Lessons on Organizational Culture from Netflix

12 Feb 2010 by sallykohn, 1 Comment »

Thanks to Eli Pariser for this one. Internal presentation from Netflix on company culture. I often feel social movement organizations are too rigid, too risk adverse, too unwilling to adapt… We could all learn a few things from this presentation.

My favorite part is this quote from The Little Prince:

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”

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  1. It is no wonder that this company has grown and will thrive unless the bean counters get control. A beautiful articulation of what a real human organization must be. I hope that these principles and values are fully expressed by all of Netflix’ people every day. It could make a really great place to work.

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