Brandi Neal

4 Steps to Building Strong Relationships With Your Peers, Boss & Direct Reports

The importance of good work relationships rooted in psychological safety cannot be overstated. Your ability to build strong work relationships determines the quality of everything that follows.

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6 Management Styles Every Successful Leader Understands and 1 They Avoid

There are many different types of management styles. However, in the U.S., telling people what to do doesn't work outside of traditionally hierarchical organizations. And as the adage goes — people don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad managers.

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10 Inspiring Books to Read for Hispanic Heritage Month and Beyond

The theme for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 is "Latinos: Driving Prosperity, Power and Progress in America." We polled the Radical Candor team asking for their favorite books to elevate during Hispanic Heritage Month that reflect these ideals.

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What Is Manipulative Insincerity? Radical Candor Coaches Share Their Epic Feedback Fails

We've all been there at one time or another — too tired to care or argue. Hanging on by a thread with no craps left to give. This is how folks often land in the Manipulative Insincerity quadrant of the Radical Candor Framework.

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What's Your Radical Candor Story? Candor Coaches Share The Feedback They're Most Grateful For

What's your Radical Candor story? Radical Candor means giving a damn about the people you work with, sharing more than just your work self and encouraging everyone who reports to you to do the same.

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The Difference Between 'Fast' and 'Meaningful' Feedback Conversations and Why You Should Be Having Both

The atomic building block of Radical Candor is the two-minute impromptu feedback conversation. And, according to a poll from Gallup, employees who receive frequent, meaningful feedback are not only four times more likely to be engaged than their...

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3 Fun Ways to Learn Radical Candor and Actually Retain the Knowledge

Maybe you've heard folks talking about Radical Candor at work or on social media and you've been wondering what this whole kind-clear-specific-sincere feedback thing is all about. Are there Radical Candor feedback-training e-learning courses and...

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To Be Successful at Growth Management, You Need to Know How To Have Radically Candid Career Conversations

Helping each person on your team grow in the direction of their dreams is part of being a kick-ass boss, and it's the key to successful growth management. This is why you can't skip having Career Conversations, or as Gallup refers to them — "stay...

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7 Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health at Work — Tips from the Radical Candor Team

If you're not already talking about mental health at work, it's time to start. Even though I have a wonderful job with amazing people who walk the Radical Candor talk, I have never felt so exhausted or felt less productive.

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How to Practice Radical Candor In Remote and Hybrid Workplaces

I’ve spent more than a decade working in remote and hybrid environments. In fact, I have worked from home for so long that I don’t think I could even function or be productive in an office setting.

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