Netflix’s culture fascinates me. Their “Freedom and Responsibility Culture” have some overlap with Amazon’s “leadership principles” but these are publicly shared and, in my opinion, better codified.
Culture from Reed Hastings
9 Core Values from the Netflix presentation
- Judgment
- You think strategically, and can articulate what you are, and are not, trying to do.
- You smartly separate what must be done well now, and what can be improved later.
- Communication
- You listen well, instead of reacting fast, so you can better understand
- You treat people with respect independent of their status or disagreement with you
- Impact
- You accomplish amazing amounts of important work
- You focus on great results rather than on process
- Curiosity
- You learn rapidly and eagerly
- You seek to understand our strategy, market, customers, and suppliers
- Innovation
- You re-conceptualize issues to discover practical solutions to hard problems
- You challenge prevailing assumptions when warranted, and suggest better approaches
- Courage
- You take smart risks
- You question actions inconsistent with our values
- Passion
- You inspire others with your thirst for excellence
- You care intensely about Netflix‘s success
- You celebrate wins
- Honesty
- You are known for candor and directness
- You are quick to admit mistakes
- Selflessness
- You make time to help colleagues
- You share information openly and proactively