Radical Candor Podcast

Leadership challenges don’t usually stem from a lack of effort, intelligence, or commitment. More often, they come from something harder to see: the assumptions leaders carry about themselves, their teams, and what it takes to succeed.

In this episode of The Radical Candor Podcast, Kim Scott and Amy Sandler are joined by Muriel Wilkins,  executive coach to senior leaders and C-suite executives, host of the Coaching Real Leaders podcast from Harvard Business Review, and author of Leadership Unblocked. Muriel has spent decades helping high performers navigate inflection points in their leadership journeys. In this conversation, she shares what she’s learned about the hidden beliefs that quietly shape behavior, and why sustainable change begins beneath the surface.

What emerges is a clear throughline: leaders don’t get stuck because they aren’t trying hard enough. They get stuck because they’re solving the wrong problem.

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What do you do when the career path that once felt clear no longer is? What if that stuck, uneasy feeling in the middle of your career isn’t a failure, it’s information and an opportunity to rewrite your career story.

In this episode of The Radical Candor Podcast, Kimand Jason  sit down with Adrion Porter, founder of Mid-Career Mastery, host of the podcast Gen X Amplified, and a LinkedIn Top Voice to talk honestly about the “Messy Middle” and what to do when your old definitions of success no longer fit. 

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The early internet was built on big hopes—access, openness, connection, and the belief that technology could make the world fairer. In this episode of The Radical Candor Podcast, Kim & Jason are in conversation with Steven Levy. His recent article, “I thought I knew Silicon Valley. I was wrong.”, becomes the lens through which they revisit tech’s early promise and its reality today.

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How do you fix what’s not working without losing trust in the process? On this episode of The Radical Candor Podcast, Kim and Amy talk with beloved Harvard Business professor Frances Frei and her wife, CEO and bestselling author Anne Morriss, about why speed and care aren’t opposites — and how the right sequence of actions can help you go faster and strengthen relationships along the way.

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Difficult conversations don’t get easier by avoiding them—but they can get better when you prepare for them by getting curious. On this episode of The Radical Candor Podcast, Kim talks with ⁠Jeff Wetzler⁠, author of ⁠ASK⁠, about how staying curious helps us understand what others are really thinking and feeling.

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When it comes to making a real difference, being remarkable isn’t about fame or titles—it’s about how you show up for others and yourself. Kim and Amy are joined by Guy Kawasaki—chief evangelist at Canva, bestselling author, and host of the Remarkable People podcast—to talk about what it really means to be remarkable. 

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How do you stay true to your values when the pressure is on? On this episode of The Radical Candor Podcast, Kim and Jason talk with Robert Glazer, author of The Compass Within, about what it really means to live and lead by your core values. 

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Great films aren’t just about talent — they’re built on trust, clarity, and the kind of feedback that helps people grow. Kim and Amy talk with producer Adam Richman (Gran Torino, The Burial,) about his company's new film, Grow,  and how Radical Candor fuels creativity in Hollywood. 

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Chasing efficiency by flattening your organization can sound appealing, but true innovation and collaboration often thrive in a different kind of structure. Kim and Jason discuss how a thoughtful hierarchy — built on trust, clarity, and collaboration — helps teams do their best work.

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Behind Johnson & Johnson’s famous “Credo” lies a story of trust betrayed.

When a company’s values don’t match its actions, the impact can be devastating. Kim Scott and Amy Sandler speak with investigative journalist Gardiner Harris about his book, No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson about the story behind one of the world's most beloved brands.

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