Book of the Week: "Strong. Business rules for Netflix »- how to create a dream team
Books / / December 19, 2019
HR-manager of the entertainment giant is about how to attract the best in the business and get the best from them.
Netflix in 1997 entered the market as a provider of television services, and only six years began to create their own content, and soon became a major player in the entertainment industry. The staggering success of the company has been able to achieve thanks to its corporate culture.
A set of rules called "Freedom and Responsibility", which listed the company's goals and ways to achieve them, has become a guide for all employees.
Patty McCord Netflix worked for 14 years and has put a lot of effort to develop an internal code. After retiring, she has decided to share his experience in his book "The Strongest. Business rules for Netflix ». In it she describes how to create A team of professionalsWho work at peak performance. McCord reader does not waste time on motivational slogans and platitudes, and shows the concrete steps that have helped to create a Netflix competent HR-policy under her strict guidance.
Values and corporate culture are registered in many companies, but it does not always work. Often they are so beautiful words, because what to say and do - not the same thing. And in his book, Patty says exactly how to move from words to deeds.
First of all, it calls treat all employees like adults and independent people, who came to solve complex problems. A manager's job or manager - to create conditions for them and not to interfere. In this sphere of its activity ends.
He should listen to the employees, to delve into the essence of their complaints and to give correct criticismAimed at the tasks, rather than a person. But most importantly, the manager must prove by example that it is completely subordinated to the accepted rules and supports the company's culture.
Patty McCord, "The Strongest. Business rules for Netflix »Trust grows out of honest communication. Hearing half-truths, employees become cynical.
Another lesson that Patti learned, comes to creation. It is strongly recommended not to delegate the reception staff of the Agency, and do it yourself. Only to communicate with the applicant, asking questions and listening to him, you can understand a person will be useful or necessary to search further. Painstaking selection and full involvement in the process will give the best result.
The author emphasizes that the company - this is teamRather than family. Unlike the latter, the team can and should be changed to optimize the cut and that pulls down. In a rapidly changing modern world, you can not rely on what was true some time ago. Each team member must understand this and be on your guard.
"Strong. Business rules for Netflix »suitable for both staff HR-departments of large companies and just starting out in the business of small firms founders. The rules described McCord, working in a huge corporation, it is applicable to small start-ups. They describe primarily work with the people from whom and ultimately the success of any business.
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