Why Praising in Public and Criticizing in Private is Key to Giving Feedback Others Will Act On
A good rule of thumb for guidance is praise in public, criticize in private.
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How Does Stereotype Threat Affect Feedback?
One’s awareness of a negative stereotype about a group to which one belongs can actually harm one’s performance: fear of confirming the stereotype raises that person’s level of anxiety and makes it harder to perform at one’s best.
How to Get Stuff Done: Never Stop Learning
*This article about learning is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.
Get Stuff Done: 4 Steps to Implementing Your Ideas at Work
*This article about how to successfully implement ideas is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity. Read the previous post about...
How to Persuade Others You’ve Made the Right Decisions
*This article about persuasion is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.
4 Things to Consider When Making Decisions to Get Shit Done
*This article about making decisions is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.
6 Steps to Successfully Debating (Not Killing) Ideas
*This article about debating ideas is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.
Emotional Labor and The Great Resignation — 2 Things to Know
The story below is from a time in my career 20 years ago, long before we were in the grips of the current global Covid-19 pandemic. I’m sharing it now because I thought it might help managers who are struggling with the emotional labor of being the...
Get Stuff Done: 2 Ways to Use Radical Candor to Clarify Thoughts and Ideas
*This article about clarifying your thinking is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.
How Do You Get Stuff Done Without Telling People What to Do? Talk Less, Listen More
*This article about creating a culture of listening is part of our new series about the Get Stuff Done (GSD) Wheel and has been excerpted from Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity.