Ready to love your job, crush your career goals, and become the kind of leader everyone actually wants to work with?
Welcome to the Radical Candor podcast, where you'll learn how to kick ass at work without losing your humanity. Host Amy Sandler and Radical Candor co-founders Kim Scott and Jason Rosoff to break down how you can Care Personally and Challenge Directly — the deceptively simple but powerful formula for building stronger teams, giving (and getting) better feedback, and leading with heart and clarity.
Each episode is packed with real talk, relatable stories, and actionable tips to help you do the best work of your life while building the best relationships of your career. Whether you’re a manager, a team player, or dreaming bigger for your future, this is the podcast that will change how you show up at work — and in life. P.S. Don’t forget to check out Kim Scott’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity! Want even more Radical Candor? Join the Radical Candor Community — free forever.
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Ready to love your job, crush your career goals, and become the kind of leader everyone actually wants to work with?
Welcome to the Radical Candor podcast, where you'll learn how to kick ass at work without losing your humanity. Host Amy Sandler and Radical Candor co-founders Kim Scott and Jason Rosoff to break down how you can Care Personally and Challenge Directly — the deceptively simple but powerful formula for building stronger teams, giving (and getting) better feedback, and leading with heart and clarity.
Each episode is packed with real talk, relatable stories, and actionable tips to help you do the best work of your life while building the best relationships of your career. Whether you’re a manager, a team player, or dreaming bigger for your future, this is the podcast that will change how you show up at work — and in life. P.S. Don’t forget to check out Kim Scott’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity! Want even more Radical Candor? Join the Radical Candor Community — free forever.
The Evil Translator & The Fundamental Attribution Error (Best of) 7 | 21
Radical Candor: Communication at Work
46 minutes
3 months ago
The Evil Translator & The Fundamental Attribution Error (Best of) 7 | 21
On this Best of episode of the Radical Candor podcast, Kim, Jason and Amy discuss how the fundamental attribution error makes us more likely to use personality attributes to explain someone else’s behavior rather than considering our own behavior or situational factors that were probably the real cause of the behavior. This is where the “not about personality” part of Radical Candor comes into play. Plus, Jason shares a hilarious (and painfully relatable) story about the “evil little translator” in his head that used to turn even well-meaning feedback into: 🗣️ “You’re terrible. You’re completely incompetent. It’s a miracle you tied your shoes this morning.” Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Tune in, laugh, and maybe rethink the way you hear feedback.
Get all of the show notes at RadicalCandor.com/podcast.
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Transcript
Beware The Fundamental Attribution Error: Radical Candor Podcast 5 | 8
6 Tips for Giving Helpful Feedback
Get to the CORE of Giving Radically Candid Feedback
Fundamental attribution error – Wikipedia
Fundamental Attribution Error: What It Is & How to Avoid It
Giving Feedback: 4 Ways To Avoid Personalizing It
Fundamental Attribution Error – The Decision Lab
The Three Components of Self-Compassion
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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Introduction
Amy, Kim, and Jason introduce the episode topic of the Fundamental Attribution Error.
(00:01:46) Humility Before Feedback
Why feedback opens the door to better understanding and solutions.
(00:04:50) The Empty Boat
A parable highlighting how misjudgments stem from our own triggers.
(00:07:59) Blame the System or the Person?
How systemic forces shape behavior more than we realize.
(00:09:05) Building Relationships to Overcome Bias
Whether relationships reduce our tendency to make assumptions.
(00:11:15) Reframing How We Give Feedback
How a simple language shift transforms conflict into connection.
(00:14:54) Feedback Without Personality Labels
How focusing on action makes feedback more impactful.
(00:16:12) The CORE (or CORN) Framework
Overview of a framework that makes feedback clear and actionable.
(00:18:33) Real-World Examples of CORE
An example of how CORE could have de-escalated a situation.
(00:22:24) CORE Keeps Feedback Focused
How CORE shifts feedback from past-focused to future-focused.
(00:27:01) Internal Critic and Self-Compassion
Unpacking how our harsh inner voice colors how we hear feedback.
(00:34:29) Managing Sensitive Team Members
How to support colleagues with self-doubt through clarity and care.
(00:36:12) From Furious to Curious
Alternatives to personality-based criticism to make feedback constructive.
(00:38:19) Radical Candor Tips
Practical, actionable tips for giving and receiving feedback with care.
(00:42:44) Conclusion
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Radical Candor: Communication at Work
Ready to love your job, crush your career goals, and become the kind of leader everyone actually wants to work with?
Welcome to the Radical Candor podcast, where you'll learn how to kick ass at work without losing your humanity. Host Amy Sandler and Radical Candor co-founders Kim Scott and Jason Rosoff to break down how you can Care Personally and Challenge Directly — the deceptively simple but powerful formula for building stronger teams, giving (and getting) better feedback, and leading with heart and clarity.
Each episode is packed with real talk, relatable stories, and actionable tips to help you do the best work of your life while building the best relationships of your career. Whether you’re a manager, a team player, or dreaming bigger for your future, this is the podcast that will change how you show up at work — and in life. P.S. Don’t forget to check out Kim Scott’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity! Want even more Radical Candor? Join the Radical Candor Community — free forever.
