Radical Candor: Communication at Work

Ready to love your job, crush your career goals, and become the kind of leader everyone actually wants to work with?

Welcome to the Radical Candor podcast, where you'll learn how to kick ass at work without losing your humanity. Host Amy Sandler and Radical Candor co-founders Kim Scott and Jason Rosoff to break down how you can Care Personally and Challenge Directly — the deceptively simple but powerful formula for building stronger teams, giving (and getting) better feedback, and leading with heart and clarity.

Each episode is packed with real talk, relatable stories, and actionable tips to help you do the best work of your life while building the best relationships of your career. Whether you’re a manager, a team player, or dreaming bigger for your future, this is the podcast that will change how you show up at work — and in life. P.S. Don’t forget to check out Kim Scott’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity! Want even more Radical Candor? Join the Radical Candor Community — free forever.

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Why We All Need a Curiosity Check With Jeff Wet...
Learn how a simple “curiosity check” can make tough conversations clearer, kinder, and more connected.
43 min
27
How to Be Remarkable: Growth, Grit, and Grace w...
Being remarkable isn’t about titles—it’s about the choices you make every day.
61 min
28
Why Knowing Your Core Values Makes You a Better...
Discover how defining your core values can become the compass that keeps your leadership, and your life, on course.
51 min
29
What It Takes to Grow: Radical Candor Meets Hol...
What Hollywood can teach us about Radical Candor, creativity, and giant pumpkins.
56 min
30
Are Flat Organizations More Efficient? Kim and ...
Why true innovation and collaboration thrive on thoughtful hierarchy, not fewer layers.
39 min
31
The Cult of The Credo: How a Beloved Brand Betr...
Behind Johnson & Johnson’s famous “Credo” lies a story of trust betrayed.
66 min
32
The Billion-Dollar Cost of Bad Meetings 7 | 35
Turn unproductive meetings into meaningful conversations that build trust, deepen relationships, and get results.
42 min
33
I Messed Up at Work: How to Recover from a Majo...
We’ve all made mistakes at work—but what you do next matters most.
42 min
34
What Founders Need to Know About Feedback and C...
How to build a startup team that grows with you—right from your first hire.
39 min
35
Managing Managers: How to Navigate the Jump fro...
What do you do when you suddenly have to manage managers?
43 min
36
A Framework for Communicating Hard News (That A...
A practical guide to communicating change with compassion, clarity, and Radical Candor.
41 min
37
Habit or Ritual: What's Driving Your Day? 7 | 30
Rituals might be the secret sauce your team’s been missing.
41 min
38
From Complaining to Collaboration: Shifting 1:1...
How do you lead a team that’s stuck in a cycle of complaining, resistance, and zero momentum?
33 min
39
Kim vs. Kim: Human vs. AI on Workplace Cultural...
When overwork feels normal, maybe the culture’s the problem. IRL Kim & AI Kim hash it out.
44 min
40
Humanizing AI: Meet the Kim Scott Google Portra...
What if your favorite leadership coach could live in your pocket—and call you out when you're being ruinously empathetic?
40 min
41
Andrew Palmer: How to Lead Without Losing Your ...
Leading with honesty, clarity, and connection—without losing your mind (or your team).
40 min
42
Navigating the Nuances of Tone in Feedback 7 | 25
How do you call out someone's tone without it turning into a showdown?
42 min
43
Becoming a Not-So-Secretly Candid Leader with C...
When a pub chat turns into a lesson on leading with Radical Candor in the music industry.
43 min
44
What Real Inclusion Looks Like at Work When You...
What it really takes to be out, seen, and safe in the workplace.
57 min
45
Leading Through Chaos With Stephanie Chung 7 | 22
Stephanie Chung on why the best leaders ditch the script and lean into the awkward, honest stuff.
48 min
46
The Evil Translator & The Fundamental Attributi...
Why blaming personality kills feedback—and how CORE can save the day.
43 min
47
Finding One More Molecule of Hope with Debbie M...
Debbie Millman gets candid about failure, feedback, and finding hope in the garden.
46 min
48
I'm the 'Cool' Boss and It's Not Working 7 | 19
A Wake-Up Call to Chill Managers On Embracing Accountability
34 min
49
Returning to the Office & Remembering Why We L...
Back-to-office is back—and it’s messier, weirder, and more pointless than ever.
40 min
50
The Cost of the Move-Fast-Break-Things Mentalit...
When speed becomes the goal, accountability gets left in the dust.
44 min