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\"Netflix\"<\/a>Workers over 40 are likely to be accustomed to common experiences working at a large company, things like saving up hard-earned vacation days for that one too-short trip of the year, and worrying about whether the boss will be in a good mood the week of your annual performance review. But things seem to be changing within the ranks of new media and technology firms. Take Netflix. Expenses covered without approval and unlimited\u2014wait<\/span>, unlimited<\/em> vacation?! A February 2015 Huffington Post article<\/a> notes these as the perks for salaried Netflix employees.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s likely a difficult transition for long-existing corporations to go from a more traditional approach of tightly monitoring employee activity and forcing their accountability, to a system of trust and empowerment\u2014perhaps why this kind of management is being seen at newer media and technology businesses; but the question is how can firms like Netflix do it, (and why)?<\/p>\n

The why seems easy enough: who wouldn\u2019t rather work for an employer that trusts and empowers its workers? That makes you an attractive employer. So one can assume a steady influx of workers trying to make their way into the Netflix ranks. Its success apparently resides in it\u2019s expectations of employees . . . and this explains the \u201chow.\u201d The company\u2019s goal of only hiring \u201cfully formed adults\u201d let\u2019s you know that you may have some freedoms that come with being employed there, but if it’s also known that the employer will let you go the moment you don\u2019t produce A-quality work, it motivates those employees to self-monitor in order to maintain their good standing in the company.

[Slide 22 of 124 in the Netflix Culture Deck: \u201cadequate performance gets a generous severance package.\u201d] After all, history has taught us that some people will do anything for freedom. What could be more motivating than your employment, and all associated perks\u2014trust, empowerment, unchecked expenses,\u00a0unlimited vacation!\u2014being swiftly taken from you if you prove not to be as grown-up as your boss anticipated?<\/p>\n

As the article title states, Netflix \u201c. . .Treats Employees Like Grownups.\u201d But maybe what you’re wondering is how sharp does their HR staff have to be to know they\u2019re hiring someone substantially mature enough to work well in this kind of self-regulating environment?\u00a0 One might traditionally think the key is in knowing well the people it hires before extending an offer . . . but perhaps it doesn\u2019t have to. Working off the assumption that any human being who\u2019s made it through the door has the capacity for amazing judgement, then bestowing upon that new worker a normally-earned-over-a-long-period-of-time \u201ctrust\u201d (which we all crave), as they are thrust into an \u2018intense culture of \"Graphic<\/a>\u201cfreedom and responsibility\u201d\u2019 . . . maybe knowing what humans are willing to do for trust and freedom is enough. Maybe all that\u2019s required is motivating your workforce by trusting them\u2014in addition to having an amazingly accurate system for tracking what each employee produces, and how well they interact with others. Perhaps rather than a complex process of finding, weeding through and knowing deeply the right people before hiring, all that\u2019s needed is strategic workforce planning\u2014including a solid succession plan for moving one up through the company if she produces well, and a quick ejection button for her if she doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to learn more about getting software for strategic workforce planning<\/a>, charting your\u00a0 workforce, or succession planning<\/a>, visit our site www.orgchartpro.com.<\/p>\n

Read the full Huffington Post article, One Reason For Netflix\u2019s Success\u2014It Treats Employees Like Grownups<\/a>.

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