Radical Respect a book by Kim Scott
by Kim Scott
What gets in the way of collaborative, respectful work environments? How can we build teams where everyone can love their work--and working together? Those the questions this podcast explores. In Season Three, Kim and Wesley are back. Also, a name change as we move from “Just Work” to “Radical Respect”. As part of the paperback release of Just Work which is coming out in May of 2024, Kim made major revisions to the text based on all the learnings of the last three years. She also decided to change the name of the book from Just Work to Radical Respect (more details in our blogpost). In Season Two, Wesley Faulkner, who has led developer relations and been a community manager at a number of tech companies, joins Kim as co-host. We talk to guests about their experiences with bias, prejudice
Episodes
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S4 Episode 2 - Top Down vs Bottom Up
Kim, Wesley and Ernest respond to feedback from the last episode that they needed to articulate more clearly their ideas for alternatives to top down management structures.
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S4 Episode 1 - Intro to Season 4
After a hiatus, the Radical Respect podcast has returned for the fall of 2025. In other exciting news, Kim’s co-host from Season One, Ernest Adams, is back and joins Kim and Wesley as co-host of Season Four. Ernest is an executive from Nike, Danaher, Ralph Lauren and Ford Motor Company. Wesley…
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S3 Episode 14 - Ellen Pao discusses Project Include
Kim and Wesley welcome entrepreneur, investor and author, Ellen Pao. They talk about what inspired Ellen and her co-founders to start Project Include nearly 10 years ago. Historically, many firms have some sort of "bias busting" training session and then feel as though they have checked the box…
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S3 Episode 13 - Responding to Feedback as a Leader
Today, Wesley and Kim welcome Elizabeth Blass, an executive with 15+ years of experience in Customer Success organizations in a variety of fields. They discuss Leadership in general and specifically, how it can be hard to receive feedback as a leader when you do something that unintentionally...
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S3 Episode 12 - How to Sit in the Discomfort
Kim and Wesley speak with WeAreLATech founder and podcaster Espree Devora about her experience as young tech founder. Espree talks about how her early passion for technology, art and business and how this set the foundation for her future endeavors. While she did not know or even understand the...
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S3 Episode 11 - The Entitlement Gap
Today Kim and Wesley welcome Shalini Shybut. In recent years, non-profit organizations have worked very hard to hire leaders of color who reflect the communities they serve. Kim and Wesley discuss with Shalini the additional challenges and pressures faced by leaders of color at non-profit...
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S3 Episode 10 - Navigating Office Personalities
Kim and Wesley welcome Amy Gallo the author of "Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People)". They all tell stories about working with someone especially difficult and what they learned from these situations. They also review some of the archetypes from Amy's book: the...
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S3 Episode 9 - Bad Behaving "High Performers" Should Held Accountable for the Harm They Do
Today, Wesley and Kim welcome Susan Fowler Rigetti. She talks her experiences at Uber as a young software engineer and the challenges when dealing with bad behavior. What can you do when you try to speak up when the internals systems are setup up to protect the "high performers"? They discuss…
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S3 Episode 8 - The Workplace Mental Health Playbook
There's no doubt that mental health in the workplace has become increasingly destigmatized in recent years. While conversations about its importance have now become commonplace, they can fall flat if people don't know how to engage in these conversations effectively. In this episode of the…
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S3 Episode 7 - Building a Game-Changing Culture
Athletics and the workplace are alike in their reliance on strong teams, where the health and performance of each group hinge on individual contributions. In this episode of the Radical Respect podcast, Kim speaks with athletic consultant Dr. Kensa Gunter. Drawing on her experience in the sports...
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S3 Episode 6 - Thinking Differently
Experiential and cognitive diversity help a team thrive. Specifically, an organizational culture that welcomes neurodivergent people limits groupthink risks and helps to foster innovation, translating into a competitive edge. To reap these benefits, companies are realizing they need to do more to...
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S3 Episode 5 - Workplace Performance
Kim and Wesley have a conversations with author and sought after speaker, Henna Pryor about her recent book, Good Awkward. They talk about the lost art of conversation, a skill that atrophied for many of us during Covid. There is a lively discussion of what one can do to rebuild these important...
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S3 Episode 4 - How Local Governments Can Nurture Respect between Civic Leaders and Citizens
Wesley and Kim speak to Diane Kalen Sukra about her experiences working with local leaders and the challenges she has experienced. She talks in detail about the rise of bullying and harrassing behavior in local government. Once a community finds itself in "Bullyville", the community's ability to...
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S3 Episode 3 - Understanding Workplace Systems
It's launch week for Kim's new book, Radical Respect. Also, Kim and Wesley talk about how important it is talk understand workplace systems to succeed.
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S3 Episode 2 - Indivisible
Kim and Wesley talk to workplace culture expert Denise Hamilton about her new book, Indivisible: How to Forge Our Differences into a Stronger Future. Denise reads passages from her book, prompting some real conversations. Are you trying to figure out how to gear up mentally for this election…
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S3 Episode 1 - The Jedi Mind Trick
Failing to call people on their BS breeds problematic overconfidence that can harm collaboration and team confidence, especially among team members who are systematically disadvantaged. In this episode, Kim and Wesley discuss bloviating BS with Hollywood attorney Tyler Chou, who shared her...
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S2 Episode 24 - Bloviating BS
Many of us have experienced the office "bloviating BSer," an overconfident coworker who takes up more than their fair share of airtime in a meeting, even though they are often not the most informed person in the room. In this episode, Kim and Wesley discuss this behavior with Minette Norman, who...
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S2 Episode 23: Giving Care on Loan
People don't care how much you know, unless they know how much you care. As a leader, you should give out that care, taking the time to pause and consider if your feedback delivery is coming across in the way you intend. In this episode, Kim and Wesley chat with Ron Carucci, who reflects on how...
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S2 Episode 22: Good leaders are not bullies
We're constantly bombarded with the message that leadership and bullying go hand in hand. But in reality, bullying destroys the workplace environment, making it impossible for employees to do their best work. In this episode, Kim discusses workplace bullying with Janice Omadeke, who reflects on…
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S2 Episode 21: Targeted
A leader’s job is to foster an environment where people can collaborate productively. Prejudice, a belief that some sort of false stereotype is true, gets in the way of a respectful workplace culture. In this episode, Kim and Wesley discuss prejudice with Dr. Tina Opie, who shares her experiences...
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S2 Episode 20: The Platinum Rule
From a young age, we're taught the golden rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. In this episode, Kim and Wesley advocate instead for a platinum rule approach, which encourages treating others as they would like to be treated, acknowledging that every person has different needs and...
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S2 Episode 19: Not Playing into Expectations
There's no doubt: Pointing out bias is awkward. That's why it's helpful to make bias disruption a norm. In this episode, Kim and Wesley discuss how to disrupt bias with Dr. Philip Hickman, who shares a story revealing how parental biases can impact the school environment and student wellbeing.…
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S2 Episode 18: Bias on the Playground
Want to help your team change unproductive, biased patterns of thought? One of the best things you can do is sit down with them and explain why you think doing so is essential to a collaborative, respectful working environment. In this week's episode, Kim and Wesley speak with Matt Abrahams, who...
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S2 Episode 17: Breaking Down Bias
How can you teach your team to disrupt bias? The key is for leaders to not teach their teams about bias as an abstraction, but to teach them how to disrupt the specific biases relevant to their employees. In this episode, Kim and Wesley discuss different ways of preventing bias with Kasia Musur,...
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S2 Episode 16: Navigating Institutional Courage
Creating a just workplace requires institutional courage and a leadership commitment to take action on behalf of those who trust or depend on the institution— even when it’s unpleasant, difficult or costly. In this episode, Kim and Wesley discuss how to build a just workplace with Delia…
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S2 Episode 15: Questioning the Status Quo
Preventing bias, prejudice and bullying may feel like the inevitable, given the prevalence of these attitudes. That’s why it’s important that when these problems do occur despite your best efforts, you respond in a way that makes it less likely they will happen again. In this episode, Kim and...
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S2 Episode 14: The Myth of the Aggressive Woman
A leader doesn’t have to choose between collective results and each person’s individuality. In fact, you can’t get one without the other. The strength of the team is the individual, and the strength of the individual is the team. As a leader, it’s your responsibility to do what you can to prevent...
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S2 Episode 13: The Workplace Toolkit
Every workplace challenge requires utilizing a different tool. “I” statements invite the person to consider your perspective, challenging bias. “It” statements draw a boundary that a person should not cross in the face of prejudice while “you” statements push bullies away. In this episode, Kim…
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S2 Episode 12: Changing the Rules
How do you diversify the workplace? Former Opentable CEO Christa Quarles found that it’s about more than meeting quotas: Workplace leaders instead have to focus on fixing the process. In this episode, Kim and Wesley speak with Christa about her strategies for increasing gender diversity at...
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S2 Episode 11: Hollywood - A Hotspot for Bullying
Bullies are trying to hurt someone: Pointing out the pain they are inflicting doesn’t make them stop and may encourage them to double down. A “You” response — “What’s going on for you here?” or “You need to stop talking to me that way” — puts you in the active role, making it clear that you will...
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S2 Episode 10: Disrupting Prejudice
Unlike bias, prejudice is a conscious belief, usually incorporating an unfair and inaccurate stereotype. When addressing prejudice, “It” statements are a useful way to draw a boundary between a person’s freedom to believe what they want and their right to impose their beliefs on others. In this...
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S2 - Episode 9: A Story About "Mobbing"
How should you respond when you notice bias in the workplace? "I" statements offer a lens for understanding, encouraging the person to notice their mistake and learn from your perspective without calling them out. In this episode, Kim and Wesley speak with Russ Laraway, who shares a story about...
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S2 - Episode 8: Toxonomy
What gets in the way of Radical Respect? Kim reads a passage from the book about a "toxonomy" that can help you figure out what exactly is happening so that you can figure out what to do about it. Wesley comments, and then shares a story about a hotel manager who wouldn't allow him to check in.…
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S2 - Episode 7: What's going on?
How do you know whether what you are experiencing is bias, prejudice or bullying--or none of the above? Kim reads a story about an experience she had; guest Kate Holterhoff and co-host Wesley give her some feedback on the story. Then Kate shares a story about an experience she had. Come give it a...
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S2 - Episode 6: What gets in the way of Radical Respect?
Wesley and Kim talk with guest Laura Holmes about how bias, prejudice and bullying get in the way of Radical Respect. Laura shares a story about the fact that people use the "private note to manager" feature in 360 products to submit non-transparent feedback about Black women much more often than...
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S2 - Episode 5: Healthy Collaborations
Wesley and Kim discuss healthy collaboration. Plus, they review and react to listener comments.
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S2 - Episode 4: Two Ways to Define Respect
Wesley and Kim talk to guest Gilberto Hernandez about both definitions of the word respect. All three share stories of an experience that many underrepresented folks share, unfortunately: their boss tends to micromanage or question them more than their peers who aren't underrepresented. Gilberto…
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S2 - Episode 3: A tale of two Wesleys
Kim describes the "knowing without knowing" denial that caused her not to acknowledge how much bias, prejudice, and bullying were impacting those around her, and her. Guest Wesley Jackson Wade and co-host Wesley Faulkner discuss their experiences with that kind of denial, and how to break free of...
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S2 - Episode 2: Disrupting Bias
Kim shares the feedback she got that prompted her to write Just Work. Guest Jessica Nordell, a science writer and author of The End of Bias: A Beginning, tells a story about her experience with bias at work. She and Wesley discuss Kim's "Bias Disruptor" idea. Do you have a story you'd like to...
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S2 - Episode 1: Welcome Wesley Faulkner
Welcome, Wesley Faulkner! Introducing Wesley Faulkner, the new co-host of the Just Work podcast. Wesley, who has led developer relations and built communities for several tech companies, has some great ideas for building a community of people determined to create more respectful, collaborative...
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S1 - Episode 8: Checks & Balances
Ernest shares some big news: he's going to lead Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Ford. Kim and Ernest talk about how important checks and balances are to creating a radically respectful workplace.
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S1 - Episode 7: The Perils of Power
Ernest and Kim talk about the perils of power.
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S1 - Episode 6: Effects of Prejudice on Collaboration
Ernest and Kim talk about how leaders can prevent prejudice from destroying collaboration on their teams.
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S1 - Episode 5: Self-Righteous Shaming
Kim and Ernest talk about different personas that self-righteous shaming can take: the Incredible Hulk, White Savior and The Knight in Shining Armor.
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S1 - Episode 4: How to Disrupt Bullying
Ernest and Kim talk about 5 different ways to disrupt bullying.
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S1 - Episode 3: The Upstander
Kim and Ernest discuss what it means to be an upstander, and the advantages that upstanders have when confronting bias, prejudice and bullying.
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S1 - Episode 2: Ernest and Kim talk about a story from Kim's career.
Ernest and Kim talk about a story from Kim's career.
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S1 - Episode 1: Kim and Ernest share experiences around bias, prejudice and bullying
Ernest and Kim talk about the definitions of bias, prejudice and bullying proposed in Just Work, and share some stories from their lives and careers.
About this show
What gets in the way of collaborative, respectful work environments? How can we build teams where everyone can love their work--and working together? Those the questions this podcast explores.
In Season Three, Kim and Wesley are back. Also, a name change as we move from “Just Work” to “Radical Respect”. As part of the paperback release of Just Work which is coming out in May of 2024, Kim made major revisions to the text based on all the learnings of the last three years. She also decided to change the name of the book from Just Work to Radical Respect (more details in our blogpost).
In Season Two, Wesley Faulkner, who has led developer relations and been a community manager at a number of tech companies, joins Kim as co-host. We talk to guests about their experiences with bias, prejudice
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