This week I have the pleasure of talking to Kim Scott, the Author of the New York Times bestselling book, Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity. Kim has had a very successful career in technology – working for startups and tech giants Apple and Google, and then working as a CEO coach and advisor at Dropbox and Twitter, among others. During our conversation, Kim shares her insights about gender, leadership, teamwork, writing, and her important work around radical candor.
Key Takeaways:
[1:55] Why do we put pressure on ourselves to be something different than who we really are?
[7:06] Before writing Radical Candor, Kim wrote three novels about relationships.
[12:50] Both Google and Apple are relationship-driven companies.
[14:52] Kim describes the theme of her book, Radical Candor.
[26:20] Being consciously aware of your gender.
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Tweetables:
I think that human beings spend too much time worrying about things that just don’t matter, like conformity. Share on X
There is a big danger in the way women have repressed the awareness of physical danger. Share on X
When women are radically candid they get unjustly accused of being obnoxiously aggressive. Share on X
