Kim Scott (MasterClass) – Tackling the Hard Conversations with Radical Candor

Transform your teams and tackle tough conversations with bestselling author Kim Scott. In this session, you’ll use her Radical Candor method to give and solicit feedback, cultivate an inclusive culture, and empower others with your honesty.

What You’ll Learn / Skills

• Understand what Radical Candor® is (and what it is not)

• Know where, why, and how it applies

• Navigate the framework’s four quadrants

• Create your go-to question

• Cultivate a candid culture: set conditions so honesty can thrive

• Prevent backstabbing, bias, and bullying in your teams

• Launch “speak truth to power” meetings

• Use stories to build a shared vocabulary for difficult conversations

• Give and get powerful feedback: soliciting, praising, criticism

• Gauge how feedback lands, adjust accordingly

• Put Radical Candor into practice daily

Curriculum Outline / Modules

1. Introduction

2. Understand Radical Candor

3. Ask For and Receive Feedback

4. Offer Powerful Praise

5. Give Criticism Effectively

6. Gauge How Your Feedback Lands

7. Put Radical Candor to Work