Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity (CD-Audio)

from strandbooks

For years I've been referencing and sharing Kim Scott's Fast Company article about Radical Candor, yet put off reading the book for years. I wish I had read it earlier! About halfway through I decided to stop underlining since I was underlining 80% of the book. It's the balance of caring personal...

from Andibook

I... don't know why I keep reading/bookmarking management books--I'm not a manager--but this one was pretty interesting. "Radical candor" involves "caring personally and challenging directly" -- being open and honest with your co-workers and the people you manage, and encourage them to do the sam...

from jcrben

I like the message, but this could have been a blog post.

from emilymcmc

I loved this article when it came out in First Round, and read and shared it a bunch of times. So I was excited to see the book .... but the intro alone started giving me HIVES. It felt like a terrible remix of a song I used to love -- dialing up the aggression and nastiness, the Steve-Jobs-iness...

from japaul22

This is a pretty solid leadership/management book. The main premise is to "care personally and challenge directly". Lots of good advice on how to communicate with your team. FYI there is also a podcast that covers the info in this book and I find it even more effective than the book.