Netflix encourages employees to talk regularly with managers about what is and is not going well so performance decisions do not create surprises. Managers are also expected to evaluate a team member's full record rather than only mistakes or unsuccessful bets.

Regular Performance Conversations at Netflix

Netflix expects leaders to develop talent and use the keeper test by asking whether they would fight to keep an employee who wanted to leave or would hire the person again with current knowledge. If the answer is no, Netflix says it is fairer to part ways quickly.

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Netflix says its Dream Team includes people with different skills who share strengths that make the group better together. The company describes this team as driven by performance rather than seniority, tenure, or unconditional loyalty.

Netflix's Dream Team Performance Standard

Netflix Culture Memo. Public company culture document describing Netflix's approach to people, decision-making, freedom, responsibility, and organizational behavior. https://jobs.netflix.com/culture

Netflix Culture Memo

Netflix says it recruits and retains highly valued colleagues by paying personal top-of-market compensation for the role and location, judged by what the person could earn elsewhere and what Netflix would pay to retain or replace them.

Top-of-Market Pay in Netflix's Talent Culture

Netflix Keeper Test for Talent Fit

Netflix says a high-performing team needs people who challenge the status quo and try new things. For that reason, it says it stays with employees through short-term setbacks.

Experimentation and Short-Term Setbacks in Netflix Culture

Netflix says high individual brilliance does not excuse failing to treat colleagues with decency and respect.

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