“How can you say what you mean without being mean?” asks CEO coach and author Kim Scott. Delving into the delicate balance between caring and challenging when leading in the workplace, she introduces “radical candor” as the way to give constructive criticism, compassionately.
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@DannyPEsuh
March 11, 2024 at 6:05 am
I’m amongst the first to comment. Gimme a like when u see this
@Alex-cn9sl
March 11, 2024 at 6:06 am
*among
@qamarshahzad2894
March 11, 2024 at 6:08 am
2nd
@KumarBrothers-wh1wr
March 11, 2024 at 6:09 am
Sarkar parisksha le par.. transfer ki sart ko khtm kre …3 option wala baat khtm ho…
@enic1423
March 11, 2024 at 6:10 am
Great talk. Sharp woman and even sharper quadrants.
@strikingitrich7630
March 11, 2024 at 9:04 am
The originator of these 4 quadrants was Alan Roger Currie with the book Mode 1. His book came out 5 years before hers
@PrincessMargaretJoacquim1111
March 11, 2024 at 6:20 am
😲😲😲
@toni4729
March 11, 2024 at 6:30 am
I’ll be mean, I really hate that unbearable howl introduction noise of TED. Why do I constantly have to turn the volume down before switching the programs on?
@Jacqueline888
March 11, 2024 at 8:56 am
is your base up too high? or your treble? it’s not too loud for me
@toni4729
March 11, 2024 at 9:04 am
@@Jacqueline888 It doesn’t matter what TED subject it is, I have to turn the volume down, (when I think of it) and turn it up again to listen to the talk. Does that make sense?
@tougaardable
March 11, 2024 at 9:16 am
She is talking about if you have tried adjusting settings on your speakers or your device. Bass refers to the low frequency tones, and treble high frequency tones you hear.
@DS-pe8tt
March 11, 2024 at 10:43 am
You can just double tap on the video while it’s playing and it fast forwards 10 seconds so you don’t have to hear it.
@hey-sq6km
March 11, 2024 at 6:51 am
She’s totally annoying. Thinking she wants to manipulate the conversation to be annoying is even more annoying
@AbuHuraira-jm5vb
March 11, 2024 at 6:59 am
Yes, it’s so important to tell them what their mistakes are because ultimately, these mistakes will by corrected by them , not by others.
@emiliog.4432
March 11, 2024 at 7:07 am
The biggest problem I see with managers is inexperience with a lack of communication skills. Communication is a skill. Language. Do you understand and speak your language well? Do you know what words mean? Do you have an extensive vocabulary? Do you read? Dealing with an incompetent, ignorant nepo baby is not easy.
@emiliog.4432
March 11, 2024 at 7:08 am
The Peter Principle.
@takielddine9901
March 11, 2024 at 7:33 am
Thnx
@doverivermedia3937
March 11, 2024 at 7:34 am
Only lasted 12 seconds and it’s left me with a HEADACHE … Jeez 🇬🇧
@user-jc5re6vu3q
March 11, 2024 at 8:08 am
He is カズレーザー
@georgenep1082
March 11, 2024 at 8:40 am
As a person with a disability and I am hopeful that my manager’s tell me so I can correct my errors and learn from the mistake. Learn to be proactive and diligent. “Respect” It’s tough to be disabled and employed in corporate America. “No head fakes”
@alekseysemerenko6829
March 11, 2024 at 10:21 am
I would not want that someone who is like this person would be my manager
@harrypearle9781
March 11, 2024 at 10:57 am
TRUMP vs BIDEN?
Biden may be lacking and he may be fixable, but Trump is hopeless, beyond fixing?
========================================================== MCH TX
@d0hzer453
March 11, 2024 at 11:55 am
Good talk
@BadNessie
March 11, 2024 at 1:32 pm
If a worker’s performance is far from good enough it’s the superior’s job to find out what’s going wrong, immediately. One too many times it’s not anything interpersonal, but something as simple as missing proper communication, or missing training. It drives me nuts that someone got fired with no heads-up to even be able to change anything before things went south. I’m glad to hear she’s learned from it and now even spreads the word! It’s just frustrating how many people need to hear it.
@Trokkin
March 11, 2024 at 2:04 pm
Great! This reminds me of the “7 habits of highly effective people” book.
@felixccaa
March 11, 2024 at 4:12 pm
promising start – voice realy awfull, to many words, not enough structure – pity
lost me half way – actually after a couple of minutes
10 mins in, still listening, having a really hard time
ever thought of non native speakers?
@cmanwilly
March 12, 2024 at 10:39 am
I disagree. This message impacted me. This video might not resonate with you, but it doesn’t mean that it’s bad.
@PhoebeFayRuthLouise
March 11, 2024 at 5:26 pm
This was excellent!
Extremely helpful!
@LuvMyCru
March 11, 2024 at 8:10 pm
Well said.
@kovaldima623
March 12, 2024 at 3:20 am
УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ПЕРЕВОД ЗРОБІТЬ!!!
@Molly_1123
March 12, 2024 at 3:45 pm
Learning to get and give feedback is so important in all areas of life. People can apply their emotion regulation skills if this is a tough one for them, or tell a supervisor what works if they have critical feedback
@Rnue
March 13, 2024 at 3:58 pm
I see I’m not the only one effected by her voice and the deep irony. Going to try turning the volume off and the captions on.