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A Radically Candid You

Radical Candor® teaches you how to be clear without being harsh, and how to care without going soft. The result is better conversations, stronger relationships, and better results.

How radically candid is your communication?

You're too nice to say the hard thing, so you don't (Ruinous Empathy). You blurt it out and wreck the relationship (Obnoxious Aggression). You avoid the whole conversation (Manipulative Insincerity). The way out is Radical Candor® — kind and clear and specific and sincere.

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COMPASS

COMPASS

AI-powered guide built on the Radical Candor methodology

Just-in-time AI coaching for real conversations — prep for hard feedback, reset expectations in a 1:1, or navigate cross-functional tension. Free tier, Pro, and Team plans.

Price
Free · $24/user
PUBLIC WORKSHOPS

PUBLIC WORKSHOPS

Open-enrollment sessions for individuals and small teams

Practice giving and getting feedback — led by a seasoned Candor Coach, with real people, in real time. $299+ per seat.

Length
3 hr
Price
$299+
Attendees
up to 30
THE FEEDBACK LOOP

THE FEEDBACK LOOP

Netflix-style feedback training with The Second City

A comedic Netflix-insipred series (runtime: 45min) starring David Alan-Grier plus reflection and practice exercises. Built to feel different from traditional training: funny, memorable, practical.

Length
45+ min
Price
$149+ per seat
LEARN FROM THE EXPERT

LEARN FROM THE EXPERT

Self-paced digital course with Kim Scott

Kim walks you through the Radical Candor® framework, the four feedback styles, and how to give and receive feedback that actually lands. Watch it when you want. Come back when you need a reset. $149/year.

Length
90 min
Price
$149+ per seat

Looking To go deeper on your own?

Radical Candor In 6 Minutes

Learn the basics of Radical Candor in six minutes. Obnoxious Aggression is what happens when you challenge someone directly, but don’t care about them personally. Manipulative Insincerity is praise that is non-specific and insincere or criticism that is neither clear nor kind. Ruinous Empathy is “nice” but ultimately unhelpful or even damaging. Radical Candor is criticism that is kind and clear, and praise that is specific and sincere.

Mini Keynote With Kim Scott

Kim breaks down the concepts on Radical Candor, provides specific stories and examples, and reveals the two incidents that prompted her to bottle the magic of Radical Candor and share it with the world. Radical Candor not only become a best-selling book, but it’s also blossomed into a company creating BS-free zones at workplaces around the world.

The Talk that Started a Revolution

Kim’s talk at First Round Capital went viral and started a feedback revolution around the world. Why? Because implementing a feedback-first culture will improve your relationships and help your team achieve more success than you ever thought possible. Next, Kim is tackling bias and bullying in the workplace. Order her new book, Just Work: How To Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Create a Kick-Ass Culture of Inclusivity, to learn how we can recognize, attack, and eliminate workplace injustice ― and transform our careers and organizations in the process.

The Radical Candor Quick Start Guide

This one-page quick-start guide gives you the quick and dirty on Radical Candor complete with definitions for the quadrants and the order of operations. Print it out and keep it by your desk!

The ‘Radical Candor’ Book Club Discussion Guide

We’ve put together this list of questions to get you started with your Radical Candor book club. Visit our book page to buy copies of Radical Candor in bulk at a reduced rate. After your club members have read the book, use the critical thinking questions to help guide the discussion.

The Radical Candor Practice Playbook

So, you’ve read the book, listened to the podcast, watched the videos and attended a workshop or keynote. Now what? Continue developing your skills with our Radical Candor Practice Playbook, a workbook that takes you through each step of the Order of Operations.

5 Tips for Practicing Radical Candor with Direct Reports

Your ability to build trusting, human connections with the people who report directly to you will determine the quality of everything that follows. Despite these relationships being vitally important, most of us are at a loss when we set out to build relationships with our direct reports.

6 Ways to Encourage Feedback Between Others

It’s a lot easier to lead by example than it is to change other people’s behavior. If you want to encourage feedback between the people on your team or at your organization, you’re going to have to create an environment where people feel safe and encouraged to give real feedback.

Quick Start Guide: Encouraging Feedback

Encouraging feedback between others will facilitate stronger relationships between peers, allow for more praise to be shared and provide more perspectives on what’s going well and why.

11 Ways for Managers to Get Feedback From their Teams

As a manager, it’s crucially important for you to get feedback and find out what people really think. Getting people to Challenge you Directly can be the difference between success and failure, which means you need to make a concerted effort to get feedback.

6 Steps for Rolling Out Radical Candor On Your Team

Radical Candor builds trust and opens the door for the kind of communication that helps you achieve the results you’re aiming for. If you’re ready to introduce Radical Candor to your team, follow these six steps to roll it out like a boss.

How to Have Radically Candid Performance Development Conversations

It is a manager’s job to help each person on their team develop and grow their careers, as well as manage their performance. Balancing the intrinsic desire to improve and grow and the extrinsic desire for rewards like bonuses, equity, and promotion is one of the most difficult things about being a manager. We can help you navigate.

Use the C.O.R.E. Model to Give Effective Feedback

Radically Candid praise and criticism both include caring and a challenge. In order to make sure your feedback lets the other person know what was good and what wasn’t — what to do more of and what to do less of — use the four-step CORE method.

Use Our 7-Step Get Sh*t Done Wheel To Get More Done With Less Drama

The GSD Wheel has 7 steps: Listen, Clarify, Debate, Decide, Persuade, Implement and Learn. When run effectively, the GSD Wheel will enable your team to achieve more collectively than anyone could ever dream of achieving individually.

Start where you are

Not sure which to pick? Most people start with Compass or the book, then add from there.