How Netflix builds a culture of excellence | Elizabeth Stone (CTO)
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Elizabeth Stone (00:00:00): We can't really have any of the other aspects of the culture, including candor, learning, seeking excellence in improvement, freedom and responsibility if you don't start with high talent density. And in some ways, it's very reflective of Reed Hastings as founder of Netflix....
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"strategy", "newsletter"] word_count: 12345 --- Elizabeth Stone (00:00:00): We can't really have any of the other aspects of the culture, including candor, learning, seeking excellence in...
Uses we/us, uncertainty, or learner framing instead of performing authority.
Elizabeth Stone (00:04:41): Thank you. Thank you for having me. Lenny (00:04:43): So when we booked this conversation, you are VP of data in Netflix....
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Elizabeth Stone (00:06:16): I have not checked the list. That was one...
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Elizabeth Stone (01:13:16): Thank you, Lenny. I hope you have a great weekend. Lenny...
Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.
Elizabeth Stone (01:12:24): You can always find me on LinkedIn, so definitely reach out or ping me if you have questions or comments. I think the way the listeners can be useful to me is being maybe curious about how they can show up even better in their lives now that we've done this reflection on Netflix culture and how we show up for other people. I would like to ask listeners to pay that forward to people that they're working with and how they show up for them. Lenny (01:13:02): Amazing. I love that....
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