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Mentioned by

Sebastian Barrios

in the context of balancing directness and cordiality in a work environment.

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Recommended by

Noah Weiss

for those moving into leadership or management positions.

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Mentioned by

Jon Tyson

as a book that explores the balance between care and challenge in communication.

The 5 Shifts of Manhood

Mentioned as the author of Radical Candor, featuring her digital version in Google's Portraits experiment.

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Recommended by

Claire Butler

for new managers.

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Mentioned by

Lenny Rachitsky

in the context of giving constructive feedback.

How to make better decisions and build a joyful career | Ada Chen Rekhi (Notejoy, LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey)

Mentioned by

Lenny Rachitsky

and

Melissa Tan

in relation to leadership and feedback.

Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)

Mentioned by

Amy Porterfield

as a book her company swears by for handling difficult conversations.

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Mentioned by

Ali Abdaal

as a book he is reading, discussing its insights on creativity and idea management.

E2 The Real Meaning Of Productivity | Unjaded Jade

Recommended by

Kenneth Berger

as a modern classic, aligning with his ideas of challenging directly but caring personally.

Why not asking for what you want is holding you back | Kenneth Berger (exec coach, first PM at Slack)

Recommended by

Maya Prohovnik

as a book that shifted her approach to management and feedback.

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Mentioned by

Matt Abrahams

as a book written by

Kim Scott

.

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Mentioned by

Rufus Griscom

as the author of "Radical Candor", a book that will be featured in a future podcast episode.

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Mentioned by

Rufus Griscom

as the second book in their classic series.

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