Radical Candor

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From the time we learn to speak, we re told that if you don t have anything nice to say, don t say anything at all While this advice may work for everyday life, it is, as Kim Scott has seen, a disaster when adopted by managers.Scott earned her stripes as a highly successful manager at Google and then decamped to Apple, where she developed a class on optimal management She has earned growing fame in recent years with her vital new approach to effective management, the radical candor method.Radical candor is the sweet spot between managers who are obnoxiously aggressive on one side and ruinously empathetic on the other It s about providing guidance, which involves a mix of praise as well as criticism delivered to produce better results and help employees achieve.Great bosses have strong relationships with their employees, and Scott has identified three simple principles for building better relationships with your employees make it personal, get sh it done, and understand why it matters Radical Candor offers a guide to those bewildered or exhausted by management, written for bosses and those who manage bosses Taken from years of the author s experience, and distilled clearly giving actionable lessons to the reader it shows managers how to be successful while retaining their humanity, finding meaning in their job, and creating an environment where people both love their work and their colleagues. Best Download Radical Candor author Kim Malone Scott For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr As I worked my way through this book I wanted to hate it It had enough of the grating Silicon Valley meets Ted talk tropes to assume it lacked substance Name dropping of personal relationships with Larry Page and Sheryl Sandburg Check Quoting Steve Jobs and Fred Kofman Check Simplistic diagrams with arrows and what feels like modern Clip Art Check.But as much as I wanted to hate the book, it actually has solid substance I ve seen many of the practices discussed in the book used in person As I worked my way through this book I wanted to hate it It had enough of the grating Silicon Valley meets Ted talk tropes to assume it lacked substance Name dropping of personal relationships with Larry Page and Sheryl Sandburg Check Quoting Steve Jobs and Fred Kofman ...Radical Candor is written for managers bosses, but I d recommend it for anyone in the workplace Kim Scott s observations have wide application, and do a great job of prioritizing the need to treat everyone as a human being first and foremost The title as the cover image suggests refers to the ideal quadrant on a chart with two axes care personally and challenge directly It is important to care about the people you work with, but easy to let that care stifle the need to be honest with t Radical Candor is written for managers bosses, but I d recommend it for anyone in the workplace Kim Scott s observations have wide application, and do a great job of prioritizing the need to treat everyone as a human being first and foremost The title as the cover image suggests refers to the ideal quadrant on a chart with two axes care personally and challenge directly It is important to care about the people you w...I wish I had a time machine to send this book with a heartfelt please read note back in time to myself and to leaders, colleagues, and teams I worked with over the years Kim s book offers an approach, mental models, and a point of view that are useful, practical, and applicable for bosses and teams Typically I d say leaders or managers I m reflecting her language here out of respect Her writing and approach demonstrate strong awareness of the challenges inherent in this topic the range o I wish I had a time machine to send this book with a heartfelt please read note back in time to myself and to leaders, colleagues, and teams I worked with over the years Kim s book offers an approach, mental models, and a point of view that are useful, practical, and applicable for bosses and teams Typically I d say leaders or managers I m reflecting her language here out of respect Her writing and approach demonstrate strong awareness of the challenges inherent in this topic the range of personal values, cultural values both company, as in measure twice, cut once versus launch and iterate as well as different norms in Japan and Israel , personal crises, the pressures, deadlines, competitiveness, and often the confrontation that are part of doing bu...No time for a full review right now Suffice it to say Radical Candor is one of the best books I ve ever read about the science or art of managing people and teams I started reading because of the radical candor approach to providing pr...Overly repetitive business books are the hill I m dying on now, I guess Per most books in the genre, the best is always saved for last In this case, the final three chapters are the most valuable and actionable.Great book about management Some new concepts and some heavily inspired from the Google management culture, which I ve been fortunate enough to witness and be part of for a brief period.The key takeaway for me was learning how to move up on the challenging directly scale, while still caring personally Give people both praise and criticism as often as possible, don t wait for a perf cycle to come, and don t wait for them to ask for feedback Same thing applies for asking for feedback The Great book about management Some new concepts and some heavily inspired from the Google management culture, which I v...A book every boss should read It helps to create a culture of giving and receiving honest feedback and create great teams It has many truths, you will notice many of them if you re working for a big company You may not agree with some parts of it depending on how you see work and people but if you really care about people careers and the performance of your team it makes a lot of sense.Here are my notes about this book At apple, we hire people to tell us what to do, not the other way around A book every boss should read It helps to create a culture of giving and receiving honest feedback and create great teams It has many truths, you will notice many of them if you re working for a big company You may not agree with some parts of it depending on how you see work and people but if you really care about people careers and the performance of your team it makes a lot of sense.Here are my notes about this book At apple, we hire people to tell us what to do, not the other way around The manager asked Steve Jobs about how the team should be built and he said that if he already knew that the manager will not be needed The manager role hasto do with persuading than giving orders babysitting people s emotions is your job as a manager and it s necessary to be a good boss It IS real job Managers should not be complaining about it When you put people in roles they don t like and are not good at, or when you force people to deliver in unrealistic schedule, you decrea...Building trust in any relationship takes time because trust is built on a consistent pattern of acting in good faith Unir um time algo dif cil A maioria dos gestores que conhe o, principalmente os C Levels, ficam preocupados em estabelecer uma cultura na empresa toda Mas uma cultura n o se imp e, ela org nica A forma como os integrantes do time se relacionam como a cultura se espalha pela empresa inteira Mas para que as pessoas se relacionem melhor, necess rio que os chefes, gestor Building trust in any relationship takes time because trust is built on a consistent pattern of acting in good faith Unir um time algo dif cil A maioria dos gestores que conhe o, principalmente os C Levels, ficam preocupados em estabelecer uma cultura na empresa toda Mas uma cult...Hands down the best business book that I have ever read It simply validated mythoughts on management and I like when books reaffirm my beliefs Haha I truly believe that every boss needs to read this It s a game changer.Fav quote on feedback You need to do that in a way that does not call into question your confidence in their abilities but leaves not too much room for interpretation and that s a hard thing to do Jobs

Radical Candor
  • 11 September 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 246 pages
  • 1250103509
  • Kim Malone Scott
  • Radical Candor