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Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility

By: Patty McCord
Narrated by: Patty McCord, Alex Hyde White
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When it comes to recruiting, motivating, and creating great teams, Patty McCord says most companies have it all wrong. McCord helped create the unique and high-performing culture at Netflix, where she was chief talent officer. In her new book, Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility, she shares what she learned there and elsewhere in Silicon Valley.

McCord advocates practicing radical honesty in the workplace, saying good-bye to employees who don’t fit the company’s emerging needs, and motivating with challenging work, not promises, perks, and bonus plans. McCord argues that the old standbys of corporate HR—annual performance reviews, retention plans, employee empowerment and engagement programs—often end up being a colossal waste of time and resources. Her road-tested advice, offered with humor and irreverence, provides readers a different path for creating a culture of high performance and profitability.

Powerful will change how you think about work and the way a business should be run.

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Loved this audible and should have listened sooner. Will definitely be returning to this again and again.

Worth buying, well read, great content.

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Good advice, well narrated and not too full of waffle and padding, quite good, would recommend if your interested in the Netflix culture

Very interesting.

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Great book - very enjoyable. Short and to the point - which I much appreciate in a business book!

If you're interested in culture building within a company, this will be surely be helpful.

Fascinating and easy to absorb information

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A fantatic book that gives readers an insight into how a successful business is built. Freedom and responsibility is definitely culture I plan on implementing immediately into my business.

VERY INSIGHTFUL

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Patty McCord is a true breath of fresh air! The CO-CEO at the company I would for recommended this book and I’m so glad he did. Patty brings a unique perspective and take on culture. An excellent book that should be listened to or read, by all HR professionals.

Calling all HR Professionals!

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