How bosses can communicate with employees

Let's look at four options stemming from two central concepts: how much you care and how much you're willing to challenge your people.

If you look above, you've basically got four options via Kim Scott, who's worked at Google and Apple (she directly reported to Sheryl Sandberg at Google, it would appear). Her overall principle is called 'radical candor,' and much of how it works is outlined here. There are any number of four-quadrant ideas in American business -- here's an example of o…