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HR lessons from the world of Silicon Valley start-ups

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Patty McCord |

TED@BCG London

• June 2015

Heading up HR at Netflix, Patty McCord experienced the unconventional start-up cultures of Silicon Valley up close. She explains what makes these new cultures work and offers some surprising insights into how deceptively traditional some of these eccentric new offices still are. McCord also introduces some challenging new ideas on how to motivate people, develop talent, build trust and ultimately create a dynamic and thriving business any place, and in any industry.

Heading up HR at Netflix, Patty McCord experienced the unconventional start-up cultures of Silicon Valley up close. She explains what makes these new cultures work and offers some surprising insights into how deceptively traditional some of these eccentric new offices still are. McCord also introduces some challenging new ideas on how to motivate people, develop talent, build trust and ultimately create a dynamic and thriving business any place, and in any industry.

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Patty McCord

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Patty McCord served as chief talent officer of Netflix for 14 years and helped create the Netflix Culture Deck.

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