Julia Hartz Quotes

At Netflix, we think you have to build a sense of responsibility where people care about the enterprise. Hard work, like long hours at the office, doesn't matter as much to us. We care about great work.

I don't care what hours you work. I don't care if you sleep late or if you pick a child up from school in the afternoon. It's all about your output.

You try to get the most out of the talent. Make 'em work and let 'em play.

One mentor I had taught me that people do what you inspect, not necessarily what you expect. In other words, if nobody is watching, there will be some slack off.

The whistle is always waiting to be blown, and in some ways, it gets me to do better work.

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

Everyday, all day I have to be productive. And when I ain't productive, I get concerned.

I don't have to show that I am working very hard.

Fire people who are not workaholics.

I used to pride myself on being the first in the office in the morning and one of the last to leave at night. Now, that's so dated: It's not about effort, it's about outcomes.

What gets measured, gets done.

Support what works and stop supporting what does not work.

Our philosophy here, guys, is we're going to work as long as we have to to get the work done. I'm not one that wants the coaches to compete to see who can get in the earliest, who stays the latest, who passes themselves on the way into work in the morning.

I kept a chart each day so I had an idea of how many shots I took and how many I made. Looking back on it now, I can appreciate the work ethic I put forward.

No matter what your job is, you know that you need to have a routine, that you need to be disciplined, you need to work.

When I am at work, there is no need for me to deliver anything but results.

At the end of the day, it's not really about the aces, it's about getting the job done.

I'm not arrogant enough to think that I will be in a job through anything. Any manager will tell you that you have to win games, and you have to get results. You have to perform.

When it's all about the work, it's clear who in the company is pulling their weight and who isn't.

You have to prove yourself year in and year out, and if you can't get the job done, every team is going to go and try and find somebody else that can.

My leadership mentality is to outwork everybody else around me, and hopefully the guys respond well to that and work harder for themselves.

I understand that I need to take up quality work.

We have a very old saying in our household: 'Inspect what you expect.' You hold people accountable, and I use my business background for finding the most efficient and effective solutions to deliver the result we're looking for.

If yesterday was a good day's work, chances are you'll stay on a roll. And if you can stay on a roll, everything else will probably take care of itself - including not working from the moment you get up in the morning until you nod off to sleep.

We should focus on what people get done, not on how many hours or days worked. Just as we don't have a nine-to-five policy, we don't need a vacation policy.