Powerful
Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
by Patty McCord
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Pub Date Jan 09 2018 | Archive Date Mar 31 2018
Description
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.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781939714091 |
| PRICE | $26.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 228 |
Featured Reviews
Darren I, Media/Journalist
A rather nice find that may have been otherwise missed, since at first glance it could be yet another business-type book that promises the earth but leaves you wanting. Here is the personal story and brain dump of a former chief talent officer at Netflix, who helped create a high-performance culture at the company, as well as leaving her mark in many other Silicon Valley companies.
Despite it being a proactive, engaging read there was a certain humility in the author’s writing. Her ego was in check, a difficult task to manage when you are explaining what greatness you delivered and how you achieved it. Yet she lets the activities take the limelight – so it really can deliver quality information direct into your mind for (hopefully) later implementation and activity!
At the core of the author’s beliefs is ‘radical honesty’, particularly within the workplace. Eschewing a lot of the typical and traditional HR practices such as performance reviews and engagement programmes has also been a winning formula in the author’s experience. Daring to be different may have its reward and it can be delivered and experienced through the company’s performance as well as its internal dynamism and feel.
It is well-written and deceptively easy-to follow. You don’t even need to work within HR to benefit from the book. A lot of its insight can make even regular employees understand better the needs of a company and it may even lead to them trying to transition a stodgy, less reactive workplace to better things. It never hurts to try. The chapters are quite short but packed with a lot of power.
A great consulting companion wherever and whenever you get the chance, but be warned! There is a risk you’ll take a long sequential read due to its addictiveness.
Powerful, written by Patty McCord and published by Silicon Guild. ISBN 9781939714091. YYYYY
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Business, Leadership, Finance, Nonfiction (Adult)
