People Labeled ‘B Players’ May Be in the Wrong Job — Here’s How to Tell
Everyone can be excellent at something. That’s very different from saying anyone can be good at anything—definitely not true. Sadly, lots…
Asking for Feedback: How to Solicit Radical Candor
There is an order of operations to practicing the principles of Radical Candor. The first thing to do is to…
5 Reasons People On Steep Growth Trajectories Are Underperforming (and What to Do About it)
*This article about underperforming employees while on a steep growth trajectory has been adapted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass…
6 Ways to Build Trust With Your Direct Reports Using the Principles of Radical Candor
According to Gallup's Leadership and Management Indicator, only 21% of employees in the U.S. trust the leadership in their organization.…
The Problem With Passion: Not Everyone Who Works for You Loves their Job, and that’s OK
It’s a basic axiom that people do better work when they find that work meaningful. I don’t disagree with this…
Here’s How to Stop Disempowering Your Employees and Start Creating a Cohesive Team
A leader’s job is to ensure that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It seems it…
6 Tips for Requesting Feedback from Your Manager
If your boss doesn’t give you feedback, it's important to know how to ask for feedback from your manager. At…
7 Tips for Giving Humble Feedback
The first time a person in a class I was teaching asked about how to give humble feedback, I sat…
Brutal Honesty and Radical Candor: 6 Ways You’re Getting Radical Candor Wrong and 6 Ways to Get It Right
We have learned something really important from the way that the press sometimes describes Radical Candor as brutal honesty. And…
11 Tactical Tips for Getting Feedback From Others
Let's talk about managers who want to get feedback from their teams and peers. To be really great at this…