Radical Candor: Challenge Directly & Care Personally

Giving feedback can be challenging. We want to be honest and direct while also maintaining strong relationships and creating an environment where people feel respected and supported. Radical Candor provides a practical framework for balancing care and candor to make feedback conversations more effective.

In this interactive session, participants will explore the Radical Candor framework and the four approaches to giving feedback. They will practice recognizing how different approaches can impact conversations and learn how to structure feedback using the BWI (Behavior-Why-Impact) model. Through discussion, scenarios, and practice, participants will develop strategies for having more direct, respectful, and productive feedback conversations.

Participants will learn how to:

• Define Radical Candor and explain the principles behind the framework
• Diagnose the four quadrants of feedback and recognize how different approaches may impact a conversation
• Structure feedback using the BWI model
• Construct radically candid conversations that balance directness with care
• Apply Radical Candor strategies to everyday workplace conversations

You will benefit by:

• Building confidence in giving clear and direct feedback
• Gaining a practical framework for approaching challenging feedback conversations
• Increasing awareness of how your feedback approach may affect others
• Practicing how to deliver feedback while maintaining trust and respect
• Developing strategies for creating more open and productive feedback conversations