Real as Feedback Podcast

Welcome to Real as Feedback—a podcast hosted by Jackye Clayton, Kim Scott, and Kieran Snyder. In each episode, we share real workplace stories and offer practical tips on how to prevent bias, prejudice, and bullying from showing up in performance reviews and feedback.

Spoiler Alert: If you've ever received absurd feedback in the workplace—you're not alone.

Listen in every other Tuesday to learn from the experiences of others and feel empowered to steer crucial conversations as you navigate throughout your career.

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Oct. 3, 2023

Research Shows Poor Performance Feedback Drives Attrition

In the final episode of Season 1, the Real As Feedback team discusses Textio's 2023 performance feedback research. Women and people of color continue to receive the least helpful feedback in the workplace, and low-quality fe…

Sept. 19, 2023

Fostering Inclusive Communities ft. Kham Ward

Founder and CEO of BLK Men in Tech, Kham Ward, joins the podcast this week. Kham and the hosts talk about creating inclusive environments in the workplace and how feedback and bias can impact underrepresented voices in tech.…

Sept. 5, 2023

Addressing Discrimination in the Workplace ft. Aubrey Blanche-Sarellano

Senior Director of People Operations & Strategic Programs at Culture Amp and CEO of Mathpath Aubrey Blanche-Sarellano joins the podcast this week. Aubrey and the hosts discuss discrimination against transgender employees in …

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About the Hosts

Kieran Snyder

Co-Founder and CEO at Textio

Kieran Snyder (she/her) is the co-founder and CEO of Textio. She's spent the last decade creating the world’s most impactful language products at Microsoft and Amazon. Kieran is a world-renowned expert on language and bias at work, and her writing has appeared in Fortune, The New York Times, Slate, and the Washington Post.

Kim Scott

Author of Just Work and Radical Candor

Kim Scott (she/her) is the author of Just Work and Radical Candor and co-founder of the Just Work and Radical Candor companies. Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and other tech companies. She was a member of the faculty at Apple University and before that led AdSense, YouTube, and DoubleClick teams at Google.

Jackye Clayton

VP of Talent Acquisition and DEIB at Textio

Jackye (she/her) is an acclaimed thought leader and inspirational speaker on recruiting and DEIB topics. She brings years of experience recruiting across a variety of industries including tech, HR, legal, and finance. In her role as VP of Talent Acquisition and DEIB, she leads all related work at Textio, provides critical expertise to customers, and serves as a leading voice in the products Textio creates for the broader ecosystem.