In her first job out of college, Kim Scott thought managing Russian diamond cutters would be simple: pay them well and the rest follows. It wasn't. They wanted a picnic, and by the end of a bottle of vodka, she understood what they actually wanted: someone who gave a damn. That instinct, respecting the whole person, not just the employee, became the seed of her book, Radical Respect. In this revisited episode, Dart and Kim discuss how leaders mistake authoritarianism and aggression for dominance, and end up turning themselves into workplace jerks instead.
Kim Scott is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect. She cofounded the company Radical Candor, where she co-hosts the podcast, and has coached CEOs at Dropbox, Qualtrics, and Twitter.
In this episode, Dart and Kim discuss: - Radical Candor mistaken as license to be a jerk - Aggressive candor vs compassionate candor - Leveling power to unlock better collaboration - Optimizing for collaboration instead of coercion - Why treating employees as commodities backfires - Bullying vs bias vs prejudice: knowing the difference - And other topics…
Kim Scott is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect, originally published as Just Work. She cofounded the company Radical Candor, where she co-hosts the podcast, and has been a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, and Twitter. She led teams at Google and Apple, and holds a bachelor's from Princeton and an MBA from Harvard.
Work with Dart: Dart is the CEO and co-founder of the work design firm 11fold. Build work that makes employees feel alive, connected to their work, and focused on what’s most important to the business. Book a call at 11fold.com.
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