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Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

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Publisher : St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (March 14, 2017)


Language : English


Hardcover : 272 pages


ISBN-10 : 1250103509


ISBN-13 : 05


Item Weight : 1 pounds


Dimensions : 6.42 x 1 x 9.5 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #53,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #49 in Management Science #169 in Human Resources & Personnel Management (Books) #237 in Workplace Culture (Books)


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    • Pithy BS interspersed with helpful tips
As with many books in this genre, this one was helpful occasionally, too specific most of the time (expect to get nothing from the middle chapters if you aren’t in a tech firm), often self contradictory (“no one is a top performer” but a few pages later “reward your top performers”), and a quick read. I am glad I read it and I definitely took away some useful tidbits. Unfortunately, I think the key notions and examples could have been just as easily communicated in a blog post. I’m a little shocked the author has formed a whole company around this concept as it’s fairly simple. Tips about how to phrase feedback were especially useful, and many anecdotes were enjoyable. The text was, however, undermined by some baseless ageism (‘millennials do this or that’), needless repetition, and a little too much namedropping for my taste. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2018 by katyhuff
    • too much obnoxious aggression, not enough personal caring
There's a lot of good content here. But the author's advice isn't always consistent with the stated ideals. For example, there are many suggestions that sound like servant leadership, and many of these are solid and awesome. But there are as many or more pieces of advice advocating for a top-down, hierarchical style of management, including the author's frequent use of constructions such as "soandso reported to me" and "I had 100 people reporting to me," and so on. I found this inconsistency puzzling. Usually when someone gives lip service to a concept such as servant leadership but behaves another way, my first question is whether they understand the concept well enough. Maybe it's an education problem. But the author appears to be highly educated and widely read, and runs a company that helps companies implement management practices, so I don't think ignorance is the answer to the puzzle. I don't know the answer. I'll never know it. But I have had the misfortune of working with executives who understand concepts like servant leadership, and use the language fluently, but who have terrible self-awareness blind spots (aided by a lack of listening skills) that keep them from seeing just how hierarchical and non-servant they are. This is the most charitable interpretation. I hope it's the case here. Because the other situation (I've experienced) is that the executive is a sociopath, skilled at appearing to be a culture fit, but ultimately more skilled at using people for their self-enrichment and power fantasy fulfillment. I wish I hadn't picked up this icky vibe, which other reviewers also noticed and commented on, because it made it difficult to suspend disbelief and judgment and really read with an open mind. The self-aggrandizement is just hard to get over. Overall, the internal inconsistency of this book makes it a dangerous tome. The sort of "management bible" that can be used to justify many good practices and many bad ones. Already, in the short time it's been out, I've seen the book used by a bullying manager to deliver obnoxiously aggressive feedback labeled as "radical candor." I fear that this book will be a greater friend to legions of sharp-elbowed jerk managers than to the cowardly types who veer into "ruinous empathy" (which, in my experience, is usually a bigger problem with a company culture, and the individual manager isn't the right locus of attention). My conclusion is that I don't think there's nearly enough attention and thoughtfulness around the "care personally" dimension of the book's core framework. Other writers and thinkers such as Fred Koffman, Thich Nhat Hanh, Frederic Laloux, Diana Chapman, Edgar Schein, and Marshall Rosenberg... to name just a few who are leagues above this book in terms of conscious attention to the human and humane elements of working well with others. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2018 by vc
    • Very uninspiring - nothing new here for a veteran manager!
When I read a comment like this is the "holy grail of management books", I have to scratch my head. This is a rehash of material covered in countless other management books. I would have expected better from someone with her resume! You can learn more from several of the Patrick Lecioni books and they are more fun to read. About halfway through the book, I stopped and donated to the library. This is suitable for a newer manager to read. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2019 by M. Hopkins
    • Over rated
Over hyped, very little useful info, full of non-poignant antidotes. Was interest after hearing it referenced on Silicon Valley, but not very informative.
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2018 by Visa
    • The holy grail of management books
I hardly write reviews for books, but this one is worth the read. I'm only half way through and she's brought so much clarity to my management failures and triumphs. I now understand the things that made me fail my first time around and successful my subsequent times around. And now that I have a framework to understand, I feel like I can build a team that reflects accordingly. Good times. Thanks Kim. Is it too passive aggressive for me to give my current manager a copy of this book? ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2017 by Stef L
    • Build Trust and Be Candid
A good read. Frankly some of the "bad" manager verbal assault on subordinates is a hard to believe, but that is what this book is written for. The basic thought on this book evolved around a. BUILD TRUST with your team. Them of you and you of them. It is the gateway to having foundational human relationships. Then b. BE CANDID with them (and them with you as the boss). Some good simple tips to focus on the activity, or the "it" - - NOT the person. The book was a little "round and round" on these two key points. Can really see how a newbie manager could benefit from this book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2018 by David K
    • Corporate bootlicker pedantically explains the basics of communication. Lots of name dropping
Garbage. This may help people who want to do better at c-level trivia. The "lessons" in this book are what assistant managers learn in their first month of working. This book is written for silver spoon graduates whose first management job is directly supervising hundreds of millions in revenue. There is no insight for the actual working man's manager. There may be more to the book but it is hidden behind the many self-grandiose antecdotes about how influencial Scott is. This was so painful togl get through and I am a worse person for having read it. Start with why Dichotomy of leadership Fierce conversations Nonviolent communication Be a manager 101 Random article on Forbes All have better content. This is a corporate bootlicker explaining the cost of her overhead position. Just my opinion...but gosh did I not like this book or author. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2021 by Jamespain
    • Truly great read
As a Googler and startup founder, everything Kim talks about reasonates with me deeply. The approach to radical candor feedback, being truly transparent & balanced alongside caring for your team is the right modern approach to management. A great read for anyone considering starting a company or for managers everywhere. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2017 by Timmmaaayyy

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