Team Building Tip: Care AND Candor

Client Relationships| Professional Development| Leadership| Mindset

January 23, 2025•1 min read

Whether you’re leading a team or nurturing personal relationships, finding the balance between care and candor is essential. As leaders, this balance defines how we build trust, foster growth, and navigate challenges.

I love these insights from Dianna Kokoszka:

Caring without candor creates dysfunctional relationships.
Candor without caring creates distant relationships.
Caring with candor creates developing relationships.
Caring values the person, while candor values the person’s potential.
Caring defines a relationship, while candor directs it.
Caring should never suppress candor, and candor should never displace caring.

Striking this balance isn’t always easy, but it’s vital for growth. Caring establishes trust and connection, while candor provides the clarity and direction needed for development.

What stands out to you? Which of these reminders resonates most with you today? Reflect on your own journey as a leader and think about where you can lean into both care and candor to strengthen your relationships.

Seth Dailey

Seth is the Co-Founder of both The Dailey Group and Keller Williams Gateway in Baltimore, Maryland. He serves as the Operating Principal for the brokerage and as the team leader for The Dailey Group, which consistently helps over 150 families a year. Seth, a Montana native, is passionate about empowering leaders and teaching people to make smart financial moves. Prior to real estate, Seth held his CPA designation and worked as a mortgage lender before joining forces with his wife of 20 years, Alyce. Seth can usually be found at the nearest coffee shop with a personal growth book in hand while scribbling down his next great idea on the back of a napkin.

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