Patty McCord

CEO

Santa Cruz, California, United States40 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

  • Expert in defining corporate culture and leadership practices.
  • Extensive experience in executive coaching and organizational development.
  • Pioneered high-performance culture at Netflix.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in organizational development and human resources across diverse industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipOrganizational DevelopmentHuman ResourcesDiversity And Inclusion

Other Skills

Executive coachingCompany cultureCorporate cultureHigh Performance CultureFeedback mechanismsLeadership CoachingHR GeneralistSoftware engineering supportDiversity ProgramsStaffingRecruitingEmployee RelationsProduct DevelopmentTalent ManagementOrganizational Effectiveness

About

I have many, many years of working with business leaders and aspiring management to help people realize and practice leadership. I am an innovative business person who is willing to push the boundaries of thinking about the way we work.

Experience

40 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
13 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Jobbatical

Board Member

Mar 2023Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Estonia

The carmago foundation

Member Board Of Trustees

Jul 2022Jan 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Cassis, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

The black sheep (blk shp) foundation

Board Member

Jun 2022Sep 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

Lendingclub

Board Member

Feb 2019Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Hike messenger

Advisor

Jan 2017Jan 2019 · 2 yrs · India

Emerson collective

Consultant

Jan 2016Jan 2017 · 1 yr

Harry's grooming

Advisor

Apr 2014Jan 2014 · 9 mos · NYC

Warby parker

Advisor

Mar 2014Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo · NYC

Bigcommerce

Advisor

Sep 2013Jan 2014 · 4 mos · Austin, Texas Area, San Francisco, Sidney Australia

Hubspot

Email Pen Pal and Advisor

Mar 2013Mar 2015 · 2 yrs · Cambridge, Mass

Patty mccord consulting

Principal

Jan 2013Present · 13 yrs 4 mos

  • Executive coach for CEOs and their teams to help in defining leadership and company culture. Working with them inside their businesses to become great leaders that drive companies forward and create great teams. Help to determine what practices and actions support the larger company team.
LeadershipExecutive coachingCompany cultureOrganizational Development

Simply hired

Consultant

Jan 2013Dec 2013 · 11 mos · Sunnyvale

Netflix, inc.

Chief Talent Officer

Oct 1998Dec 2012 · 14 yrs 2 mos

  • I was a primary contributor in defining and bringing to life the unique corporate culture at Netflix. The ever evolving culture is not simply an esoteric vision, but it is a different day to day way of working.
  • My role was to rethink, undo and reinvent the supporting practices and activities to make it real. This includes:
  • High Performance Culture
  • No Time-Off Policy for salaried employees
  • Allowing employees to choose how much, if any or all, stock equity participation
  • Stock option program with options granted monthly, fully vested, 10 years to exercise
  • Market based, not performance based pay
  • Flat benefits allowance
  • Internal Staffing Team organized and staffed as a boutique headhunting firm
  • Business Partners who deeply understand the business and the roles of the people in it
  • Relentless, ceaseless, candid feedback to leaders in the company

Pure atria (acquired by rational / ibm)

HR Director

Jan 1994Jan 1997 · 3 yrs

  • Responsible for all aspects of Human Resources for this global software tools company. Team member from Initial Public Offering IPO through 4 mergers and acquisitions.
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Develop expatriate policies
  • International sales comp, benefits, etc.
  • The company was acquired By Rational Software in 1997.
Corporate cultureHigh Performance CultureFeedback mechanismsOrganizational DevelopmentLeadership

Borland

HR Manager

Jan 1992Jan 1994 · 2 yrs

  • HR Generalist support for this software applications company. My first company supporting and working with software engineers almost exclusively.
Human ResourcesLeadership CoachingLeadership

Sun microsystems

Diversity Programs Manager

Jan 1988Jan 1992 · 4 yrs

  • I started my time at Sun running Staffing for the Operations Team.
  • I was later responsible for Diversity Programs and University Relations in Corporate.
  • Diversity programs involved standard OFCCP compliance and reporting, speaking externally on our efforts, and defining executive goals to achieve Diversity objectives, integrating into SunU curriculum
  • Spent 6 months in Scotland on an expatriate assignment
HR GeneralistSoftware engineering supportHuman Resources

Seagate technology

Corporate Employment Manager

Jan 1984Jan 1988 · 4 yrs

  • Managed all aspects of corporate executive and technical recruiting.
Diversity ProgramsStaffingDiversity and Inclusion

Education

Sonoma State University

Bilingual Education

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