Book · 2018 · Business & Economics
Powerful
Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
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So aaron's book is no rules rules with reed hastings i would say that powerful is the better book because it it is sort of like the source materials i give it a slight edge but i would read both.
Jason Calacanis · This Week in Startups · Feb 2022 Listen at 22:37 Why people recommend it
Powerful is a business book by Patty McCord that outlines the radical human resources strategies and management philosophies she developed while helping build Netflix's high-performance culture. On This Week in Startups, Jason Calacanis recommended the publication alongside Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer's book No Rules Rules, noting that McCord's work serves as superior source material while encouraging listeners to read both. Calacanis emphasized that he values insights from genuine industry experts who write with candor about their experiences. In another episode, he referenced McCord's core principles—specifically the concepts of freedom, responsibility, and hiring fully formed adults—while analyzing the management challenges faced by other modern companies like Peloton. Throughout these discussions, commentators highlight the book as an indispensable guide for understanding modern corporate culture, high-growth team dynamics, and the operational mechanics behind one of the tech industry's most famous organizational frameworks.
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Jason Calacanis so aaron's book is no rules rules with reed hastings i would say that powerful is the better book because i… 4
“so aaron's book is no rules rules with reed hastings i would say that powerful is the better book because it it is sort of like the source materials i give it a slight edge but i would read both”
“and whoever wrote it with him i think he probably had somebody wrote in in his voice in a very candid fashion felt that same way about aaron's book and patty mccord's book they're experts and if you're an expert and you're an okay writer it's a good read”
“freedom and responsibility is the hiring adults thing from patty mccormick's book. she was the hr person who developed that with rita hastings”
“but you really want to read this book and apply it and then get patty mccourts as well i think it's a nice i've i've had patty on as well on the podcast a couple years ago and it's really nice to to read both”
