In this episode we discuss: "Revolutionising Workplace Honesty: The Radical Candor Experiment". Our special guest is Ben Gateley, CEO at CharlieHR. Ben is an outspoken champion of positive workplace culture and is a passionate advocate for all things “people”. 

Bethany and I discuss the following:

• Praising publicly and criticising privately
• Giving criticism within 24 hours 
• Killing the “shit” sandwich
• What to do with moaning 
• The synergy between asking for feedback and giving feedback
• Coaching vs. Evaluation feedback
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We discuss the following with Ben:

• What made you decide to implement Radical Candor? 
• How did you implement Radical Candor? What were the learnings? 
• How do you now build and operationalise a strong culture of feedback? 
• What is the cultural difference between the UK and US styles? Why does it matter? 
• To what degree do values matter in developing a strong culture of feedback? 
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References: 

Ben’s podcast with Kim Scott: The Culture Ops Podcast: How do you build a culture where people “care personally” ?

Legal law firm for scaleups that Brandon used: Harper James

Biography: 

Ben is the CEO and co-founder of CharlieHR: an HR software used by thousands of small businesses worldwide. He has started and grown a number of successful companies since his teenage years — including BORN SOCIAL, one of the most successful social media agencies for challenger brands in the world.