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Bluntness is back in style, especially in the business world. Yet its face has changed dramatically from the old-fashioned, prickly schoolmarm's “spare the rod, spoil the child” approach. Today’s ...

MENLO PARK, Calif., May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Today's workplaces are currently experiencing a growing trust gap between employees and company leadership. The primary pain points include a new ...

DrIs it ever OK to use the word “stupid” when giving feedback? Professional business coach Kim Scott offered great perspectives on this question when she spoke at First Round Capital’s CEO Summit.

You’ve probably heard about the concept of radical candor, but maybe you’re not sure what it really means. At its core, radical candor is a management method that aims to guide you when it comes to ...

Kim Scott knows what makes a good boss. After she helped lead Google's AdSense team, Scott became a sought-after CEO coach in Silicon Valley, advising C-suite clients at Dropbox, Twitter and other top ...

If you’re like most folks, you don’t love the feedback process, but you also know it’s an essential part of being on a team. During the course of her career in the tech world, Kim Scott became ...

PureWow founder and CEO Ryan Harwood faced a dilemma: let one of his publishing and digital media firm’s top salespeople continue with her hard-nosed “always be closing” approach to customers, or tell ...

Last weekend, I was watching Silicon Valley. I love this show because of how it accurately skewers the business and tech worlds. Sometimes, for the sake of humor, it gets things really wrong like in ...

It’s been a long time since I was a wage slave. But if today’s workplace is anything like what Kim Scott describes in Radical Candor, it must be a nightmare. People are picking their noses, stinking ...