Leadership Principle 1: Radical Candor
Last week I re-introduced myself and my multiverse. I'd like to spend a little time sharing some of the leadership principles that I operate with both my team and clients.
Created by Kim Scott, Radical Candor is "caring personally while challenging directly". I have found this to be a rare ability to both consistently praise and constructively criticise.
Sometimes leaders over-index on one or the other.
I have been in meetings knowing that between the acronyms and platitudes, no one knew what the hell was going; or everyone knew that there was an issue affecting the delivery of the team but the leader did't address it. Equally, I have been in meetings where there was high praise but no clear plan for delivery.
Radical Candor increases effectiveness in meetings and delivers value for teams. In my experience I find the more senior the leader, the higher the appreciation of radical candour is.
Applying radical candor to how I approach leadership has been a c-change.