If you've watched HBO's "Silicon Valley" or NBC's "The Office," you've seen several examples of obnoxious aggression and manipulative insecurity exhibited by leaders.
It almost goes without saying that actual managers shouldn't look to mimic Michael Scott, or the command-and-control culture dramatized on television.
Instead, leaders should strive for what former Apple and Google executive Kim Scott calls the radical candor approach, showing that you care personally while challenging directly.
"It's rare that we do both at the same time, especially with feedback at work, but really feedback in any part of your life," Scott said.
"At the core of radical candor is a good relationship between manager and employee, between peers, and up, down and sideways," she said.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Apple, Google, CNBC Senior Media, Tech
Locations:
San Francisco