No Rules Rules- Netflix and The Culture of Reinvention — Book Review

Reed Hasting defied the culture of conventional orthodox rules and policies that other companies follow to operate, instead, he focused on developing a culture of Freedom & Responsibility, valuing people over processes, focusing on innovation over efficiency. Sounds out of the box? Doesn’t it?

Hastings believes in the policy of providing the employees with the context within which they have to act instead of giving them orders and controlling their actions. Not only this but he also believes that there should be a candor environment in the company, and the employees should give candid feedback not only to their colleagues but also to their seniors.

Written by Erin Meyer this book gives us a deep and detailed insight into the journey of Netflix which started as a DVD rental service to being a company with more than 7000 employees across the globe, producing its own award-winning Movies and TV shows, forming an unconventional & unorthodox work culture making it one of the world’s most innovative, imaginative, and incredibly successful company where the approach of “Don’t seek to please your boss” is followed.