Episode 8: Radical Candor, Part II

By Ariel Caplan on January 31, 2018

This episode, we concluded our discussion of Kim Scott’s Radical Candor. After noting that we both found the second part more valuable than the first, we got into the nitty-gritty details:

5:35 Situation, Behavior, Impact
10:08 Power dynamics and being the boss
11:13 The importance of soliciting feedback anonymously, especially as a boss
15:30 Experiences giving negative feedback
18:20 Freshness of this book compared with classics
20:30 Gender, gendered language, and Radical Candor
33:58 Speaking factually as a partial mitigation of sexist rejection of valid criticism
39:00 The Radical Candor approach to identity politics
43:04 It’s not always about gender bias… but speak factually to make sure it isn’t
47:26 Splitting “Big Decision” and “Big Debate” meetings
54:19 Being proactive and explicit about company culture
1:03:11 Values should be longstanding; their implementation should be flexible
1:09:54 Closing thoughts

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