How Netflix Changed HR

This isn’t procurement, why is it here!  How Netflix changed HR isn’t something you would ordinarily expect in the same sentence, it makes the sentence interesting. Though the website is predominately related to procurement templates, I believe it’s important to understand how different departments or even megabrands operate, knowledge helps you develop your thinking, therefore when I find any interesting material I will add it to the website.

HBR has an interesting article on How Netflix changed HR

If you are responsible for buying HR services, it is beneficial to understand the key trends in that particular area, to understand the challenges of your colleagues, this will give you greater depth when engaging with key stakeholders. Be commercial first before you act as a buyer, procurement can support stakeholder groups to achieve organisational objectives.  Reviewing your role through the prism someone else’s lenses will help you become more empathetic to their needs, create trust and develop more than category experience based on just a buyers perspective.

How might you support in the HR category?

Organizational behaviour (OB) is the study of the way people interact within groups. Normally this study is applied in an attempt to create more efficient business organizations. The central idea of the study of organizational behaviour is that a scientific approach can be applied to the management of workers.

HR tenders might include:

  • Employee onboarding
  • Talent management
  • Leadership training
  • Organisational Design
  • Change Management
  • Workshops for Social Inclusion & Diversity