Kim Scott

The Unique Power of “Ruinous Empathy”

June 29, 2017

In Radical Candor, Kim Scott explains how almost any organization — whatever its size and nature may be — can “defy the gravitational pull of organizational mediocrity.” The ultimate goal of what she characterizes as Radical Candor “is to achieve…

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The destructive power of “ruinous empathy”

March 25, 2017

In Radical Candor, borrowing a phrase from Richard Tedlow, Kim Scott explains how strategic candor can help to “defy the quintessential pull of organizational mediocrity.” She focuses on two “dimensions”: “The first dimension is about more than ‘just professional.’ It’s…

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Radical Candor: A book review by Bob Morris

March 22, 2017

Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity Kim Scott St. Martin’s Press (March 2017) How strategic candor can help to “defy the quintessential pull of organizational mediocrity” For the title of my review, I selected a phrase…

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Radical Candid Criticism at Google and Apple

March 20, 2017

In Radical Candor, Kim Scott explains how almost any organization — whatever its size and nature may be — can “defy the gravitational pull of organizational mediocrity.” The ultimate goal of what she characterizes as Radical Candor “is to achieve…

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Questions to ask when obtaining feedback from an underperforming direct report

March 18, 2017

In Radical Candor, Kim Scott explains how almost any organization — whatever its size and nature may be — can “defy the gravitational pull of organizational mediocrity.” The ultimate goal of what she characterizes as Radical Candor “is to achieve…

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The Power of Radical Candor

March 11, 2017

In Radical Candor, Kim Scott explains how almost any organization — whatever its size and nature may be — can “defy the gravitational pull of organizational mediocrity.” The ultimate goal of what she characterizes as Radical Candor “is to achieve…

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