This chapter explores how innovation flourishes in environments that value freedom and collaboration. It discusses the importance of respect, radical candor, building new friendships, and learning from experts. It also introduces the Next Big Idea Club and its app, which offers member benefits like audio summaries of nonfiction books and master classes.
Honesty may be the best policy, but that doesn’t make giving honest feedback any easier. That’s why Kim Scott, a veteran of Google and Apple, wrote “Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.” It’s a life-saving guide for anyone who’s ever had to dole out difficult but important feedback. Which means all of us.