Radical candor means frankness, sincerity and genuineness? Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
I suspect that radical candor has to be tempered by trust, empathy and care for others. Otherwise, radical candor is the same as brutal honesty: a ticket to say whatever you want at whatever the cost. Saving Changes...
If you want the "elevator pitch" for Kim Scott's take on radical candor, it is the intersection of high Caring Personally and high Challenging Directly.
Stéphane has done a good job of contrasting Radical Candor with one of the other four quadrants Kim covers in her book: Obnoxious Aggression (low "Caring Personally" but high "Challenging Directly").
Hi,
The whole point of Radical Candor is that it really is possible to Care Personally and Challenge Directly at the same time.
For Example -Fire employees the right way .
It’s important that leadership is trained on how to fire people the right way when scenarios happen that don’t work out.
To Firing an Employees the Right Way:
1-Do everything you can to coach for improvement without personal attacks
2- Question how this employee impacts the wider team (i.e. Are they annoying or demoralizing to the wider team?)
3- Bring in a 3rd party opinion once you’ve tried everything .
By applying Radical Candor we can Improve our Leadership qualities in some below given ways :-
1- Be a collaborative leader.Being a collaborative leader is crucial to not only the success of a team but a business.
2- When delivering feedback, start with the positive
3- Find employees’ key motivators
4- Challenge employees to speak up -With the rise in digital platforms that allow for feedback, it’s important as an organization to get on board and encourage a feedback-rich environment.
5-Have empathy, but not too much empathy- Saving Changes...
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