JWI 522: Strategic Partnering with the C-Suite
Assignment 3
Video Presentation: Making Your Organization THE Place to Be
Due: Sunday, Midnight of Week 8 (25% of total grade)
Background
The Netflix Freedom & Responsibility Culture Deck has been hailed as one of the most important
documents to come out of Silicon Valley. Its origins, however, were much less aspirational. For Reed
Hastings and Patty McCord, it was an iterative tool. It was not designed to be pretty or to have a place on
the world stage. It was an attempt to define what Netflix was as a company – not in terms of a business
plan or strategy, but from a “people perspective.” It was an effort to articulate all they had learned about
what it takes to create a high performing culture. It also sent a message to both current and potential
employees: “If you want to work for Netflix, here’s what you’re in for. If this doesn’t look like something
you want to be a part of, then Netflix is not for you.”
Instructions
The work you have been doing in the HR concentration of your MBA program has been getting a lot of
attention around the office lately. You’ve been having some great conversations with colleagues, and
challenging the perceptions of what HR can do as a strategic growth driver in the organization. In fact, all
this buzz has caught the attention of your CEO.
Your first meeting with the Executive Team in which you discussed your HR Snapshot and presented a
candid view of the needs and opportunities (Assignment #1) was well received. You have been asked to
meet again with the Executive Team and share your ideas of what else HR can do to make your
organization the place to be. The CEO has heard you talking about the Netflix Freedom & Responsibility
Culture Deck, and has asked you to lead a meeting to discuss whether something like that would be an
effective tool in defining and communicating the cultural and talent management principles in your own
organization.
You have decided to organize your PowerPoint presentation into two parts:
1. In the first part of your presentation, you will present an analysis of the Netflix Freedom &
Responsibility Culture Deck to share with the CEO and Executive Team. In drafting your
analysis, your objective is not to just re-state its contents, but to present your professional
assessment of the practices you feel are most worth discussing.
a. Identify the three most exciting or unusual practices in the deck (using one slide for
each). Explain why you selected them and the potential benefits and challenges of
implementing these practices. Note: In choosing the practices you want to focus on, you
are not necessarily endorsing them. Your may argue for or against the ideas.
b. You also know that your CEO has studied the management teachings of Jack Welch and
Bill Conaty and that the three practices you’ve chosen to focus on may differ from those
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Assignment 3
used at GE. As you present each slide, compare and contrast these and explain which
approach would be more effective and why. For example, does a particular practice work
better for a certain type of organization or workforce over another such as:
Tech versus industrial
Multi-national versus domestic
Millennials versus older workers
2. For the second part of your presentation, outline your recommendations for talent management
practices that could be a springboard in transforming your organization into the place to be. You
can organize this part of your deck as you see fit, but it must have the following:
a. Include no more than 3 transformative practices (these could be practices presented in
the NFRCD or they could be different practices)
b. Explain:
i. How the ideas you are presenting will transform your organization
ii. What it will take to implement them, including:
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team structures that may need to be changed
•
management capabilities
•
compensation and access to talent pools
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timelines and milestones for a rollout
iii. If applicable, also explain why you are not advocating some ideas presented in
the Netflix Freedom & Responsibility Culture Deck
iv. How success and ROI will be measured
3. You know you have to get the Executive Team excited, so have some fun. Be bold, but not
reckless. Explain why your ideas are right for your company, the labor market in which you
compete and how they relate to the current culture and norms. Bring your enthusiasm and show
your 4 E’s + P (HINT: review Winning if you forget what these are).
Submission Requirements
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Your submission for this assignment will be in the form of a recorded presentation delivered via
Zoom.
Must include a PowerPoint deck of 8 to 10 slides addressing the required components as outlined
above.
Even though this is a presentation and not a paper, you are expected to demonstrate mastery of
the materials and include citations to support any sources, figures or references you use.
The presentation must be between 8 and 10 minutes in length demonstration strong executive
presence and delivered in a professional manner in keeping with a C-Suite meeting.
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Assignment 3
RUBRIC: Assignment 3
CRITERIA
1. Assessment of
Netflix Freedom
and Responsibility
Culture Deck
Weight: 15%
2. Recommendations
and Rationale
Weight 15%
3. Implementation
Plan
Weight: 25%
4. Use of supporting
data, citations and
metrics
Weight: 25%
5. Delivery
Weight 20%
Unsatisfactory
Low Pass
Pass
High Pass
Honors
Assessment was
missing, unclear or
off-topic. Did not
demonstrate an
understanding of
the principles
presented in the
NFRCD.
Assessment was
basic, but provided
minimal analysis
and/or addressed
fewer than the
required 3
practices. Did not
include and
comparisons to
Talent Masters
principles or
practices.
Assessment was
good; included
analysis of the
required 3
practices. Included
basic comparisons
to Talent Masters
principles and
practices.
Assessment was
very good; included
sound analysis of
the required 3
practices. Included
thoughtful
assessments of
advantages and
disadvantages
compared to Talent
Masters principles
and practices.
Assessment was
excellent; included
insightful analysis
of the required 3
practices.
Demonstrated
deep
understanding of
advantages and
disadvantages
compared to Talent
Masters principles
and practices.
Recommendations
were missing
and/or unclear. No
evidence of
insights into how
the
recommendations
would drive the
success of the
organization.
Provided minimal
set of basic
recommendations.
Rationale was
unclear or missing
in how these
specific
recommendations
would drive the
success of the
organization.
Provided good
recommendations.
Rationale was
clear in how these
specific
recommendations
would drive the
success of the
organization.
Provided excellent,
well-thought-out
recommendations.
Rationale was
specific and clear
in how these
specific
recommendations
would drive the
success of the
organization.
Met HP, plus
offered specific
insights to how the
recommendations
would create a
sustainable
competitive
advantage
Plan was missing
or showed no
evidence of
addressing the
most critical factors
needed to
implement the
practices.
Plan was basic, but
either lacked
content or did not
adequately identify
specific actions
needed to
implement the
practices.
Plan was good, but
was unclear on
ownership and/or
timelines
Plan was excellent;
provided clear and
compete using
good visual
displays to
implementation
details.
Plan was complete
and demonstrated
understanding of
what had to be
done, by whom
and when and
employed excellent
clear visuals for
support.
No data or
references were
provided to support
proposed plan; no
inclusion of
success metrics
Minimal data or
references were
provided to support
proposed plan;
success metrics to
evaluate the plan
were missing,
unclear or poorly
defined.
Relevant, but basic
data and
references were
provided to support
proposed plan;
basic success
metrics to evaluate
the plan were
included.
Very good use of
data and
references were
included to support
proposed plan;
clear success
metrics to evaluate
the plan were
included.
Made insightful use
of current data and
sources; included
specific, detailed
and verifiable
success measures
to evaluate the
plan.
Delivery was
awkward,
unprofessional,
and/or made poor
use of visual
supports.
Delivery met
minimal basic
requirements but
demonstrated a
lack of executive
presence and
understanding of
the expectations of
presenting to an
executive team.
Presentation was
competent and well
timed. Made good
use of visual
supports, but
lacked strong
executive presence
and demonstration
of confidence in
delivery.
Presentation was
very good with
well-timed
transitions, good
reference to visual
supports and
confident,
knowledgeable
tone of voice and
body language.
Delivery showed
strong executive
presence; made
excellent use of
visual supports
without allowing
overwhelming the
audience or taking
the place of the
presenter’s words.
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