Radical candor: Be a better boss

Bad bosses make people miserable. They kill innovation, stifle growth, increase costs, and create instability. Well-meaning people become bad bosses without even realizing it. Great bosses have relationships with employees and are sources of growth and stability for both individuals and companies. Kim Scott outlines three principles for approaching the relationship between a boss and their team.

Bad bosses make people miserable. They also kill innovation, stifle growth, increase costs, and create instability. Well-meaning people become bad bosses without even realizing it. Great bosses have relationships with each of their employees and are sources of growth and stability for both employees and companies. Kim Scott outlines three principles for approaching the relationship between a boss and their team, in the process relating stories of successes as well as plenty of mistakes—mostly her own.