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What are the Radical Candor <\/em>quadrants? What does each category mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are four Radical Candor <\/em>quadrants: ruinous empathy<\/a>, manipulative insincerity<\/a>, obnoxious aggression, and radical candor. Each category is based on whether or not a person challenges directly and whether or not they care personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to better understand the Radical Candor<\/em> quadrants and what they mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Radical Candor <\/em>Quadrants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The second step toward creating a radically candid culture is improving the type of guidance you\u2019re giving. As a boss, your guidance can fall into one of four Radical Candor <\/em>quadrants along the axes of caring personally<\/em> and challenging directly<\/em>: \u201cobnoxious aggression,\u201d \u201cmanipulative insincerity,\u201d \u201cruinous empathy,\u201d and radical candor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/td>Not Challenging Directly<\/strong><\/td>Challenging Directly<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Caring Personally<\/strong><\/td>Ruinous Empathy<\/td>Radical Candor<\/td><\/tr>
Not Caring Personally<\/strong><\/td>Manipulative Insincerity<\/td>Obnoxious Aggression<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll first discuss the first three Radical Candor <\/em>quadrants and how too much or too little caring and challenging can drive bad feedback, and then look at how radically candid feedback effectively balances both of these components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obnoxious Aggression<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Obnoxious aggression happens when you challenge directly without caring personally. Bosses who fall into the obnoxious aggression quadrant give feedback that is based in humiliating and holding power over people. Obnoxious aggression isn\u2019t necessarily good<\/em>, but if you\u2019re going to be in any quadrant outside radical candor, this is the one to be in\u2014if you\u2019re challenging people, at least you are making an attempt to help them improve, and the rest of your team won\u2019t have to pick up their slack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praise from a place of obnoxious aggression<\/strong> is usually characterized by empty compliments and regurgitated information\u2014it\u2019s clear that there\u2019s no care behind your words. If your employee tells you about her weekend, but you don\u2019t really care what she did, you might respond with a generic, \u201cWow, sounds cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criticism from a place of obnoxious aggression<\/strong> is usually arrogant, personal, and meant to be humiliating. Often, the criticizer makes assumptions about the recipient. For example, if your employee sends a messy proposal to the team, you might hit Reply All to say, \u201cThis proposal is a mess. I can\u2019t believe how many typos you missed. I know some of your work can be subpar, but this is something else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manipulative Insincerity <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Of the four Radical Candor <\/em>quadrants, this is the one that doesn’t meet either characteristic. Manipulative insincerity happens when you don\u2019t care about your employees, but do<\/em> care about how they perceive you, so you avoid challenges and disagreements, which might make them feel negatively about you. There\u2019s no real guidance in an environment led by manipulative insincerity, because there\u2019s never any honest, actionable feedback given. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praise from a place of manipulative insincerity<\/strong> is usually in the form of a false apology, made just to avoid uncomfortable conversations. If your employee confronts you, saying, \u201cYou said my proposal isn\u2019t clarified enough for the debate. That really bothered me,\u201d manipulative insincerity will push you to duck out of the discomfort of disagreement. Instead of explaining your perspective, you might say, \u201cWell, you know the project best and if you think it\u2019s ready, I agree. Sorry for doubting you.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criticism from a place of manipulative insincerity<\/strong> is often too nice and dishonest, stemming from your fear of how you\u2019ll be perceived if you challenge your employee or give negative feedback. Instead of honestly telling an employee her proposal is weak, you might say, \u201cMaybe this proposal needs to be refined a bit, but of course, you know the project better than I do, so you can make that call. Overall it looks really great!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruinous Empathy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ruinous empathy happens when you care very much about your employees, to the point that you\u2019re too afraid to challenge them at all. This fear drives you to focus on being polite and letting everyone avoid uncomfortable situations, rather than giving and soliciting sincere feedback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praise from a place of ruinous empathy<\/strong> is not specific, and only scratches the surface of the situation. If your employee gives a presentation that went well, you might encourage them with a simple, \u201cGreat presentation today! It went absolutely perfectly.\u201d You don\u2019t name particular points that went especially well for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criticism from a place of ruinous empathy<\/strong>, if there is any<\/em>, is insincere or far too nice\u2014it often doesn\u2019t sound like criticism at all. Imagine your employee\u2019s presentation didn\u2019t go well. It was confusing and left everyone with a number of questions at the end. Instead of addressing the problem, you might gloss over it by saying, \u201cGreat presentation! There were so<\/em> many questions at the end, but you fielded them well.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radical Candor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Of the four Radical Candor <\/em>quadrants, this is the one you need to be in. Radical candor\u2019s components of caring personally and challenging directly are essential to giving good, sincere feedback\u2014which naturally contributes to trusting relationships with your reports. Radically candid guidance usually includes both praise and <\/em>criticism together in order to demonstrate that you care enough to want to boost your employee\u2019s confidence, and that you care enough to show them the ways they can be better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praise from a place of radical candor<\/strong> is very specific to the recipient\u2014when you\u2019re acting with radical candor, you should be attuned to how your praise is landing with your recipient and be prepared to change it if it\u2019s not quite right. For example, imagine that you have an obvious dislike for dogs and say to your employee, \u201cI think it\u2019s really cool that you foster dogs.\u201d Your praise will feel insincere and forced. Instead, try praise such as, \u201cI admire how much work you put into training your foster dogs and matching them to the right homes. You\u2019re so driven at work as well, so it\u2019s not surprising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criticism from a place of radical candor<\/strong> is always sincere, and is given both when things go poorly and when things go well. For example, Sheryl Sandberg once gave Scott radically candid feedback about her speaking style at Facebook. After a stellar presentation, she pulled Scott aside to talk. She started with praise for Scott\u2019s persuasion skills, and then noted that Scott used the word \u201cum\u201d too much. She frankly explained that overuse of \u201cum\u201d was undermining Scott\u2019s credibility, and set her up with a speech therapist to address the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s important to note that no one<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>acts with radical candor 100% of the time\u2014you\u2019ll likely fluctuate between guidance styles several times just in the span of one day<\/strong>. But, you should keep tabs on your guidance style and know if you\u2019re acting out of line with radical candor more often than not. Here\u2019s a thought exercise that can help you consider which guidance style you fall under most of the time: think honestly about what your reaction would be if you saw a colleague with their fly down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Would you announce it to them in front of everyone, in hopes of getting a laugh? This behavior aligns with obnoxious aggression. <\/li>
  • Would you point it out to someone else, in hopes that they would take charge in notifying your colleague of the issue? This behavior aligns with manipulative insincerity. <\/li>
  • Would you say nothing at all, hoping they\u2019d notice on their own eventually? This behavior aligns with ruinous empathy. <\/li>
  • Would you pull them aside and discreetly tell them? This behavior aligns with radical candor. <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    What are the Radical Candor quadrants? What does each category mean? There are four Radical Candor quadrants: ruinous empathy, manipulative insincerity, obnoxious aggression, and radical candor. Each category is based on whether or not a person challenges directly and whether or not they care personally. 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