8 Lessons on Building a Company People Enjoy Working for (Patty McCord) Patty McCord always wanted to be an HR professional, to speak the language of management — but after her decades-long career in HR, including a 14-year stint as Netflix’s chief talent...
Most companies operate on a set of policies: mandated vacation days, travel guidelines, standard work hours, annual goals. But what happens when a company looks less to control and more to trust? Patty McCord, the iconic former chief talent officer at Netflix, shares...
As California Gov. Jerry Brown ponders whether to sign a landmark bill that would make the state the first in the nation to require more women in boardrooms, he will weigh reams of evidence that point to the benefits of such inclusion. Brown will also have to consider...
The Gotham Gal and I got to see Patty McCord give a talk a few months ago and I was blown away by her pragmatic, no-nonsense, calling out bullshit approach to managing people. Patty helped Netflix build their culture and left about six years ago to advise companies,...
Many companies believe that “culture” is something written down into a document; and once it’s there, in black and white, it’s done. However, if the company and its employees don’t walk the walk and live their culture daily, it’s a useless piece of paper. People also...
Patty McCord spent years as an executive at Netflix, where she was responsible for reimagining office culture and disrupting best practices. Her latest book is called “Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility.” McCord offers her Brief but Spectacular...
