Have you ever been brutally honest with a coworker or an employee? Or do you tend to sugarcoat difficult conversations like a Starbucks Triple Caramel Frappuccino with whipped cream and sprinkles? For today’s episode we tackle the concepts of brutal honesty, radical transparency, and radical candor. We do a deep dive into what they really mean, where they came from, which leaders implement them “correctly”, and what type of outcome they lead to.  RESOURCESCoinbase reportedly wants staff to rate each other using an app, adopting a controversial management principle called ‘radical transparency’ – Fortune.The world's most successful hedge fund just made a big change — here's a look inside its unique cultureBridgewater's Ray Dalio Spreads His Gospel of 'Radical Transparency' - The New York TimesRAY DALIO: It's 'Fantastic' When We Play Conversations We've Recorded Back To Our Employeeshttps://www.businessinsider.com.au/bridgewater-ranked-employees-by-performance-2018-3Ray Dalio, head of the world's largest hedge fund, explains his succession plan for Bridgewater and how its 'radically transparent' culture is misunderstoodYoutube with Andrew Ross SorkinRadical Candor: Why brutal honesty is tech's hottest management trendPeople Have Started Being Brutally Honest To Each Other At Workhttps://www.radicalcandor.com/HIGHLIGHTS1:45 Introduction of Ray Dalio and Kim Scott2:00 Brutal honesty and radical tramsparency3:38 Four key BridgeWater & Associates principles4:18 Principle #15:29 Principle #26:23 Principle #39:38 “Shit sandwich” definition10:25 Principle #412:45 Meetings are taped18:02 Kim Scott’s Radical Candor18:57 The Sheryl Sandberg story22:10 What happens if you avoid radical candor.22:17 Obnoxious aggression22:46 Manipulative insincerity23:20 Ruinous empathy26:32 Pushback on these theoriesLink to our listener survey and you may win a Surfing Corporate swag bag! ---> https://www.jotform.com/form/221787196861166       Our original theme song is by Chaliwa Music