Balancing Freedom and Structure in Company Growth

Erin Meyer, professor at INSEAD business school, argues that long-held beliefs about culture are failing its corporate adherents. In the book, “No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention,” she and her co-author —  Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings — detail the Netflix way, exploring lessons gleaned from the company’s successes and failures. For organizations looking to follow the Netflix playbook, she counsels focusing on high performance, top pay, limited rules and radical candor.

*This episode is an excerpt taken from our 2020 interview.