Managers often ask us how to get feedback from employees. Understanding the best way to get feedback from employees is the first step toward creating a culture of Radical Candor. But it's not the only step.
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There's been a lot of chatter lately about feedback vs. feedforward. Words matter. I don’t love the word feedback, but because it’s commonly used to show people what to do more of and what to do less of, I use it often.
Everyone can be excellent at something. That’s very different from saying anyone can be good at anything—definitely not true. Sadly, lots of people never find work they are truly excellent at because they stay in the wrong job too long.
*This article about underperforming employees while on a steep growth trajectory has been adapted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.
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If your boss doesn’t give you feedback, it's important to know how to ask for feedback from your manager.
The first time a person in a class I was teaching asked about how to give humble feedback, I sat there with my mouth hanging open. It was all I could do not to break into the song from the 70s show HeeHaw. “Oh lord, it’s hard to be humble, when...
We have learned something really important from the way that the press sometimes describes Radical Candor as brutal honesty. And we want your advice on how to communicate this idea more clearly.
"I tried to give X constructive feedback, but then X got all defensive. How can I get through to X?" Sound familiar? We get this question a lot.