We talk a lot about how to give feedback, how to be helpful, humble, immediate, how to balance praise and criticism, etc. But as hard as it is to try to be good at giving feedback, it can be even harder to try to get the feedback you need. We can...
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Esther Bintliff recently interviewed me for the Financial Times about Radical Candor — feedback that is kind, clear, specific and sincere — and some folks have asked me what I think about Avraham Kluger’s research, which Bintliff also referenced in...
While the thought of giving or getting feedback might conjure up dread, or as one friend said to me when I told her where I worked, "Hearing the word 'feedback' causes me to involuntarily clench my buttocks," most people do want feedback, especially...
Looking for some inspiring books to add to your 2022 summer reading list? We've curated a summer reading list of radically relevant books that will help you succeed at work, create a meaningful life, understand your big feelings, reframe your brain...
Join Kim Scott, author of Just Work and Radical Candor, in her new Career Development Book Club on Fable.
There is a big difference between Caring Personally and giving praise or criticism about somebody's personality. The final tip in our HIP approach to feedback is that Radically Candid praise and criticism is not about personality. It’s about the...
This post on performance development originally appeared on Bonusly, a company building tools to help people feel a sense of purpose and progress at work. Most everyone has had a boss who failed at performance development—helping people on their...
The pressure to be silent comes in a dizzying array of disguises, internal and external. Here are some common excuses or rationalizations I’ve used for remaining silent when it would have been better for me to speak up.
OK, folks, this may seem out of left field. But here goes: I started a book group on a new app called Fable, and I think a bunch of you might really enjoy joining it. There’s not exactly a tie-in to Radical Candor, other than a hope that we can...
A new survey from FlexJobs noted that 68% of people who recently quit their jobs did so without having another job lined up. What's more, the number one reason people cited for resigning is toxic company culture. I left an organization six years ago...