How to Map Your Perfect 60-Second Opener with the Radical Candor Compass

A step-by-step guide to starting difficult conversations with poise

When you’re facing a tricky moment with a vendor, contractor, client, or team member, your first 60 seconds can either build trust or trigger pushback. Make sure you choose your words wisely!

What You’ll Find Inside this Free Guide:

  • Master Your Opening: A step-by-step 60-Second Opener guide that helps you craft and rehearse a clear, confidence-boosting intro so you start every tough talk on the right foot.

  • Balance Care & Candor: The Radical Candor Grid visual tool shows you exactly how to dial up empathy without losing honesty, so your message lands in the high-care, high-challenge sweet spot.

  • Take Action Now: A simple 5-step roadmap (schedule your conversation, write your line, rehearse it, and follow up) designed to turn avoidance into accountability and tension into trust.

Tough talks can spiral in seconds, but that first minute is yours to command. Use the grid, polish your opener, and walk in with calm authority—you’ve totally got this.

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