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Give Praise That Isn’t Patronizing
Praise usually seems much easier than criticism, but a lot of people actually hesitate to give praise. They worry about coming across as patronizing, pandering, or just insincere. We think that praise is even more important than criticism, so we…
Podcast Episode 23: Can I Give Feedback to Peers? Should I?
The purpose of feedback is to help people find more success, so it’s CRAZY to think it’s only the manager’s job to give feedback. It’s everyone’s job! In this episode, Kim and Russ share stories and advice for giving feedback…
How to Turn Feedback into Something You Can Act On
Hopefully you’re out there asking for and getting feedback regularly. That’s great! Now, if you’re getting a lot of feedback, we can pretty much guarantee that it won’t all be high quality, actionable stuff. We’ve said before, “Don’t criticize the…
Podcast Episode 22: It’s About Humans, Not Resources
Do you ever get so caught up in achieving results at work that you forget that the people around you are real people? Even the most empathetic of us can make this mistake. This episode, Kim and Russ are joined…
A Great Start to a Radical Candor Journey
A few weeks ago, we received an amazing email from Samir Sagar, Director at Manubhai Jewellers. He had shared some of our blog posts and videos with his team several weeks prior, and on the day of the email to…
Podcast Episode 21: More Time Hiring = Less Time Firing
Building a great team is critical for bosses, but how do you bring on the right people? Interviewing and hiring is so hard to do -- in this episode, Kim and Russ share some of their mistakes, what they've learned,…
What If You Need to Interrupt?
In episode 12 of the Radical Candor podcast, Kim and Russ talked about how to give feedback to someone who frequently interrupts in meetings. Then a few weeks ago, we also shared advice for how to stop your own habit…
Podcast Episode 20: Help! My Boss is an Absentee Manager
Absentee managers may not be as frustrating as micromanagers, but they're even more common and can have a negative impact on your career. Kim and Russ share stories of absentee managers, talk about whether to just make do with this…
Radical Candor and the Candor Canary at Gem
We have a great story to share with you about a company that rolled out Radical Candor in their organization. Gem, a Los Angeles based blockchain company focused on healthcare and supply chain, recently introduced their 20-person team to Radical…
Podcast Episode 19: Being a Boss Isn’t for Everyone… Including Some Bosses
How do you know if management is right for you? Maybe you're thinking about becoming a boss, or you're already a boss but aren't sure you want to be. Kim and Russ are joined by guest Hunter Walk, Partner at…
Are you an Absentee Manager, a Micromanager, or a Thought Partner?
In Episode 13 of our podcast we talked about the dreaded micromanager boss and how to work towards a better relationship with them. As a part of that discussion, we briefly talked about a few ‘modes’ a manager might fall…
Podcast Episode 18: We Couldn’t Decide on a Title for This Episode
Decisions are critical to keeping your team moving forward, but a lot of people struggle to make them. Kim and Russ share advice to help you make sure that perfect doesn't become the enemy of good. Listen now! Episode Overview…
Are You An Interrupter?
We talked about one of the most frustrating meeting habits in episode 12 of our podcast -- interrupting! Kim and I gave some tips about how to handle being interrupted in meetings, and Kim explained some of the reasons that…
Podcast Episode 17: Promotion Schmomotion
Everyone loves promotions, right? Well...not so fast. Kim and Russ talk about how promotions might be hurting you and your team and suggest some other ways to think about recognizing high performers. Listen to the episode: This Episode at a Glance…
Book Discussion Questions for Radical Candor
Discussing Radical Candor as a team can help solidify the ideas and get everyone thinking about how to start applying them to your day-to-day behaviors. At Candor, one of our engineers, Matt, started a team book club; we read one…
Podcast Episode 16: Take Feedback Like a Boss
Feedback helps you grow, right? So why is it so hard to take? Kim and Russ share their tips and techniques for what to do after you get feedback. Listen to the episode: In This Week's Episode Taking feedback well is…
Quitting with Radical Candor
As we’ve mentioned in a couple of podcast episodes (Ep 13: Help! My Boss is a Micromanager and Ep 8: How to Give Feedback to Your Boss), sometimes no matter how hard you try, no matter how much great feedback…
Podcast Episode 15: What’s Your Body Language Telling Me?
We keep saying that in person feedback is best...why is that? Body language! You can learn a lot from someone else's body language, and you can also use your own body language to communicate. Join Kim, Russ, and guest Amy Chang…
Radical Candor is Not About Labeling People
The Radical Candor vocabulary can be very useful for creating shared context and a shared standard around feedback. However, there are some good ways and some not-so-good ways to use this vocabulary. When used within a company, it can be…
Podcast Episode 14: Guide for New Managers
Maybe you're a first-time manager at a new company. Maybe you've been promoted within your current company. Either way, you probably have a lot of questions about how to work best with your team and get the best results. Rest…