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A company’s job isn’t to empower people; it’s to remind people that they walk in the door with power and to create the conditions for them to exercise it. Do that, and you will be astonished by the great work they will do for you.
Patty McCord • Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
Gabe Luna-Ostaseski • How to Fix Uber? Give It Away
The success of Netflix is founded on these types of unlikely stories: small teams consisting exclusively of significantly above-average performers—what Reed refers to as dream teams—working on big hairy problems.
Erin Meyer • No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
I often say to executives, “Have an opinion; take a stand; be right most of the time.” Opinions aren’t helpful unless the people who hold them are willing to take a stand in their defense by making a fact-based case.
Patty McCord • Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
data informed rather than data driven.
Patty McCord • Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
“fact driven,” not “data driven.”
Patty McCord • Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
The PC principle is to always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.
Stephen R. Covey • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
the four qualities I seek in every hire: intelligence, hunger, integrity, and collegiality.
Brad Jacobs • How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
I lay out my approach for finding superhuman talent, “overpaying” them, and creating a love-vibe culture that nourishes them. And I confess my deep-seated aversion to boring meetings and share the techniques I use to make them electric.