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In this episode of The Lazy CEO Podcast, host Jim Schleckser, founder of the CEO Project, welcomes Kim Scott, author of "Radical Candor" and "Radical Respect." Kim shares her extensive experience as a CEO coach and faculty member at Apple University, along with her work with tech companies like Dropbox, Qualtrics, and Twitter.
The conversation begins with an exploration of "Radical Candor," a framework that combines caring personally with challenging directly. Kim explains the four quadrants of the framework and highlights the common pitfalls of obnoxious aggression and manipulative insincerity, as well as the more prevalent issue of ruinous empathy.
Kim recounts a personal story about a difficult employee situation, emphasizing the importance of direct and honest feedback to avoid harming both the individual and the team. The discussion touches on the impact of political behavior in the workplace and the detrimental effects of "brilliant jerks" on team performance.
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In this episode of The Lazy CEO Podcast, host Jim Schleckser, founder of the CEO Project, welcomes Kim Scott, author of "Radical Candor" and "Radical Respect." Kim shares her extensive experience as a CEO coach and faculty member at Apple University, along with her work with tech companies like Dropbox, Qualtrics, and Twitter.
The conversation begins with an exploration of "Radical Candor," a framework that combines caring personally with challenging directly. Kim explains the four quadrants of the framework and highlights the common pitfalls of obnoxious aggression and manipulative insincerity, as well as the more prevalent issue of ruinous empathy.
Kim recounts a personal story about a difficult employee situation, emphasizing the importance of direct and honest feedback to avoid harming both the individual and the team. The discussion touches on the impact of political behavior in the workplace and the detrimental effects of "brilliant jerks" on team performance.

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