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It is not a useful guide for leaders who are responsible to ensure the desired culture and a suitable style (Radical Candor probably addresses that more comprehensively and rigorously. I have not read the book, only articles/interviews a while ago) 6/15
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So in a startup with a relatively close-knit team someone who is the lone diplomatic speaker may be seen as counterproductive and called those names like chameleon. May also apply in a change/innovation situation in a large org 7/15
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In a sensitive customer escalation meeting, a gentle hint that allows a honcho to save face and modify their stand may be a graceful coup achieved by tactful speech 8/15
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In a place like the one Ray Dalio describes having built at his firm, straight talk is efficient and seen by all as true candor 9/15
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Straight talk can get you labelled as naïve or attacked as a loose cannon in an toxic backstabbing environment. Note that a bully leader or someone with more power doing it is different, we are dealing with broad guidance based on situational parameters 10/15
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A couple of thoughts not explored either to refine this or identify faults are below. More are welcome from you 11/15
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I wrote the adjectives first after making the axes and quadrants, then tried to provide example situations or environments. Unlike the axes and adjectives that have opposites across the axis on either side, the environments are not opposites of each other 12/15
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From this 2X2 one cannot derive guidance for the environment that is the opposite of the depicted one. Secondly the various combinations of BAU/change and cultural factors have not been thoroughly thought through 13/15
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Leader style and behaviors have a huge impact. Plus real teams always have special characters such as a loud naysayer who is not countered, silent fence-sitters, blunt talkers who have earned that privilege through some past accomplishment 14/15
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Finally conversation styles driven by personality characteristics make any advice and tips difficult for some people to apply. That's all for now. Thanks for reading. 15/15
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