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Radical Candor Feedback Sandwich
How to Juggle Praise and Criticism and Why You Should Avoid the Feedback Sandwich

How to Juggle Praise and Criticism and Why You Should Avoid the Feedback Sandwich

Feedback (praise and criticism) is the atomic building block of management. To be a great boss you have to give…

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A HIP Approach to Feedback: 6 Tips to Help You Practice Radical Candor

A HIP Approach to Feedback: 6 Tips to Help You Practice Radical Candor

We’re all about helping people become more Radically Candid with their feedback. By feedback, we mean praise and criticism. Being Radically…

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Video: A Ruinous Empathy Story
Video: A Ruinous Empathy Story

Video: A Ruinous Empathy Story

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

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Resolve To Be A Better Leader In 2017
Resolve to Be a Better Leader in 2017

Resolve to Be a Better Leader in 2017

It’s that time of year. A time for new beginnings. A time for renewal and resolution. Like many, you may…

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Video Tip: Praise In Public, Criticize In Private
Video Tip: Praise in Public, Criticize in Private

Video Tip: Praise in Public, Criticize in Private

When thinking about how to best deliver feedback, think not only about the manner in which you give it, but…

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Praise & Manipulative Insincerity

Praise & Manipulative Insincerity

Manipulatively Insincere praise is given not because it is genuine, but for another motive or agenda. Here’s a story about…

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Praise & Ruinous Empathy

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

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Video Tip: Radically Candid Praise Is Immediate
Video Tip: Radically Candid Praise is Immediate

Video Tip: Radically Candid Praise is Immediate

Radically Candid praise is immediate. You'll remember the specifics much better when you see something great and point it out…

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Praise & Obnoxious Aggression

Praise can be Obnoxiously Aggressive when it is given without any care for the recipient. Belittling compliments are one of…

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Praise & Radical Candor

Radically Candid praise acknowledges the good work that someone has done and challenges them to do even better. Kim learned…

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