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Is this the future of work? Or is this last century’s old, worn-out ideas and mentality with a fresh coat of pink paint, and the sparkle of luck that makes it appear legitimate at least in the mind of the perpetrators? You decide. Instead, would, in the end, the “only fully formed adults” mentality of “do whatever feels appropriate” will lead to human disaster? Just read “willful blindness” from Margaret Heffernan, then go to glassdoor.com and make an educated guess -By Philippe Mora.
[Thank You HBR | by Patty McCord 01.14] (original title: How Netflix reinvented HR) Sheryl Sandberg has called it one of the most important documents ever to come out of Silicon Valley. It’s been viewed more than 5 million times on the web. But when Reed Hastings and I (along with some colleagues) wrote a PowerPoint deck explaining how we shaped the culture and motivated performance at Netflix, where Hastings is CEO and I was chief talent officer from 1998 to 2012, we had no idea it would go viral. We realized that some of the talent management ideas we’d pioneered, such as the concept that workers should be allowed to take whatever vacation time they feel is appropriate, had been seen as a little crazy (at least until other companies started adopting them). But we were surprised that an unadorned set of 127 slides—no music, no animation—would become so influential. Culture from Reed Hastings People find the Netflix approach to talent and culture compelling for a few reasons. The most obvious one is that Netflix has been really successful: During 2013 alone its stock more than tripled, it won three Emmy awards, and its U.S. subscriber base grew to nearly 29 million. All that aside, the approach is compelling because it derives from common sense. In this article I’ll go beyond the bullet points to describe five ideas that have defined the way Netflix attracts, retains, and manages talent. But first I’ll share two conversations I had with early employees, both of which helped shape our overall philosophy. In the photo series “Imagine Finding Me,” photographer Chino Otsuka revisits her childhood by digitally inserting herself in old photos of her as a child. Week-End Reading: http://philippemora.us > Also, find more on my pinterest boards. > By Philippe Mora
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