Radical Candor

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 a disaster when adopted by managers. Kim Scott earned her stripes as a highly successful manager at Google and then decamped to Apple, where she developed the Radical Candor method of management. Now famous for her vital new approach to effective management, many people admire the sweet spot in which managers combine praise and criticism to help employees achieve better results.