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Colin Murphy is the CIO of KnowBe4 in Clearwater and one of this year's CIO of the Year honorees. How did you fall in love with technology, or at least realize you wanted to make tech your career? I fell in love with technology at a very young age. It started when I...

Patty McCord, the H.R. executive who helped craft that vaunted culture deck, became a corporate celebrity; she's still dining out on the speaker ... More Netflix employee cuts are coming, and soon. That’s the latest word from sources at the company, which has been...

This is the weekly Careers newsletter. If you’re reading this on the web or someone forwarded this e-mail newsletter to you, you can sign up for Globe Careers and all Globe newsletters here. Radhika Panjwani is a former journalist from Toronto and a blogger. When...

Self-reflection is important for companies and individuals, says Netflix’s former head of people Patty McCord.There’s more than a sliver of truth in the old adage you can only manage what you can measure. When it comes to making any form of change, it helps to know...

This is one of a series of interviews by Bloomberg Opinion columnists on how to solve the world’s most pressing policy challenges. It has been edited for length and clarity.Sarah Green Carmichael:   With the pandemic subsiding in the U.S., the great workplace...

Subscribe to How To! on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher for the full episode.  Dealing with a difficult manager is the worst. How do you improve your relationship without questioning their authority? How do you solve problems without sounding like you’re...

About three years ago, Reed Hastings set out to answer a question that had bedeviled Hollywood for the past decade: How did a small DVD-by-mail company build the most popular TV service in the world? Hastings, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Netflix...

About three years ago, Reed Hastings set out to answer a question that had bedeviled Hollywood for the past decade: How did a small DVD-by-mail company build the most popular TV service in the world? Hastings, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Netflix...

Highspot, the sales enablement platform that makes every customer conversation count, announced the company's inaugural global user conference, Highspot Spark 2020, will take place on October 7–8. The virtual event will bring together sales, marketing, and enablement...

As work from home becomes the reality for companies across the world —the benefits and the burdens become apparent. Employees have had their peeves and pleasures. For many, just saving on the commute has been well worth the longer work hours they put in. While some...

All the signs were there. One of our employees (let’s call her Jessica) had been unusually quiet. Her work quality was slipping; she was often the last to arrive in the morning, and among the first to leave. Jessica was disengaged. Read full article: Consider these 4...

If you want a high-performing team that will get the type of results your boss will rave about, follow these three counterintuitive tips: Read full article: Three Counterintuitive Ways To Build A Better Team

Leaders often say one of their biggest challenges is keeping an organization on course as everything around it (particularly technology) is constantly changing. But sometimes the problem is compounded when leaders hold on too long to ways of acting and thinking that...

There has never been a greater desire for companies to establish a great culture, but how do you mould one that reflects your ideals? Read full article: Building a great culture: A case against best practice

Available today on all major podcast platforms, "Reveal" hosts, Devin Reed and Sheena Badani, are joined by Mark Roberge (former CRO of Hubspot), Patty McCord (former chief talent officer of Netflix) and Ed Calnan (president and co-founder of Seismic) for candid...

"The world is a really different place. But it makes me a little crazy that we keep managing people like it's 1971," Patty McCord opened. One of her points for leaders: "It's your job to build amazing teams that get incredible work done, on time, with quality, that...

Seats at the PICC Plenary Hall were filled for the much-awaited DigiCon LEAP 2019 keynote of Patty McCord, former chief talent officer for Netflix and author of the book Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility. She shared her unorthodox approach to...

CEO Coaching International, the leading firm coaching over 200 of the world's top growth-focused entrepreneurs, today announced the 2020 dates for the CEO Coaching Summit. The 2020 CEO Coaching Summit will be hosted at the 1 Hotel South Beach and take place April...

Day 1 of the conference lasting til Friday was headlined by Netflix's former top recruiter, Patty McCord, as she opened this year's DigiCon at the Philippine International Convention Center. Read full article: Netflix's ex-manpower guru has tips on organizations' push...

Netflix legend Patty McCord is leading the roster of speakers in this year’s DigiCon, set on October 16-18, 2019 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). Read full article: Silicon Valley visionaries headline DigiCon 2019

Some human resources experts believe hiring for "cultural fit" disadvantages companies by employing only like-minded individuals, but others argue that with the right definition in place, the practice doesn't have to undermine diversity. Read full article: The right...

How does a company in the midst of a big transformation find the right talent? Figure out what the team needs to do, put people with those skills in place—and be honest with them, says former Netflix personnel chief Patty McCord, pictured above during her B2B Next...

For most growing firms the search for new talent is both exciting and frustrating. Who do you pick? And how do you accurately and sufficiently measure their potential? Undoubtedly, there are many approaches, one of which is seeking for the right cultural fit. That's...

“What most people mean by culture fit is hiring people they’d like to have a beer with,” says Patty McCord, a human-resources consultant and former chief talent officer at Netflix. Read full article: The Dangers of Hiring for Cultural Fit

Coming up at B2B Next, Patty McCord, top industry leadership coach and consultant, talks about why—and why not—employees go full-throttle in their work. Read full article: B2B Next 2019 preview: Patti McCord on what fires up top B2B talent

No company likes losing good employees, but the war on talent-retention is a tough battle. Many organizations offer flashy benefits such as, unlimited PTO or flexible working hours, but are these really the aspects of a job that are making good workers stay, writes...

Patty McCord is a living legend in the human resources world. The original chief talent officer at Netflix, she wrote the streaming giant's influential ... Read full article: LIVE WEBINAR: Patty McCord, cocreator of the the famous Netflix culture deck, on the 3...

“What most people really mean when they say someone is a good fit culturally is that he or she is someone they’d like to have a beer with,” wrote Patty McCord, former Netflix executive, in the Harvard Business Review in 2018. “But people with all sorts of...

If you're aiming to become a top-tier people manager, you'll want to join Business Insider Prime's webinar this month. We'll ask Patty McCord, the first chief talent officer at Netflix, to break down the most dangerous traps that bosses fall into — and how to avoid...

Ever since co-founding Okta over 10 years ago, I've been interested in learning about other entrepreneurs' journeys and helping other leaders bring their visions to life. We all start with an initial idea and run into roadblocks as we grow, but how does each leader...

Patty McCord, former chief talent officer at Netflix once said, ‘people aren’t too stupid to listen; rather, you made it too complicated to understand’. Read full article: Retention issues? Three ways to deliver a message that people actually remember

In our home, my wife runs the finances. She pays the bills, sets the budgets, and saves the money. I am completely removed from this process—that is, until I want to spend some of the money. Too many employees have a similar financial arrangement at work. Someone else...

When it comes to picking the best management books, here’s are seven that will change the way you lead: Read full article: Best Management Books For Entrepreneurs and Executives

While technology-driven change is accelerating around the world, the ‘2019 State of the Sector’ – a global survey of the internal communication profession – found that face-to-face remains one of the most effective communication channels for leaders. Read full...

Consider this. You’re in a long-term relationship and your partner suddenly comes to you and tells you they’re moving to a new city. With a new partner. In two weeks. How would you react? Read full article: It’s Time To Change How Employees Leave Our Companies

Dru is a bestselling author of six previous business and marketing strategy books and the architect of TBWA's trademarked Disruption® methodology, popularized in 1992. His new book profiles 25 of the world's leading entrepreneurs as thinkers, focusing not on their...

Leading the international roster of speakers is corporate culture guru Patty McCord, whose Netflix Culture Deck has disrupted the way modern conglomerates operate internally. Read full article: Digicon 2019 to go with L.E.A.P. theme

Rules. Most employees hate them. And I bet right now you could name a bunch of stupid rules you’ve encountered in your workplace. But companies need rules to ensure quality and performance, right? Not according to Netflix. Read full article: Netflix Is a Company With...

In her book Powerful, ex-Netflix executive Patty McCord points out that while the decision to develop the blockbuster House of Cards series was in part informed by data about the show’s star being popular with Netflix’s viewers, it was also dependent on ace director...

If there is one characteristic shared by all successful entrepreneurs, it’s this: they are always learning. Learning for entrepreneurs is non-negotiable. Charting your own course in life and business means that we must ever evolve to the next best version of...

As Netflix's chief talent officer from 1998 to 2012, McCord and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings created the company's culture deck, which has been viewed millions of times. Now she runs her own consulting business. In 2018, she published "Powerful: Building a...

Rules. Most employees hate them. And I bet right now you could name a bunch of stupid rules you've encountered in your workplace. But companies need rules to ensure quality and performance, right? Not according to Netflix. Read full article: Netflix Avoids...

When startups hire, it’s often for a job that needed to be filled yesterday. Products needs to be built and sales need to be closed. Common at the early stages is a hiring strategy revolving around the founders’ and early team’s first-degree network. This...

Brook Mayborne is director of human resources at Stowell Associates Inc., a care management and home care provider based in Milwaukee. Leading the company’s HR team, she oversees all areas of strategic HR planning, talent development and workplace culture....

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) has posted a notice that two high-profile board members have submitted notice they will not stand for re-election. Both John J. Mack and Mary Meeker have decided to depart LendingClub’s Board. Read full article: John Mack & Mary...

To grow as an entrepreneur, things like good planning, team building, and disciplined habits are considered imperative to go from good to great. The following 9 books are considered timeless as they impart wisdom no matter how recent the publication date....

I recently listened to the latest Without Fail podcast by Gimlet Media founder Alex Bloomberg where he interviews former Netflix Talent Officer of fourteen years, Patty McCord. In 2001, McCord, along with Netflix CEO Reed Hasting, published the Netflix...

McCord was the chief talent officer at Netflix, and she now runs her own consulting business. She's also the author of "Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility." McCord presents an algorithm that managers can use to determine whether an...

When starting out, it’s common for founders to handpick every team member and get to know them on a personal level. But there comes a point when it’s no longer possible to do this as hiring needs multiply and employee headcount grows. Eventually, every...

Work is changing. Not just because we have new technology to drive efficiency and automation, but also because the nature of business itself is becoming more complex, unpredictable, and dynamic. Read full article:

In the last six months I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of designing and delivering multiunit leadership development workshops for area managers and franchisees at brands like Texas Roadhouse, Chipotle, IHOP, Wendy’s, Panera Bread, Qdoba, BJ’s,...

Deciding whether to terminate an employee’s contract is hard. “It’s an emotionally difficult task,” says Jay Conger, a professor at Claremont McKenna College and co-author of The High Potential’s Advantage: Get Noticed, Impress Your Bosses, and Become a...

Ask any manager, and they’ll most likely say letting an employee go is the worst part of the job. Terminations are always tricky, no matter how necessary. And even though sometimes it’s glaringly obvious an employee has to go, other times the decision can...

Netflix recently announced it is planning to issue roughly $2 billion in bonds to fund corporate activities including but not limited to the development of new shows and content acquisitions. According to SEC filings, this would push the company’s total...

The desire to continuously improve is ingrained in many people, and in my experience, this is especially the case when it comes to event industry professionals. We’re a driven, motivated group. We’re incredibly passionate about what we do, and we strive to...

When hiring teachers, district leaders prioritize "cultural fit" above all else, including training and experience. But most are unable to measure what exactly that means. Read full article:

Patty McCord, Netflix's former chief talent officer, previously told Business Insider that this openness has a number of potential benefits. For example, McCord said, interviewing can help you clarify your professional goals because you may be more honest...

When he launched Gympass in summer 2012, Cesar Carvalho never imagined that the company would one day scale to include 38,000 fitness facilities across the globe. That was a problem. Gympass is a corporate fitness program similar to ClassPass. Once a...

We hear a ton of great things about Netflix’s benefits and corporate culture, such as unlimited parental leave and an overall good pay/perks package. The firm fights for net neutrality, and people want to work there more than at other major tech companies....

Do you know the story of Patty McCord, Netflix’s original human relations chief? It’s legendary, and worth recounting in the wake of Thursday’s Wall Street Journal story on the company’s culture. McCord was one of Netflix’s earliest employees. She was...

Words matter. And some don't belong in the workplace, according to Google's management. The Register reports that Google has issued an internal ban on the F-word and other references to sex acts. The company prohibits employees from including outlawed...

When an investing student asked billionaire Warren Buffett for his key to success, he didn't point to his thrifty lifestyle, investing strategy or peer network; he pointed to a stack of books. "Read 500 pages like this every day," Buffett told his Columbia...

The next time you’re in a company meeting, look around the room. Chances are, two out of three people there isn’t happy on the job. This sobering thought comes from a recent “State of the American Workplace” survey by Gallup, which reported that only 33...

Netflix opened itself up to questions about working at the company in a LinkedIn thread — and people jumped at the opportunity. At the time of publication, there were more than 1,000 comments on the thread, with questions ranging from "Are Netflix...

Aurea Software, a leading provider of customer and employee experience solutions, including Jive, today announced the keynote speakers for its upcoming Aurea Experience 18 conferences. This year's programs in Europe and North America will feature keynote...

Typically, when companies are on the search for talented candidates, one variable that is assessed is the job applicant’s ‘fit’ with the organizational culture. Culture fit can be thought of as how congruent an individual’s values are with the...

Most companies put plenty of rules in place to keep their people in line and doing what the leaders want. Not Netflix (NFLX). It gives its people responsibility and holds them accountable to get the job done. "We assume these are intelligent adults," Patty...

Box CEO Aaron Levie may have made his millions helping companies move their data to the cloud, but the 33-year-old founder still takes the time to sit down and read a book. It's up to Levie, the leader of a 1,960-person workforce at a company that has $500...

When the COO of Facebook calls your presentation on workplace culture "the most important document ever to come out of the Valley," you're probably onto something. Patty McCord spent 14 years as Chief Talent Officer at Netflix crafting a high-performing...

UK rights in the first book by Netflix c.e.o. and co-founder Reed Hastings have gone to Ebury for a high six-figure advance following a multi-publisher auction. In the US, the book has gone for seven-figures in a deal with Penguin Press. Tipped to be one...

The 2018 RE/MAX Broker Owner & Manager Conference, held in Washington, D.C., this week, gathered 1,200 attendees from 10 countries to discuss housing issues and knowledge-share in sessions and training, as well as network with peers. Attendees heard from...

The future of work will be front and center at BoxWorks 2018 with discussions on how to power digital transformation initiatives, driving rapid innovation in technology, and building a modern technology stack required to embrace best-of-breed productivity....

So, when he showed up for a job interview at Netflix headquarters 18-years ago, he was unlike the other applicants, according to Patty McCord, Netflix's first chief talent officer, who spoke to Business Insider recently. That turned out to be a good for...

Once upon a time, Patty McCord was the chief talent officer at Netflix, helping build the famous corporate culture that shaped the tech giant into the industry leader it is today. When McCord got to Netflix in 1998 (a year after Reed Hastings and Marc...

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings prides himself on making as few decisions as possible at the streaming-video service he founded. “Sometimes I can go a whole quarter without making any decisions,” he said in an April TED Talk. Read full article: Netflix CEO Reed...

The best hires – the people who go on to do amazing things within their companies – don’t always seem like the best fit on paper or first glance. For that reason, they are often skipped over due to traditional hiring practices. Attracting the best talent...

"I think the pendulum has swung to where now, in the last five to ten years, cool tech startups have to be places where everybody comes to have a darn good time," said Patty McCord, a consultant and the former head of human resources at Netflix. "You're...

Do you find yourself struggling to have tough conversations at work? Do you find yourself putting them off, biting your tongue, and thinking it would just be kinder to suck it up rather than upset someone? What is it that makes these conversations so...

Here is a possible answer to the most important question you have asked yourself a million times regarding you switching jobs. There could be plenty of reasons why you want to make that jump, but you always almost stop from doing so, so as to not make your...

Patty McCord, former Netflix chief talent officer, thinks that when it comes to business we need to redefine “generations.” McCord says that age doesn’t necessarily equate to the best person for the job. Instead she suggests starting with the problem and...

"[#MeToo] is all of our issue, it's society's issue. But in the workplace it is not HR's issue," says Patty McCord, former chief talent officer at Netflix. "Particularly, it's management's issue." Read full article: Why HR pros from Apple and Netflix say...

Adam says that hiring on culture fit is a great recipe for groupthink, which favours similarity and weeds out the diversity of thought. When job seekers are looking for employment, they are told to research the company — know what they do, who they work...

I chatted with Patty McCord who helped write their Netflix culture document and she said that when they published the document, their job candidates halved overnight, so they were worried about that. Then they noticed that the candidates who were...

Netflix former Chief Talent Officer Patty McCord agrees and says that one of the first steps to getting out of a wrong career is to talk to someone who is doing what you think you might like. "If you think the grass is greener somewhere else, go munch some...

Patty McCord, former Netflix chief talent officer and author of "Powerful," tells CNBC Make It what it takes to snag a job at the entertainment company. First, she says job candidates must do their research. "You have to have that ability and a natural...

The last year has proven to be a transformational one for women in the workplace. Starting last October, women (and men) in industries around the country began coming forward with stories of sexual harassment and and assault in the workplace following a...

It has always been difficult to focus on the future, but it is no less important today than it has ever been to do the detail on forward planning and business forecasts. “Powerful,” by the former chief talent officer at Netflix, Patty McCord, came second...

Code Conference is known for its iconic Red Chair interviews with leaders of the world’s most important companies. Kara Swisher and I have been telling you about some of the great names we have coming to this year’s event; stay tuned for more. Read full...

In a Harvard Business Review interview clip, former Netflix chief talent officer Patty McCord says organisations should be hiring for the problem that needs to be solved rather than looking for someone who is the perfect cultural fit. She says companies...