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Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility

By: Patty McCord
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Summary

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.

©2017 Patty McCord (P)2017 Missionday

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Short. Packed with thought provoking goodness

Patty has done. If culture is the strategy of the way we work, Patty is Silicon Valley's Sun Tzu.

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Loved it!

Loved this book! Eye opening and many Agh-Huh moments. The examples are very relatable. HR advice for fast moving, competitive businesses of today. Mother-Hen HR is no more!

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sublime

i recall listening 2 years ago, was quite revealing.
now I am actually in a company that puts lots of emphasis on culture.
will re listen to it for sure

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VERY INSIGHTFUL

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.

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Wonderful insights

Into what powers Netflix, its people.
At just under 5 hours packed with guidance on motivating a startup crew through IPO and beyond. I plan re-listen in case I missed anything, Patty’s delivery adds an extra dimension.
Recommended for people managers aspiring to lead, not manage. Thanks Patty !!

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Calling all HR Professionals!

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.

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read it if you like people management and agility

I really enjoyed going through this book as my business professor recommended it to me a while ago. It gave a really interesting insight on Netflix's organisation and what made it so successful in recent years! Patty did an amazing job in telling the stories from her experience in Netflix. Now I realise how challenging strategy change for business growth is. Patty gives lots of useful tips for managing HR with honesty!

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easy read and insightful

it's a good read. writer's approach is different from other traditional thinkers and yet effective.. enjoyed it and learnt new lessons...

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Great read

Really enjoyed this book. One that gets you thinking and motivated to do something about it!

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Different perspective

I'm familiar with the Netflix culture so this was a bit of a slow burner (first 3 chapters.) However, the HR angle on hiring and building a great sports teams was really insightful and made me question numerous assumptions.

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