In order to build Radically Candid relationships, it's important that you don't try to prevent, control or manage other people’s…

What makes Radical Candor radical is that it’s a deviation from the norm, which tends to fall somewhere between acting…

Seven years ago, before launching Femgineer and having Kim Scott on FemgineerTV, I had to make my first sales hire for…

Kim shares a story about a time that she describes as the worst moment of her career. She learns a…

Have you ever held back from saying what you really thought at work because you didn't want to hurt someone's…

Stephanie Usry cared personally about her co-worker -- she was one of her best friends! Because of this, Stephanie found herself in…

Many of us struggle with Ruinous Empathy. We want to build and maintain relationships with people, so we don't want…

Praise & Ruinous Empathy

Praise can be Ruinously Empathetic when bosses try to be “nice” and get things wrong. Below are a few cautionary…

Do you think your feedback is often Ruinously Empathetic? If so, you're not alone. In our experience, most feedback mistakes…

If you think you've given criticism that was Ruinously Empathetic, check out these tips for moving towards Radical Candor! Criticize…

Ruinous Empathy