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2. What if Your Company Had No Rules?

The Freakonomics Radio Book Club

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Is There a Substitute for Innovation?

With Netflix, I hope to promote flexibility, employee freedom, and innovation instead of error prevention and rule adherence. Through a gradual evolution, over many years of trial and error, we found an approach for making this work. If you don't manage it with policies or control processes, the organization is likely to descend into chaos. This also makes for a happier, more motivated workforce as well as a more nimble company.

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