num_pages: 228
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 dont fit the companys emerging needs and motivating with challenging work not promises perks and bonus plans. McCord argues that the old standbys of corporate HRannual performance reviews retention plans employee empowerment and engagement programsoften 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.
language: English
title: Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
publisher: Silicon Guild