3 — Organizations Using This Model

Redesigning HR Systems · 4:26

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[Verse 1]
Netflix threw the old playbook away
Said managers should lead the people way
Compensation, hiring, performance reviews
HR just coaches, doesn't make you choose
They call it talent, not the HR name
Infrastructure support, but not the same
Old gatekeeping game

[Chorus]
Three companies breaking HR chains
Netflix, Spotify, Basecamp reigns
Managers leading, HR supporting
New models rising, old ways distorting
Power distributed, decisions flow
To those who work with teams and know
How people really grow

[Verse 2]
Spotify builds with squads that move so fast
Agile team leads make the people last
Central function stays lean and light
While squad leaders handle hiring right
Performance, growth, and daily care
The people closest to work are there
To make decisions fair

[Chorus]
Three companies breaking HR chains
Netflix, Spotify, Basecamp reigns
Managers leading, HR supporting
New models rising, old ways distorting
Power distributed, decisions flow
To those who work with teams and know
How people really grow

[Bridge]
Basecamp keeps it simple and clean
Small people-ops, administrative scene
Founders and team leads take the wheel
Making people choices that are real
No bureaucratic maze to navigate
Direct decisions that don't hesitate
When talent needs a fate

[Verse 3]
Three different paths but one clear theme
Push power down to those who see the team
HR transforms from gatekeeper role
To infrastructure that supports the whole
When managers own their people's growth
Companies find they can keep both
Agility and hope

[Chorus]
Three companies breaking HR chains
Netflix, Spotify, Basecamp reigns
Managers leading, HR supporting
New models rising, old ways distorting
Power distributed, decisions flow
To those who work with teams and know
How people really grow

[Outro]
The future's calling, can you hear the sound
Of HR paradigms breaking down
Three pioneers showing us the way
To manage people every day

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