Radical Candor

In Radical Candor Kim Scott, former CEO coach at Dropbox and Twitter and executive at Google and Apple, draws on years of experience in Silicon Valley to provide clear and honest guidance on leadership to transform your relationships at work.
'Kim Scott has a well-earned reputation as a kickass boss and a voice that CEOs take seriously. In this remarkable book, she draws on her extensive experience to provide clear and honest guidance on the fundamentals of leading others: how to give (and receive) feedback, how to make smart decisions, how to keep moving forward, and much more. If you manage people - whether it be 1 person or a 1,000 - you need Radical Candor. Now.' Daniel H. Pink, author of the New York Times bestseller Drive
'Radical Candor is packed with illuminating truths, insightful advice, and practical suggestions, all illustrated with engaging (and often funny) stories from Kim Scott's own experiences at places like Apple, Google, and various start-ups. Indispensable.' Gretchen Rubin, author of the New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project
'With Radical Candor, Kim has bottled some of Google's magic and shared it with the world'
Shona Brown, former senior vice president of business operations at Google

Kim Scott is the co-founder of an executive education firm and workplace comedy series, The Feedback Loop, based on her perenially bestselling book, Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want by Saying What You Mean. Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter and other tech companies. She was a member of faculty at Apple University and before that led operations teams for AdSense, YouTube and DoubleClick at Google. Kim was a senior policy advisor at the FCC, managed a paediatric clinic in Kosovo, started a diamond-cutting factory in Moscow and was an analyst on the Soviet Companies' Fund. She lives with her family in SIlicon Valley.