The Brutal Truth About Using Brutal Honesty at Work

Have you ever been brutally honest with a coworker or an employee? Or do you tend to sugarcoat difficult conversations like a Starbucks Triple Caramel Frappuccino with whipped cream and sprinkles? For today’s episode we tackle the concepts of brutal honesty, radical transparency, and radical candor. We do a deep dive into what they really mean, where they came from, which leaders implement them “correctly”, and what type of outcome they lead to.  RESOURCES Coinbase reportedly wants staff to rate each other using an app, adopting a controversial management principle called ‘radical transparency’ – Fortune. The world's most successful hedge fund just made a big change — here's a look inside its unique culture Bridgewater's Ray Dalio Spreads His Gospel of 'Radical Transparency' - The New York Times RAY DALIO: It's 'Fantastic' When We Play Conversations We've Recorded Back To Our Employees https://www.businessinsider.com.au/bridgewater-ranked-employees-by-performance-2018-3 Ray Dalio, head of the world's largest hedge fund, explains his succession plan for Bridgewater and how its 'radically transparent' culture is misunderstood Youtube with Andrew Ross Sorkin Radical Candor: Why brutal honesty is tech's hottest management trend People Have Started Being Brutally Honest To Each Other At Work https://www.radicalcandor.com/ HIGHLIGHTS 1:45 Introduction of Ray Dalio and Kim Scott 2:00 Brutal honesty and radical tramsparency 3:38 Four key BridgeWater & Associates principles 4:18 Principle #1 5:29 Principle #2 6:23 Principle #3 9:38 “Shit sandwich” definition 10:25 Principle #4 12:45 Meetings are taped 18:02 Kim Scott’s Radical Candor 18:57 The Sheryl Sandberg story 22:10 What happens if you avoid radical candor. 22:17 Obnoxious aggression 22:46 Manipulative insincerity 23:20 Ruinous empathy 26:32 Pushback on these theories Link to our listener survey and you may win a Surfing Corporate swag bag! ---> https://www.jotform.com/form/221787196861166     Our original theme song is by Chaliwa Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices