Radical Candor is a management philosophy based on the idea of "caring personally while challenging directly". It is a feedback approach that involves giving both praise and criticism, and it is not the same as brutal honesty or radical transparency. Radical Candor is about saying what you think while also giving a damn about the person youre saying it to. It is a way of providing feedback that is kind, clear, specific, and sincere. The concept was introduced by Kim Malone Scott, a former executive at Apple and Google, in her book "Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity". The book outlines a compass for candid conversations and defines four behaviors that managers fall into when giving feedback. Radical Candor is a trademark of Radical Candor, LLC. The approach can be hard to put into practice, so the company has developed a simple feedback framework to guide conversations. The Radical Candor framework involves two dimensions: "care personally" and "challenge directly". The goal is to move from a command-and-control culture to one of collaboration. Radical Candor feedback coaching and consulting are available to help companies of all sizes catalyze and reinforce a feedback culture.