The Most Important Thing Leaders Should Think About in 2026
By Kim Scott I’ve been thinking about what the most important thing is for leaders to think about in 2026. This may be kind of a random segue, but I was born in 1967 - the Age of Aquarius. Peace, love, harmony. All you need is love. That was the era...
Fun Feedback Exercises & Activities to Do With Your Team
Every once in a while, if you’re lucky, you get to work on something that is so fun you can’t believe it’s work. For me, collaborating with my team and the folks at Second City Works to create a workplace comedy series, The Feedback Loop, was one of...
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The Myth of the Flat Organization: Why Collaboration, Not Collapse, Drives Innovation
Edited By Brandi Neal. Flat organizations are often touted as the future of efficient work. But when you remove managers and collapse hierarchies, you’re not flattening the org—you’re flattening people. Radical Candor offers a more nuanced, humane,...
How Radical Candor Helped Reshape Company Culture at a Legacy Music Company
Edited By Brandi Neal. When Chloé van Bergen joined Secretly Group in the middle of the pandemic, she faced legacy systems, cultural barriers, and the growing pains of a company on the rise. By embracing Radical Candor, the vice president of...
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Want to Stop Quiet Cracking? Double Down On Radical Candor
*This post about how to apply Radical Candor in a crisis was originally written at the beginning of the pandemic. In the wake of recent mass layoffs at tech companies and reports of 'quiet cracking', this information about how to communicate during...
We Asked a Meeting Scientist How to Make Meetings Better — Here's What He Said
Edited by Brandi Neal
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New Role, Big Team, No Experience? A No-BS Guide to Managing Up, Down, and Across
Thrown into a director role without having managed managers before? You’re not alone—and you’re more ready than you think. Radical Candor’s Kim Scott, Jason Rosoff, and Amy Sandler offer practical strategies to help you lead with confidence, candor,...
Upward Feedback: Give Your Boss Feedback Without Losing Your Nerve
Giving feedback to your boss can feel risky—but staying silent can cost even more. Here’s how to speak up with Radical Candor, build trust in the process, and make upward feedback a healthy part of your working relationship.