Kim Scott (Giving and Learning from Feedback, Radical Candor, and more!)
Great teachers must be skilled at giving feedback to their students, their peers, and their administration, and at the same time, they must be able to learn from the feedback that they receive from these groups. In this episode we discuss feedback and Radical Candor with New York Time's best selling author Kim Scott! You can find stories, advice, and instructional videos from Kim at radicalcandor.com/blog.
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Show Notes
Links & Show Notes (please note, some language bleeped using a horse sound)
Out of our heads and into the classroom: Feedback hacks from Ben & Becky (2:01)
Errors & Misconception videos (3:15)
Adaptive assessments with google forms (5:20) (Written Steps | Video)
Real-time feedback during performances (6:50)
Free up your time for face-to-face student conferences (8:55)
Video yourself (9:50)
Kim on the book, Radical Candor - how to be a good human being, parent, manager, leader (11:44)
What is Radical Candor? (13:18)
Mostly about collaboration
Care Personally & Challenge Directly
Ruinous Empathy (15:05) - ‘Bob’ Story (15:45)
Manipulative Insincerity (17:35) - “the desire to be liked is the path to hell for a leader.”
Radical Candor in student-teacher relationships (19:53)
“It’s not mean, it’s clear” story (21:45)
Order of Operations in Radical Candor
Be willing to solicit feedback first (23:50)
Focus on the good stuff. Give praise first - focus on success (25:00)
Offer criticism (28:20)
Feedback is a gift -
Be Humble (you may not be right) (29:23)
That’s why it’s called ‘candor’ and not ‘truth’. You may be wrong.
Be helpful (31:00)
Do it immediately (32:53)
Do it in person (33:10)
80% of communication is nonverbal
Respond to their reaction
What does this look like when it’s done successfully? (35:15)
Situation - Behavior - Impact (not about personality traits)
How do we get better at receiving and learning from the feedback we receive
- First practice asking for feedback. “What could I do or stop doing that would make it easier to work with me?” - What’s your go-to question? (40:00)
- Embrace the discomfort. Don’t get defensive. “Listen with the intent to understand, not to respond.” (41:49)
- Reward the candor. Publically. (45:25)
Coaching in Kim Scott’s life (47:15)
Rapid Fire (48:50)
Billboard: Radical Candor framework in congress
New belief, behavior, or habit: Getting good sleep
Kim thanks teachers (51:15)
Kim’s novel, The Measurement Problem
To learn more:
Kim’s Podcast
Radicalcandor.com
@kimballscott | @candor
Takeaways: (52:48)
Don’t take it personally - Kim Scott video demonstrating this with her sister
“It’s not mean, it’s clear”
Science of Success podcast, episode with Adam Grant
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