Powerful
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Named by The Washington Post as one of the 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018When 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. Review: Awesome read. - Turns an abstract subject like culture building into concrete steps. Culture is how strategy gets executed. Strongly recommend that you read it Review: Like a breath of fresh air - I really liked this book - a lot! Most of the 'building teams' books are about communication, empathy, culture and so on. While Patty does cover all of these - she is also brutally honest about the realities of running a business. For instance, she says that 'We don't consider our employees as family but more like a sports team'. A sports team is always bringing in new talent and culling team mates who can't keep up! It's so rare to read a sentence like this in a book about building a culture. I also really liked her take on cultural artifacts (you know - the kegs, massages, etc.) and how they don't make employees work harder or be more committed to the organization. The only reason I didn't give a 5 star is that most of the book is about Netflix - granted a great organization but right way to build a team is so contextual that lessons from Netflix or other start ups (which are inherently disruptive - and so have a compelling vision) may not be applicable to other industries or companies. But a great read nevertheless.
| Best Sellers Rank | #277,983 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,059 in Self-Help for the Workplace #4,090 in Self-Help for Success #4,571 in Economics Books |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,768 Reviews |
A**I
Awesome read.
Turns an abstract subject like culture building into concrete steps. Culture is how strategy gets executed. Strongly recommend that you read it
M**R
Like a breath of fresh air
I really liked this book - a lot! Most of the 'building teams' books are about communication, empathy, culture and so on. While Patty does cover all of these - she is also brutally honest about the realities of running a business. For instance, she says that 'We don't consider our employees as family but more like a sports team'. A sports team is always bringing in new talent and culling team mates who can't keep up! It's so rare to read a sentence like this in a book about building a culture. I also really liked her take on cultural artifacts (you know - the kegs, massages, etc.) and how they don't make employees work harder or be more committed to the organization. The only reason I didn't give a 5 star is that most of the book is about Netflix - granted a great organization but right way to build a team is so contextual that lessons from Netflix or other start ups (which are inherently disruptive - and so have a compelling vision) may not be applicable to other industries or companies. But a great read nevertheless.
A**R
Good read!
Good read for organisations that need some direction to set their culture and values
C**R
Good read
Good book to read and understand the mind of radical transformation leader in a company like netflix.
T**A
Crisp and clear
Refreshing view on how to build team, culture and the business. Lot of things will be different and difficult to follow as they question the traditional way
D**1
Good
A Good book with lots of things to learn in phases
H**L
Great read
Great read on Netflix culture
R**A
Five Stars
Wonderful book with lots of pictures and questions
A**A
Disrupção no's Talentos Humanos
Na minha de Organização Exponencial e Reinventando as Organizações, esse é um livro indispensável para o gestor do século XXI, independente se trabalha em uma startup ou não. O modelo Netflix de gestão de pessoas é validado e pode ser adaptado em várias esferas.
A**H
freedom and responsability
La cultura corporativa de Neflix es de las más importantes de Silicon Valley y posiblemente del mundo, su "culture deck" tiene miles de descargas, con una premisa en realidad muy simple: la empresa como equipo de élite. En el Culture Deck y en diferentes artículos de google se profundiza en esto, pero aquí McCord, la autora intelectual del tema (junto a Reed Hastings) profundiza un poco más en sus métodos y visiones. Es tan simple de entender que asusta, el caso es saber llevarlo a cabo
K**R
Loved it
Excellent read for people looking for new ways to work with people. Loved how stories from the author are weaves into the book.
R**M
Good book
Good book esp for a new HR perspective.
M**A
Valiosísimo
Dirijo una pequeña empresa de desarrollo de software, estamos creciendo. Este libro llegó a mis manos en el momento indicado. Es muy interesante conocer el punto de vista de alguien que estuvo dentro de una de las empresas más emblemáticas de los últimos 10 años. Para mí no tiene desperdicio todo el contenido del libro, obviamente hay que ser capaces de distinguir los momentos en que se pueden aplicar sus recomendaciones, conocer el estado actual de la empresa por que no todo es para todos. Es una ventana para entender por qué Netflix es lo que es.
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