Keeper Test
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Netflix uses its famous Keeper Test equally for positive performance recognition
“It's often cited in a way where you think of keepers test as that moment where you decide to let someone go, that they're not the right fit for the role and the conversation about that. But it's equally commonly used to have a conversation about how extraordin…”
Hastings: Netflix's 'keeper test' identifies whether an employee should be retained
“The test that we encourage people to use is if someone were quitting, would you try to get them to stay, to keep them? Because that turns out to be a good test relative to, you know, all the relief we sometimes feel when someone not great moves on.”
Reed Hastings Details Netflix's 'Keeper Test' Framework for Talent Management
“So the keeper test is a Netflix shorthand for asking yourself if one of your employees were quitting, how hard would you work to keep them to stay? Would you try to change their mind? And if you wouldn't, then you should proactively give them a generous severa…”