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Video Tip: Radically Candid Criticism is In Person

Radically Candid criticism is delivered in person. Remember, Radical Candor gets measured at the listener's ear, not the talker's mouth. Since communication is mostly nonverbal, it's really hard to know if your criticism is Radically Candid -- or...

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Fighting Bloviating BS with Radical Candor

Radical Candor can be applied not just in feedback conversations, but in all interactions. Think for example about Radical Candor during meetings, brainstorming, public relations, etc. Each of these types of communications have their own unique...

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Video Tip: Radically Candid Criticism is Immediate

Our goal is to help you improve your impromptu feedback. And that word "impromptu" is key. We think it's extremely important to give feedback immediately, rather than saving it up for a scheduled meeting, or even worse, for an annual performance...

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Radical Candor and Software Engineers: Interview with ZenHub

We frequently hear about companies who are excited about Radical Candor and trying it out in their organizations. Each time, our first reaction is to ask, “Wow! How’s it working for you? What have you learned? How can we make it easier?” We’ve been...

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Video: Ruinous Empathy Leads to Obnoxious Aggression

We recently shared a video of Russ telling a story about Ruinous Empathy. He talked about a time when he withheld his direct challenge in order to be "nice," but the story doesn't end there. In this next video, he tells us how his feedback turned...

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What Makes a Great Boss?

Kim recently asked her social media followers about great bosses they've had. What was it that made those bosses so great? Here's our round up of responses!

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Video Tip: Radically Candid Criticism is Helpful

Radically Candid criticism is helpful. When you are really clear about what's wrong and why, you help the person fix the problem. But you may hesitate to give your criticism when you don't have actual help to offer or when you're worried that you...

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Video: A Radical Candor Story - Joe Dunn

Here's a story about Radical Candor from our evangelist Joe Dunn. Remember that Radical Candor Challenges Directly and shows you Care Personally. Often, you can establish a relationship of caring personally over time, and that will naturally show...

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Tips to Avoid Obnoxiously Aggressive Criticism

If you think you've given criticism that was Obnoxiously Aggressive, check out these tips for moving towards Radical Candor!

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Video: A Ruinous Empathy Story - Russ

Many of us struggle with Ruinous Empathy. We want to build and maintain relationships with people, so we don't want to say things that upset them. But if you focus too much on caring personally and don't offer directly challenges when you see...

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