Ep. 73 - How to be a Kick-Ass Boss: Being Radically Candid to Propel You and Your Team Forward with Kim Scott

We’ve all had our share of bad bosses and we’re familiar with the negative impact they can have on our ability to grow and thrive. Kim Scott, co-founder of Candor, Inc. and author of the NYT & WSJ bestseller ‘Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss without Losing your Humanity’ has made it her company’s mission to rid the world of bad bosses by helping organizations create BS-free zones at workplaces around the world.

Her breadth of experiences have given her an in-depth perspective on the conditions that people need to do their best work. She was a startup founder and CEO, led AdSense, YouTube, and Doubleclick Online Sales and Operations at Google and then joined Apple to develop and teach a leadership seminar. Further, Kim’s been a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and several other tech companies.

And what she’s learned is that it takes being radically candid as a manager - caring personally while challenging directly to create the right momentum.

In this episode, Kim shares:

• Where some of the bad boss behavior emanates from
• The challenges that many leaders face when it comes to knowing how to guide their teams effectively
• The concepts, applications and benefits behind the Radical Candor framework
• How to deliver praise and criticism in a way that is helpful

Learn more, and find the complete show notes, at https://www.strategicmomentum.co/episodes/73

Resources:

• Candor Inc.
• Radical Candor Book

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