Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

Radical Candor presents an approach to leadership based on the principle that you need not choose between being permissive or harsh. The framework avoids three pitfalls—Obnoxious Aggression, Manipulative Insincerity, and Ruinous Empathy—to enable leaders to be both kind and direct simultaneously. The book emphasizes caring personally while challenging directly. It involves soliciting criticism to improve your own leadership and providing guidance that helps others develop. The approach balances praise with constructive criticism to foster better working relationships and environments. Kim Scott developed this philosophy during leadership roles at Google and Apple, where she taught a management class. Since the book's original 2017 publication, Scott has founded the Radical Candor executive education company to help organizations implement these principles. The book has been translated into 20 languages with over half a million copies sold worldwide. Radically candid relationships with team members support three core leadership responsibilities: creating a culture of Compassionate Candor, building a cohesive team, and achieving results collaboratively.