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Better Management Training is the Key to Re-Engaging Quiet Quitters

Low employee engagement — largely due to poor management training — costs the global economy $8.8 trillion. That’s 9% of global GDP, according to Gallup’s 2023 State of the Global Workplace report.

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People Labeled 'B Players' May Be in the Wrong Job — Here's How to Tell

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.

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What Does Gen Z Want at Work? Radical Candor is Just the Beginning

If you’re a manager today, you’re likely managing Gen Z workers, and asking yourself: What does Gen Z want at work? As Marketing advisor Chantel Adams says on TikTok, “Simply put, [Gen Z] wants the same things you wanted once upon a time before you...

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7 Real Ways Radical Candor Transforms Relationships, According to AI

We asked ChatGPT how Radical Candor can transform relationships in people's work and personal lives. For the most part, it did a decent job. Though, some edits and additions have been made for clarity and accuracy.

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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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How Practicing Radical Candor Can Help Remove the Stigma Around Mental Health Discussions at Work

*This post about Radical Candor and mental health discussions at work was contributed by Chris Harley, an expert in mental health with a background in clinical psychology.

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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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6 Ways to Leverage the Untapped Potential of Think Time

Back in the days of pen and paper and interoffice memos, I worked with a university president who had three boxes on his desk: one said In, one said Out, and another Too Hard. Too Hard problems have always been “Too Hard,” but the confines of that...

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5 Reasons People On Steep Growth Trajectories Are Underperforming (and What to Do About it)

*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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