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Founder & CEO, Codewave Global | Fractional CTO, Tech Board Advisor & Keynote Speaker

🌟 How we turned ‘too nice’ into ‘truly kind’—and unlocked growth at Codewave 🚀 A few years ago at Codewave, we faced a unique challenge. As an organically grown company with lots of friends and referrals, we had a problem: Everyone was too nice to be honest. 🤝 What this looked like: - Friends couldn't give friends tough feedback - People stuck in same roles/capability levels for years - Performance issues buried under 'they're working long hours' - Org growth moving at a snail's pace 🐌 What we did? Teach friends that real friendship means caring enough to have tough conversations. What we learnt? - Separate friendship from professional feedback - Know the difference between 'nice' (avoiding truth) and 'kind' (speaking truth with care) ❤️ What we did: - Trained everyone on honest feedback (Check out Radical Candor by Kim Scott) - Made it okay to disagree in meetings - Started calling out problems early - Added this to new hire training Today at Codewave: - Friends help friends grow - Career progression is faster - Decisions are quicker - Org growth is better - Teams are actually happier High performance individuals are happier. 😊 Remember: Your real friends want you to grow. Sometimes that means having uncomfortable conversations. 👉 Have you ever faced the challenge of being 'too nice' at work? Share your story or thoughts in the comments! #WorkCulture #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #TeamDevelopment

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Vidhya Abhijith

Founder @Codewave.com | CII-PwC Top100, PMI Future50 | Head - Design Thinking

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People-first is not the same as ‘Emotion-first’, often this gets mistaken. Leading with compassion and yet being strategic is a fine balance. 🙌

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