Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want by Saying What You Mean

Despite the 3 star review, I actually really liked this book. I had been looking forward to reading it for a while. The issue I had with the book can be illustrated by her performance|growth model. She spends a lot of time talking about the extremes but hardly any time talking about managing the middle, which is where probably 80% of managers really struggle with their direct reports!! I kept going back and scanning the pages again, thinking that I missed it. I could see a whole other book about that particular piece, and hopefully Scott will explore it further in a second edition. There were other similar gaps like that in the book - parts that I felt were explained so well at the extremes but things left unexplored, for example: companies whose culture is somewhere in the middle, managers who are dealing with performance in the middle, team dynamics somewhere in the middle. That "middle" is the tough part - how do you use Radical Candor to know when to pull the trigger on what when you're in a gray zone?

Radical Candor delivers useful insights and anecdotes to develop a more effective leadership/management style for progressive business's. Provides suggestions for best ways to introduce to your Team. If successfully implemented, it is certain to cultivate an innovative Team culture where collaboration yields results.

Book in good condition and subject very interesting.

It's a good book. Recommend buying for dysfunctional management staffs that are stuck.

I purchased this book based off of her conversation on NPR. I enjoyed her story-telling on radio, but her book is very poorly written. I have not reached the second chapter and have already decided to put the book down based on it reading like a textbook, spending too much time talking about what the book is going to talk about. If I purchase a book, you've already caught my eye. I don't need you attempting to sell the book to me as I'm reading it.

Easy to follow. Read it first with audiobook, but holding and paging through the book is better for reviewing, looking up stuff, and checking the diagrams.

Excellent book for leadership development and for team building

Great insights. Easy to read and understand.

Testo nato dall'esperienza dell'autrice come CEO nella Silicon Valley (dove ha lavorato presso Google e Apple) che introduce e sistematizza un approccio al lavoro e alla leadership basato sulla capacità di dire alle nostre persone, ai colleghi e al capo (sì, persino a lui/lei) quello che pensiamo della loro performance (e non di loro come individui) con immediatezza, concretezza e sincerità.Da leggere per orientarsi al meglio in uno scenario lavorativo come quello del 2020, dove i rapporti umani sono stati spesso forzatamente intermediati da un homeworking forzato.

本書は著者が新たに雇った従業員の問題を指摘できずに遂には解雇する場面から始まる。著者が足場とするシリコンバレーの新興企業でのターンオーバー(退職率)の高さの一端を見る様である。自身もシリコンバレーの急成長・高収益会社の本社CFOの直属の部下として働いていた経験があるが世界中から優秀な人材が集まっているもののチームとしての力を発揮するのは若干苦手に見える。殊にマネージャー・オブ・マネージャー、中間管理職のスタッフ管理力に問題があって退職が多いように思われた。CEOのコーチ役と言う特殊な職業が成り立つのもシリコンバレー。著者は実業家、シリコンバレーの企業幹部を経て、その様な経営者のコーチ役を務めている。本書は特に対象を絞っているわけでは無いが、マネージャー・オブ・マネージャー層に部下にどの様に対峙していくかの指針を与える事になろう。その要点がRadical Candor、徹底した誠実さ。これを2つの軸である、personal care、個人的に気を使う、とchallenge directly、真剣に向き合うで読み解く。その4つの象限それぞれと、そこからどうやってRadical Candorへ到達するかを詳細に述べており実践に移すのが容易である。部下を持つ事になった管理職の方必読です。

Real life examples of action and reaction A great read for managers at any stage of their career