Kim Scott
The book has sold over 1 million copies and has been translated into 23 languages. Before writing, Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and other tech companies.
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Team & Organization Skills
Effective constructive feedback requires balancing a genuine personal connection with the courage to be direct about what needs to change.
"Radical Candor is just what happens when you care personally and challenge directly at the same time. And I think it's probably best understood by what it's not because we all fail on one of those two..."
To get honest criticism from your team, you must ask a specific, actionable question and ensure you sound authentic rather than scripted.
"The question that I like to ask is, "What could I do or stop doing that would make it easier to work with me?" Do not write down my question because if you sound like Kim Scott and not like yourself,..."