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Building Culture Based on Talent Density: Lessons from Netflix
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Netflix famously hires based on talent density, believing that when talented people are brought together, they will create unimaginable systems, infrastructure, and ideas. This approach allows the company to pull back on some controls, like PTO policies and expense reporting, and trust that their talented employees will act responsibly.
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