Radical Candor serves as a guiding light for leaders seeking to forge meaningful connections with their employees. Through its insightful management approach, it unveils how to build a workplace where innovation flourishes, individuals thrive, and employees are proud to stand beside their leader.
Kim Scott, a seasoned CEO, boasts a rich history with Silicon Valley giants like Twitter, Dropbox, and Google. She also served on the faculty of Apple University and currently heads Candor, Inc. – a company she co-founded to empower managers and leaders with vital resources and support.
This practical leadership guide shows how to create workplaces where great ideas flourish, people reach their potential, and employees actually want to follow their boss.
Areas covered: Management & Leadership, Corporate Culture
About Kim Scott
Experienced CEO who's worked at Twitter, Dropbox, and Google
Former Apple University faculty member
Co-founder and CEO of Candor, Inc.
The Heart of Radical Candor: Care + Challenge
Remember that time when you were swamped with work but a colleague needed to talk?
That happened to Kim Scott one morning at Juice Software. As CEO, she had an urgent pricing decision to make, but an employee caught her coming off the elevator looking distressed. They ended up talking for an hour about his serious health concerns.
Just as she was about to finally tackle her work, another colleague approached with another "urgent" matter.
Frazzled, Kim called her CEO coach to complain: "Am I a CEO or an emotional babysitter?"
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