Radical Candor

A revised edition of Kim Scott's timeless bestseller that sparked a cultural revolution and took workplaces by storm worldwide.

Radical Candor is back with a completely new introduction, conclusion, FAQ, and a radically honest performance evaluation system.

From the moment we learn to speak, we are told not to say anything if we don’t have something nice to say. When you become a manager, it’s your job to say it – and your obligation.

Author Kim Scott was an executive at Google and then at Apple, where she worked with a team on a course about how to be a good boss. This led to her groundbreaking new approach to effective management, Radical Candor.

Radical Candor is a simple idea: to be a good boss, you must care personally and challenge directly at the same time. If you challenge without caring, it’s obnoxious aggression; if you care without challenging, it’s ruinous empathy. If you do neither, it’s manipulative insincerity.

This simple framework can help you build better relationships at work and fulfill your three main responsibilities as a leader: creating a feedback culture, building a cohesive team, and achieving results that everyone can be proud of.

Radical Candor provides a guide for those confused or exhausted by management, for bosses, and for those who manage bosses. Based on the author’s experiences and with actionable lessons for readers, it shows managers how to succeed while maintaining their humanity, finding meaning in their work, and creating an environment where people love both their work and their colleagues.