Kim Scott: Radical Candor, How to Say What You Mean Without Being A Jerk | Leadership E227

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)

YAP Media Network | Hala Taha

Marketing, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Kim Scott has made an impressive name for herself in Silicon Valley as a business leader and tech executive. After a few failed startups, Kim started working at Google, where her boss was the infamous Sheryl Sandberg. After Sheryl gave her some tough love, Kim decided to write Radical Candor to teach bosses and employees how to improve their leadership while providing guidance that helps others grow. In this episode, Kim will share how to instill “radical candor” in a workplace environment, both as a boss and as an employee. She will talk about what it means to care personally and challenge directly while avoiding toxic behaviors. She will also discuss her latest book Just Work and how to get shit done - fast and fair. Kim Scott is an author and the co-founder of the company Radical Candor. Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and other tech companies. She was also a member of the faculty at Apple University, and before that, led AdSense, YouTube, and DoubleClick teams at Google. In this episode, Hala and Kim will discuss: - Kim’s career - from Russia to Silicon Valley - Why we should care personally and challenge directly - How to solicit feedback - Using radical candor - Avoiding obnoxious aggression - The difference between superstars and rockstars - Steve Jobs's Management style - Overcoming unconscious bias - And other topics… Kim Scott is the author of Just Work: How to Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Build a Kick-ass Culture of Inclusivity and Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and co-founder of the company Radical Candor. Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and other tech companies. She was a member of the faculty at Apple University, and before that, led AdSense, YouTube, and DoubleClick teams at Google. Prior to that, Kim managed a pediatric clinic in Kosovo and started a diamond-cutting factory in Moscow. Resources Mentioned: Kim’s Website: https://kimmalonescott.com/bio Kim’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimm4/ Kim’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimballscott Kim’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmalonescott/?hl=en Radical Candor Podcast: https://www.radicalcandor.com/candor-podcast/ Radical Candor Company: https://www.radicalcandor.com/our-approach/ Kim’s book Radical Candor: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Candor-Revised-Kick-Ass-Humanity/dp/1250235375 Kim’s book Just Work: https://www.amazon.com/Just-Work-Done-Fast-Fair/dp/1250203481 LinkedIn Secrets Masterclass, Have Job Security For Life: Use code ‘podcast’ for 30% off at yapmedia.io/course. Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap Youtube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship podcast, Business, Business podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal development, Starting a business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side hustle, Startup, mental health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth mindset. Leadership, Productivity, Networking, Goal Setting, Time Management, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Leadership Skills, Strategic Planning, Mindset, Time Management, Team Building. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's an order of operations to radical candor, and it all starts with soliciting feedback.
0:18.2	And that's true no matter what your role is, but it's especially true for
0:21.9	managers. It gives you an opportunity to lead by example to prove that feedback really is a gift
0:28.6	and to show people how to respond well to it, how to reward the candor when you get it, by either
0:34.3	fixing the problem or explaining why you disagree.
0:44.1	Bias, prejudice, and bullying are three different things, but we tend to conflate them as though they're the same thing. Bias is not meaning it. Prejudice is meaning it. And bullying, there's no
0:51.0	belief conscious or unconscious going on at all. It's just being mean. For me, just
0:55.5	sort of breaking it apart has offered different kind of responses that we can make.
1:04.8	What is up Young and Profiters? You're listening to Yap Young Young and Profiting Podcast, where we interview the brightest
1:12.5	minds in the world and unpack their wisdom into actionable advice that you can use in your daily
1:17.8	life. I'm your host, Halitaha. Thanks for tuning in and get ready to listen, learn, and profit.
1:39.1	Kim, welcome to Young and Profiting Podcast.
1:41.0	Thank you so much.
1:42.0	It's great to be on the show.
1:43.5	I am really excited.
1:47.1	We've been wanting to have you on Young and Profiting Podcasts for a few years now.
1:55.3	Yapam, we are joined by Kim Scott. She's an experienced CEO who worked for a variety of Silicon Valley companies, including Twitter, Dropbox, and Google.
2:02.3	She's a former faculty member of Apple University and the current CEO of Kandor Incorporated, a company she co-founded to provide more resources for managers and bosses in need of support. She's also the best-selling
2:07.4	author of two books, Radical Candor, and Just Work. In this episode, Kim and I will talk about
2:12.1	how to instill radical candor in a workplace environment, both as a boss and an employee.
2:17.1	She'll teach us what it means to
2:18.3	care personally and challenge directly while avoiding toxic behaviors. And we'll also discuss
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