Patty McCord, former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix and author of "Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility", discusses her time at Netflix and why certain principles make the company successful.
McCord discusses her distaste for the word "empower" in the workplace, noting that employees already have power. Executives just need to give it to them.
She digs into the intentionally high turnaround rate at Netflix and why a culture like that is okay. She talks women in the workplace and why equal pay is something that needs to be addressed at this point in time.
The streaming wars could be peaking as platforms vie for a shrinking pool of new subscribers and services like Disney+ recalibrate their outlooks as the rate of new memberships slows. Jana Arbanas, the U.S. telecom, media, and technology sector leader at Deloitte, joined Cheddar to discuss the 2022 outlook for streaming platforms, expecting more than 150 million people to cancel subscriptions adding to the global churn trend. "People are signing up for a service for a very specific piece of original, compelling content, watching that, perhaps, season of content, dropping that service, and then re-upping the service again when the next season comes out," Arbanas noted.
Chris Woodfolk, Corporate Citizenship Partner, LendingTree, joins Cheddar News to discuss how charitable giving is making a comeback from the pandemic and tips to donate on a budget.
TikTok isn't just for remixing the best trending sounds. The social media platform is having a positive impact on animal shelters and helping pets find forever homes, according to Katie Grissum, the communications and design coordinator for the non-profit animal shelter charity KC Pet Project. Grissum joined Cheddar to break down just how TikTok is being used to raise money and draw more eyes to animals in need of adoption.
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri is slated to testify this week in front of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee after a Wall Street Journal report that found the Meta-owned social media platform is negatively impacting the mental wellness of teen girls.
Nolan Church, CEO of Continuum, joined Cheddar's On The Job: The November Jobs Report to break down an increasing trend of U.S. workers quitting jobs at bigger companies to start their own businesses or self-employment ventures-- and discuss how it could affect the labor market going forward.
Elon Musk confirmed via Twitter that Tesla's eventual first Cybertruck will be updated to include 4 motors, 4 wheel steering, and a crab mode — like some of its competitors. Andrew Hawkins, a transportation reporter for The Verge, joined Cheddar to talk about how the new Cybertruck positions Tesla in the EV space as more automakers make up ground on the industry leader. "I think that this is actually Tesla saying, hey, if this is what the market wants, then we better put our best foot forward and respond as best as we can," he said, noting companies like Rivian and Hummer have already touted these features.
Lucid Motors has been subpoenaed by the SEC after closing its SPAC deal with Churchill Capital Corporation earlier this year. The move comes as the government investigates EV makers as they attempt to catch up with industry leader Tesla.
