General Description
A book slightly larger than 300 pages (may vary in different editions). Consists of 8-10 chapters depending on the edition. The material is presented mainly in text, with images and diagrams rarely appearing. Reading difficulty is easy. There are audiobook versions of the book.
Book Ideas
The message of the book is that a true leader knows how to balance between humanity and directness. If you care about people but don't tell them unpleasant things - you're not helping, but hindering their growth. If you tell the truth without respect - it's no longer leadership, but toxicity and humiliation.
Throughout the book, the author operates with four graphic types and management styles:
Radical Candor - the leader tells the truth out of care for people, to make them stronger, while also caring about the company as a single team.
Obnoxious Empathy - the leader is afraid to hurt feelings, smooths things over, doesn't fully mention mistakes and flaws, and the employee never understands where they went wrong.
Manipulative Insincerity - the boss says what is convenient, not what is necessary. The result - intrigues, distrust, enmity.
Aggressive Grandstanding - the boss seems honest, but without respect. People quit, the atmosphere is one of distrust and disrespect.
Radical Candor is the only successful and desirable form of managing a company and team.
In addition, in "Radical Candor," Kim Scott describes a feedback cycle that she calls "from listening to absorbing" (Listen → Clarify → Discuss → Decide → Commit → Act → Learn), as well as the forms and tools most suitable for each element of the cycle (for example, kanban - for "absorb," and personal conversations - when "listening").
Opinion
A good book about team management. It covers such topics as career growth and stability, praise and criticism, motivation, openness and honesty. It touches on personality types such as "rock stars" and "superstars." The book will be useful for managers, as well as executives and directors.
