Nov 29, 2021 · 16m · founders-journal
How to Speak with Radical Candor
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In this episode of Founder's Journal, Alex Lieberman explores Kim Scott's Radical Candor framework, detailing how leaders can combine personal care with direct challenge to build honest, high-performing organizations.
Statements from this episode (6)
Lieberman Admits Failing at Direct Feedback as a Morning Brew Manager
“For the largest part of my time as a manager at Morning Brew, I absolutely messed this exact concept up.”
Lieberman: Most managers fall into the "ruinous empathy" quadrant
“I think most managers fall in this quadrant.”
Framing feedback frameworks upfront makes employees receptive to direct challenges
“As you start trying to challenge people directly and you care deeply about them, they are open to receiving that feedback because they understand what place you are coming from. So that's the first exercise is to share the two by two with them, have people sho…”
Managers must refuse to let employees talk badly about colleagues
“You cannot let people talk badly about each other to you.”