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How to Be Radically Candid: Q&A with Kim Scott, Part 1
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How to Be Radically Candid: Q&A with Kim Scott, Part 2
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5 Sneaky Tips for Sending Cards and Gifts
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5 Ways to Manage Your Child's First Crush
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Negotiate More Money with These Simple Tricks
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How to Deal with Coworkers Who Complain
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6 Productive Alternatives to Privilege-Checking
It is a sad but unavoidable fact of life that people with unearned advantages give little sign of realizing that they were born with an edge. Whether willfully or inadvertently, those who’ve had it...
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7 Signs It's Time to Let Go of a Friendship
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I’ve been doing executive coaching for a long time. That’s where I work with an executive to help them navigate tricky problems, develop stronger leadership skills, understand their business better,...
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Get-it-done Guy: Today I'm here with Kim Scott, founder and CEO of Candor Inc, and author. Her latest, Radical Candor, is a guide to compassionately productive management and relationships. Kim,...
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