Kim Scott

Kim Scott is the author of the NYT bestseller Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better. She was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and other tech companies, and a faculty member at Apple University. Before that, Kim led AdSense, YouTube, and DoubleClick teams at Google. She co-hosts the podcast and co-founded the company Radical Candor.

Now You Can Talk Radical Candor 24/7 With the Kim Scott Portrait

Kim Scott is the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better and co-founder of Radical Candor, a company that helps people put the ideas in her books into practice. She...

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Resisting Coercion and Conformity Demands a Conscious Design: Here's How to Get Started

Kim Scott is the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better and co-founder of Radical Candor, a company that helps people put the ideas in her books into practice....

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The Problem With Passion: Not Everyone Who Works for You Loves their Job, and that’s OK

*This article has been adapted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott with additional reporting by Brandi Neal. Learn more about why you don't have to be passionate about your job on the Radical Candor...

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13 Things to Consider In Your 2025 Performance Review Process

Kim Scott is the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better and co-founder of Radical Candor, a company that helps people put the ideas in her books into practice.

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A Letter to a Young Employee: How to Handle Poor Management Feedback

Kim Scott is the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better and co-founder of Radical Candor, a company that helps people put the ideas in her books into practice.

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How to Use the Radical Candor Framework to Gauge Your Feedback and Keep It On Track

Kim Scott is the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better and co-founder of Radical Candor, a company that helps people put the ideas in her books into practice.

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Don't Save It Up: Why Immediate Feedback is So Important

Giving immediate feedback is one of the most important things a manager can do. When you provide feedback right away, it has a much greater impact than waiting for the "right time."

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Asking Employees for Feedback is Hard — Here's How to Make It as Painless as Possible

Asking employees for feedback is a powerful tool for building trust, enhancing engagement, and driving continuous improvement throughout your organization.

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Why The Feedback Sandwich Is Ineffective & What to Do Instead

Feedback (praise and criticism) is the atomic building block of management. To be a great boss you have to give frequent feedback. Praise is the best way of letting people know what to do more of. Criticism lets them know what to do less of. Some...

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How to Respond to Negative Feedback at Work That You Disagree With

Kim Scott is the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better and co-founder of Radical Candor, a company that helps people put the ideas in her books into practice.

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