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The Biggest Reason We Run from Challenging Conversations

In order to build Radically Candid relationships, it's important that you don't try to prevent, control or manage other people’s emotions. Instead, acknowledge the emotions, react compassionately and try to master your reactions to other people’s...

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Here's How to Stop Disempowering Your Employees and Start Creating a Cohesive Team

A leader’s job is to ensure that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It seems it should go without saying that belittling each part is not a good way to achieve that goal. But too often bosses are not subject to checks and balances in...

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You’re Invited to Experience Radical Candor on Sessions by MasterClass

Kim Scott and Jason Rosoff are so excited to announce that a Radical Candor MasterClass is finally here!

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6 Tips for Requesting Feedback from Your Manager

If your boss doesn’t give you feedback, it's important to know how to ask for feedback from your manager.

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7 Tips for Giving Humble Feedback

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...

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Brutal Honesty and Radical Candor: 6 Ways You're Getting Radical Candor Wrong and 6 Ways to Get It Right

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.

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The Pitfalls of "Constructive Feedback" and What to Do Instead

"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.

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Meet the Coaches Dedicated to Delivering Radical Candor to Companies and Teams Around the World

From bestselling book to boots on the ground, over the past few years, our Radical Candor Coaches have delivered workshops and keynotes to tens of thousands of people around the world.

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Are You a Talkaholic? Here's Why Learning to STFU is Actually a Superpower

I am not one for idle chit-chat, but nevertheless, people with talkaholic tendencies surround me. Sometimes it feels like I am pulled into five unnecessary conversations just trying to leave my building.

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How to Fire Someone (With Care)

Firing someone is one of the hardest things a manager has to do. Even when it’s necessary, it rarely feels good—and most managers delay the decision longer than they should. But firing someone with care doesn’t begin the day you deliver the news. It...

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