Tag Kim Scott

Care Personally, Challenge Directly: A Feedback Framework

build an honest feedback culture

Even with the right structure in place for feedback, what we say is often shaped by our gut sense of what good feedback sounds like. Most of us often get it wrong. This post — the second in the Building an Honest Feedback Culture — draws from Kim Scott's Radical Candor framework. We will see the two ideas at its core that lead to the four quadrants every leader should know. We will spot the trap most well-meaning leaders fall into. The framework makes us rethink what "caring" really means as a leader. A quick self-test at the end helps you spot the quadrant you live in most often.

The Servant Leadership Trap — And How to Avoid It

Serving is not the same as rescuing

When many physicians hear "servant leadership," a voice in their head says: I already give everything to my patients. Now I'm supposed to give everything to my team too? That voice isn't wrong to worry. Servant leadership, done poorly, will burn you out faster than any 80-hour clinical week ever did. This post is about that trap and how to avoid it.