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6 in 10 employees are hesitant to speak up at work, says survey: 'People are afraid to say the truth'

Cnbc · · 865 words · By Sophie Caldwell
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“A majority of workers are reluctant to speak up about concerns at work, according to a new survey from executive coaching company Radical Candor.”
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The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions of 'radical' and general information about the book 'Radical Candor', but contains no mention of a specific new survey regarding workers' reluctance to speak up.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Erin Meyer (born August 22, 1971) is an American author and professor at INSEAD Business School, based in Fontainebleau, France. She is most known for writing the 2014 book, The Culture Map: Breaking…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Meyer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity is a business leadership book written by former Apple and Google executive Kim Malone Scott. In the book, Scott defines the term radical…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_Candor
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Radical honesty is the practice of complete honesty without telling even white lies. The phrase was trademarked in 1997 as a technique and self-improvement program based on the 1996 bestselling book R…
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“The findings are based on a survey of 600 U.S. employees, including HR staff, managers, executives and individual contributors, conducted between Feb. 24 and Mar. 30.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), nicknamed "The Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States attorney general from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Pa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that upheld the exclusion of people of Japanese descent from the West Coast Military Area durin…
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“45.8% of executives surveyed said that a lack of honest feedback is their primary concern.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Erin Meyer (born August 22, 1971) is an American author and professor at INSEAD Business School, based in Fontainebleau, France. She is most known for writing the 2014 book, The Culture Map: Breaking…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Meyer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity is a business leadership book written by former Apple and Google executive Kim Malone Scott. In the book, Scott defines the term radical…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_Candor
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Radical honesty is the practice of complete honesty without telling even white lies. The phrase was trademarked in 1997 as a technique and self-improvement program based on the 1996 bestselling book R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_honesty
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“Among individual contributors, 45.2% report that psychological safety and trust is their top workplace concern”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Erin Meyer (born August 22, 1971) is an American author and professor at INSEAD Business School, based in Fontainebleau, France. She is most known for writing the 2014 book, The Culture Map: Breaking…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Meyer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity is a business leadership book written by former Apple and Google executive Kim Malone Scott. In the book, Scott defines the term radical…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_Candor
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Radical honesty is the practice of complete honesty without telling even white lies. The phrase was trademarked in 1997 as a technique and self-improvement program based on the 1996 bestselling book R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_honesty
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“61.3% say that they often observe people staying silent when they have differing opinions.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anti-Chinese sentiment or Sinophobia is prejudice, hatred, hostility, and discrimination that is directed towards Chinese people or Chinese culture. It is frequently directed at Chinese minorities whi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth year…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Remote work is the practice of working at or from one's home or another space rather than from an office or workplace. The practice of working at home has been documented for centuries, but remote wor…
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“Over 70% of managers said in the survey they "rarely" or "never" had opportunities to practice giving feedback before stepping into leadership roles.”
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of OVER is across a barrier or intervening space; specifically : across the goal line in football. How to use over in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over
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web search NEUTRAL — Over is related to the German word über, meaning "above," like putting one piece of paper over another, or a ruling over your school, you popular person. Over can describe a distant position: your pho…
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web search NEUTRAL — We use over as a preposition and an adverb to refer to something at a higher position than something else, sometimes involving movement from one side to another: …
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/over
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“Over half of individual contributors report that feedback and coaching "rarely" or "never" happen in their organization, according to the survey.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Radical Candor requires a balance of two dimensions: Caring Personally and Challenging Directly. A two-minute conversation that identifies a problem early can prevent a two-month spiral of confusion.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/feedback-paradox-why-most-per…
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web search NEUTRAL — Radical Candor: When you provide honest guidance with care, which involves a mix of praise and criticism. ** Kim made the helpful disclaimer that the quadrants are not meant to be personality traits, …
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web search NEUTRAL — Radical Candor: This means giving direct, honest feedback while showing genuine care for the recipient. It balances challenging directly with caring personally, fostering open communication and trust …
https://www.nbforum.com/newsroom/blog/kim-scott-fostering-co…
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“Almost 62% of all respondents say that feedback they do get is "too vague" or avoids addressing real issues.”
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The evidence provided consists solely of dictionary definitions for the word 'approximately' and contains no survey data.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of APPROXIMATELY is in an approximate manner —used to indicate that a stated number, amount, or value is an approximation. How to use approximately in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approximately
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web search NEUTRAL — Get a quick, free translation! APPROXIMATELY definition: 1. close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time: 2. close to a…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/approxim…
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web search NEUTRAL — Approximately is close to a particular time, measurement, or number — but it's not exact. If you plan to meet a friend at approximately 2:00, it will be okay if you are a bit early or late.
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/approximately
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“A 2024 survey from Textio, an AI-powered HR software platform, found that employees who receive low-quality feedback are 63% more likely to quit within the next 12 months.”
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“All survey respondents ranked "human skills" such as "creating clarity and alignment" (62.1%), "coaching and developing people" (61.5%) and "caring about people and relationships" (43.7%) as more important in the AI era than technical or functional expertise (8%).”
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No evidence was found after searching for the specific rankings of human skills versus technical expertise in the AI era from a Radical Candor survey.
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“57.5% of executives admit that they're underinvesting in people development”
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“76.3% of workers say they've noticed the same [underinvestment in people development].”
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“Christine Cruzvergara, the chief education strategist officer at early-career job platform Handshake, told CNBC Make It in 2025 that she asks each of her direct reports five key questions during their first meeting to build trust and rapport”
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