Kim Scott

Silicon Valley

Co-Host at Radical Candor

Host at Radical Candor Podcast

Author of Radical Candor & Radical Respect.

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Articles

Google Whisk: Generate images using images as prompts, not text prompts | Product Hunt

3 weeks ago | producthunt.com | Kim Scott

Hi everyone!It's interesting to see how AI is evolving. While the raw capabilities and voice quality of AI are advancing incredibly fast, real-world value often comes down to something more fundamental: trust. We might believe an AI is capable, but we tend to place our trust in the experience and authority of proven human experts. A new experiment from Google Labs called Portraits builds on this exact concept.
Why I Stopped Calling People Difficult - and What I Do Instead

1 month ago | kimmalonescott.medium.com | Kim Scott

Welcome to the 100th edition of this newsletter! If you want to get more info, tips, and advice from the Radical Candor and Radical Respect teams, subscribe to our email newsletter at RadicalCandor.com/News. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my career — and one of the most common has been jumping to conclusions about other people’s intentions. It’s so tempting, when someone does something frustrating, to label them.
Why People Really Quit - And How Great Managers Make Them Want to Stay

1 month ago | kimmalonescott.medium.com | Kim Scott

From micromanaging to missing-in-action: How to become a thought partner your team actually wants to work withYou may have heard the saying: people don’t leave their jobs, they leave their managers. More specifically, they leave micromanagers and absentee managers. At Radical Candor, we call the practice of managers who have low, almost non-existent involvement in their team’s work absentee management.
When Praise Becomes a Problem: Spotting Manipulative Insincerity in People and AI

1 month ago | kimmalonescott.medium.com | Kim Scott

I once gave a pitch to a venture capitalist — let’s call him Billy — that went horribly wrong. I only got through about half of my presentation because Billy asked about a competitor I’d never even heard of. I got so flustered that I became totally incoherent for most of the rest of the meeting. The next day, Billy called me up and said how much he’d enjoyed the meeting. “Really?” I blurted out.
The Radical Candor Guide to Leading Through Uncertainty

1 month ago | kimmalonescott.medium.com | Kim Scott

Leaders are facing one of the most challenging environments in recent memory — navigating tariff shocks, inflation pressures, and the lingering effects of an uncertain economy. In times like these, it’s tempting to default to silence or sugarcoat hard truths. Economic pressure often brings out the worst in leadership. It’s tempting to retreat into a mode where you say what’s easiest, not what’s truest.
Move Fast, Break Things - And Be Accountable For It

2 months ago | kimmalonescott.medium.com | Kim Scott

What I learned about mistakes, power, and responsibility in tech. One of my favorite photos comes from a friend of mine who used to work at Facebook — the company that coined the phrase “move fast and break things.” The photo? A new sign that read: Slow down and fix your shit. That about sums up where we are. “Move fast and break things” has always struck me as sort of obnoxiously aggressive. At Google, we had a different phrase: launch and iterate.
Beyond Efficiency: Creating Organizations That Respect Human Dignity

2 months ago | kimmalonescott.medium.com | Kim Scott

Kim Scott·Follow4 min read·--I was at a startup that nobody had ever heard of, and they had to do layoffs. I agreed there was a good business case for layoffs — they were necessary — but they did it in the worst possible way. They hired this guy who I can only describe as a paid asshole. The CEO did not have the courage to come and have these conversations himself with everyone. This paid asshole didn’t know who anyone was, and he told people they were being laid off because they were no good.
Are You Dreaming Too Big?

Jun 22, 2024 | freakonomics.com | Kim Scott |Robert Nozick |Angela Duckworth |Mike Maughan

Episode Transcript MAUGHAN: I’m going to go do something completely crazy. * * *DUCKWORTH: I’m Angela Duckworth. MAUGHAN: I’m Mike Maughan. DUCKWORTH + MAUGHAN: And you’re listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show: is it unhealthy to have unrealistic dreams? DUCKWORTH: “I won the lottery.” “I got into every dental school I applied to.” “He likes me back.”* * *MAUGHAN: Angela, I’m excited today.
What is Radical Candor? Learn the Basic Principles In 6 Minutes

Mar 2, 2024 | kimmalonescott.medium.com | Kim Scott

It’s not brutal honestyWhat is Radical Candor? People often get confused about what Radical Candor really means. It’s not brutal honesty. Radical Candor really just means saying what you think while also giving a damn about the person you’re saying it to. Watch Radical Candor author and co-founder Kim Scott give the quick-and-dirty explanation below. What Is Radical Candor? Kim Scott Explains It in 6 MinutesYour entire working life you’ve been told to be professional.
Name Change: Radical Respect

Jan 22, 2024 | kimmalonescott.medium.com | Kim Scott

The paperback of Just Work is going to come out in May of 2024 under the name Radical Respect. There’s a lot that’s new besides the title. It’s been radically edited. Just Work came out in March 2021. Once I saw teams taking the book and putting it into practice in their organizations, I realized several things. A shorter book would be a better book. So I cut 40,000 words–Radical Respect is more than a third shorter. I reordered it so that it started with what leaders could do.