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When A Boss Asks For Candor - Part 2

Manager Tools

Mike Auzenne

Management, Leadership, Strategy, Feedback, How-to, Skills, Advice, Development, Careers, Coaching, Business

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes a new boss asks for "candor." In general, caution is warranted initially.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Mander Tools.

0:03.4

When a Boss asks for Candor, Part 2.

0:07.1

This cast answers these questions.

0:09.0

What does my boss mean when she asks for candor?

0:11.8

What is the risk of being candid with my boss? How can I

0:14.7

be candid and safe? Well if you want answers to these questions and more, keep

0:19.0

listening. Here we go.

0:22.0

In the last 18 months we've talked with numerous tech companies, especially

0:26.5

in cyber security, who've shared their rapid expansion plans for the next one to

0:30.9

two years. While exciting, if you are not poised with a powerful hiring engine, it can be daunting for all involved.

0:37.0

If you're in an HR role or a key managerial position responsible for making this happen, you may want to consider bringing managed

0:45.1

tools on site where we'll work with up to 30 folks to teach organization preparedness and

0:51.1

individual interviewing skills and techniques to ensure you are hiring and retaining the right people.

0:57.0

To learn more, contact Maggie at maggieat manager-tools.com or check it out on our website look for training for

1:05.5

organizations in the menu. So now that we have to politics out of the way how

1:11.8

about some more guidance on what does your boss mean by

1:15.8

candor and I think your suggestion is like ask for some examples. Yeah when you're

1:20.9

thinking okay what does he mean? You can't ask.

1:23.7

What do you mean by that?

1:25.0

Because he'll say, well, you know more honesty, more openness,

1:27.8

more frank conversations, not afraid of issues and disagreements.

1:32.1

The problem with that is you already knew that. But now you still

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