Entrepreneur Voices on Strategic Management by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media Inc

Author:The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc.
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781613083789
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
Published: 2018-01-22T05:00:00+00:00

How Radical Candor Can Jump-Start Growth

The most valuable asset entrepreneurs have is their people, so it’s important to make the most of them. At Sapper Consulting, our team consists of people with varied backgrounds and experiences, and some of our best ideas have come from our “green” employees.

Radical candor helps these young and inexperienced employees grow much faster—it allows managers to correct problematic behaviors immediately. This, in turn, allows B players to grow into A players and A players to become all-stars. Even all-stars have room for improvement, and radical candor allows every employee to reach their full potential.

Employees also trust their team members more because they know if there’s something they can be doing better, someone will tell them—no more wondering where they stand or if they’re being kept in the dark. Our company’s employees are given the autonomy to make their own decisions because they know someone will inform them if they’re not doing their jobs properly.

While radical candor helps employees grow and gain trust, it can also be used to help leaders “fire fast.” When managers and employees are honest about feedback, it doesn’t take long for leaders to determine good cultural fits and bad ones.

Radical candor can have a profound effect on productivity and growth, but it needs to be implemented the right way to avoid negative results:

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