Powerful

<b>Named by <i>The Washington Post</i> as one of the 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018</b> <p/>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 <i>Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility</i> she shares what she learned there and elsewhere in Silicon Valley. <p/> McCord advocates practicing radical honesty in the workplace saying good-bye to employees who don't fit the company's emerging needs and motivating with challenging work not promises perks and bonus plans. McCord argues that the old standbys of corporate HR-annual performance reviews retention plans employee empowerment and engagement programs-often 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. <p/> <i>Powerful</i> will change how you think about work and the way a business should be run.