It's an Inside Job

Constructive Conflict, Difficult Conversations & Radical Candor. Amy Sandler: Chief Content Officer at Radical Candor & Mindful Coach

November 14, 2022 Jason Birkevold Liem Season 2 Episode 20
It's an Inside Job
Constructive Conflict, Difficult Conversations & Radical Candor. Amy Sandler: Chief Content Officer at Radical Candor & Mindful Coach
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​​Amy Sandler is the chief content officer at Radical Candor, where she is also a Candor Coach and host of the Radical Candor podcast. She’s trained tens of thousands of people across a spectrum of roles, including CEOs and leadership teams, mid-level and new managers, and individual contributors just starting on their career path.

An executive coach, corporate mindfulness trainer and professional speaker, Amy has more than 20 years of experience in senior roles including Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), Vistage and UCLA. She has an AB and MBA from Harvard University, an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA and was one of the first 30 certified teachers of the Search Inside Yourself leadership program developed at Google. Amy is featured on the Simple Habit and Unplug meditation mobile apps, has performed stand-up comedy, and walked on fire six times.

In this episode, Amy and I discuss the following questions and  topics:

  • How did you get started with your mindfulness  practice?
  • Could you speak about the search inside yourself mindfulness program from Google?
  • What are the advantages of being mindful?
  • How does that help build resilience?
  • What is Radical Candor?
  • How does the Radical Candor methodology help people at work?
  • How does it help in building psychological safety within a team?
  • How do we build feedback culture?
  • Why is a feedback culture is so important?
  • How does someone build the inner confidence to have a difficult conversation?
  • What is the importance of having a professional coach to help with leadership and performance?

REFERENCES:

It's an Inside Job Podcast S1 E20:
The Art & Science of Constructive Confrontation & Conversation

Radical Candor: How to Get What You Want by Saying What You Mean 

by Kim Scott           
            Hardcover
            Audiobook

Radical Candor is about caring personally and challenging directly, about soliciting criticism to improve your leadership and also providing guidance that helps others grow. It focuses on praise but doesn't shy away from criticism―to help you love your work and the people you work with.

Amy's contact information: 
Email:               amy@radicalcandor.com
Website:        www.radicalcandor.com
Facebook:      @RadicalCandor
Instagram:      @RadicalCandor
Twitter:            @RadicalCandor
LinkedIN:        @RadicalCandor

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