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Encouraging Feedback

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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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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Quiet cracking: a person stressed out at work

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...

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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,...

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Upward feedback

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.

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How Radical Candor Encourages Self-Awareness, Curiosity, and Compassion

Edited by Brandi Neal, Radical Candor podcast writer and producer, and director of content creation for Radical Candor. When frustration flares, it’s tempting to blame someone’s personality. But jumping to conclusions can block solutions. Radical...

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Return to Office: A Human-Centered Approach Rooted in Radical Candor

By Brandi Neal, Radical Candor podcast writer and producer, and director of content creation for Radical Candor. As companies enforce return-to-office policies, employees are questioning the value of in-person mandates. Explore how leaders can...

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Grow What You Love: Debbie Millman on Creativity, Leadership, & the Courage to Tend

Edited By Brandi Neal, Radical Candor podcast writer and producer, and director of content creation for Radical Candor. In a conversation with Radical Candor Principal Coach and Podcast Host Amy Sandler, designer and author Debbie Millman reflects...

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Why Being a “Cool Boss” Backfires — And What to Do Instead

Edited By Brandi Neal, Radical Candor podcast writer and producer, and director of content creation for Radical Candor. When leaders prioritize likability over accountability, team performance suffers. Kim Scott, co-founder of Radical Candor and...

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