RADICAL CANDOR: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
By Kim Scott
Great bosses retain talent and deliver superior results, while bad bosses do the opposite. This book explains how you can become a kick-ass boss to develop trusting relationships, give/receive feedback effectively, build high-performing teams, and achieve results through collaboration.
In this summary, you’ll learn:
• The 3 roles of a boss–guidance, team and results–and what it takes to build a trusting relationship with your direct reports to set the right foundation for results;
• Why conventional notions of work-life balance, career progression and decision-making are flawed, and why a great boss must be able to demonstrate 2 dimensions of Radical Candor: care personally and challenge people directly; and
• The philosophes, tools and techniques to become Radically Candid, i.e. build sound relationships with your direct reports, give/receive feedback effectively, build high-performing teams, and achieve results through collaboration.
Who should read this:
• Leaders, managers and bosses
• Aspiring managers and people seeking to improve their leadership and management skills
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