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Reportedly] Elon Musk sent an email to the staff at Tesla with his 6 rules for productivity. Unsurprisingly, it leaked. Here they are: 1) Avoid large meetings Large meetings waste valuable time and energy. - They discourage debate - People are more guarded than open - There’s not enough time for everyone to contribute Don’t schedule large meetings unless you’re certain they provide value to everyone. 2) Leave a meeting if you’re not contributing If a meeting doesn’t require your: - Input - Value - Decisions Your presence is useless. It’s not rude to leave a meeting. But it’s rude to waste people’s time. 3) Forget the chain of command Communicate with colleagues directly. Not through supervisors or managers. Fast communicators make fast decisions. Fast decisions = competitive advantage. 4) Be clear, not clever Avoid nonsense words and technical jargon. It slows down communication. Choose words that are: - Concise - To the point - Easy to understand Don’t sound smart. Be efficient. 5) Ditch frequent meetings There’s no better way to waste everyone’s time. Use meetings to: - Collaborate - Attack issues head-on - Solve urgent problems But once you resolve the issue, frequent meetings are no longer necessary. You can resolve most issues without a meeting. Instead of meetings: - Send a text - Send an email - Communicate on a discord or slack channel Don’t interrupt your team’s workflow if it’s unnecessary. 6) Use common sense If a company rule doesn’t: - Make sense - Contribute to progress - Apply to your specific situation Avoid following the rule with your eyes closed. Don’t follow rules. Follow principles. ———————————— Need to learn ChatGPT ? No idea where to start and what’s the benefit? Get my Bestseller Bundle “Ultimate ChatGPT guide and Prompts” now and Start learning ChatGPT - use it in your job, your daily life and make sure you are prepared for the future. You only need one hour to learn it! -Master AI / ChatGPT Bestseller books 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d8GKtUSK —————— ♻️Please share and repost it to help others 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 - 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗜 & 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵:https://lnkd.in/dh_sCAzw? 👋 Liked this post? 👉Follow me Paul Storm 👍🏻 Thank you! #AI #digitaltransformation #technology #future Credits S. Soodi
For the most part I agree. Except for breaking rules. It is reasonable to confirm why a rule is necessary. A lot.of times the rules are for compliance (which in some cases they're required by law) or because someone did something dumb that necessitates a rule being in place. If a rule doesn't make sense and the rule owner can't explain why it is needed, then work on getting the rule changed instead of disregarding it. We all just watched a similar scenario play out in Arizona where a 150 yr old law overrode a newer, more relevant law because no one cleaned up the dust bunnies. Don't be Arizona.
Common sense….
Whether he says this or not, it’s pretty good ideology. Unfortunately, so many companies do none of this. They love to have large group meetings, and sometimes quite often (weekly or monthly), yet they serve no purpose other than to make people feel like they are part of a decision making group. And many companies just love the chain of command. Pathetic and ridiculous. But then again, it seems many jobs given to people serve no productive purpose…. They are charity jobs, with a nice title and good pay, but serve no purpose other than to fill a chair at a meeting.
Couldn’t agree more. We don’t have meetings unless it necessary. We find sending an email makes things quicker. #3 is hard. As a former Marine, a chain of command is necessary. However, you must be the leader that enables you personnel and communicate effectively which lead leads to no time wasted and fast decisions. I particular like #4. I have been in meeting where one person uses all the big words forgetting there are prople from different regions in the meeting. These are the people who usually don’t have any technical acumen but try to show their academic superiority. Usually, they only end up looking like they miss the bus. Have a dynamic team of people and get rid of yes men, and disrupters. You will have a successful and productive team.
Why once issues are resolved should things go to email? What about talking to someone face to face (even over Teams or Zoom) or picking up a phone? I prefer email/ texting too because it’s more comfortable for me, but have found if I step outside my comfort zone and choose to directly deal with people, it’s faster and clearer as there’s less room for interpretation. I too hate meetings for the sake of meetings. If meetings are done correctly, people come on time, know the agenda, have the ability to make decisions, and only need to be 15-30 minutes long. I do, however, value working sessions where line items are being completed (for instance, developing a Risk Assessment having knowledge people in the room). Do it, don’t just talk about it
So true. Most companies/traditions force weekly meetings (one with your manager and a few with direct reports) - that 10 hours a week if you have a handful of direct reports. I would rather call someone on Teams/Slack if I have to discuss any specific points and have a monthly call to communicate.
I’m picking up on elements of Agile and McGregor Y-theory here. Using common sense? When is that ever not a thing? Nothing new or original here though. Musk is lauded as some kind of genius, but he just has the money to take a lot of risks and occasionally one of them works out. Some of his ideas aren’t especially clever and some are born from pure arrogance. Twitter, anyone? Clearly someone walked out of that meeting before telling him it was a crazy idea. I’d equate him to someone trying to play darts blindfold. If you throw enough, occasionally you’ll hit bullseye. Musk’s advantage is he has the money to throw a lot of darts and we only hear about the ones that land.
Good advice, but Elon is not actually profuctive to his claims as a “productive high velocity worker” hes a trust fund baby whoes family rapes africa for decades to have chips for his flonk ugly ass cars, AI art, and faulty wiring brain hook up neuro link garbage…. Hes a total hack and fraud and all his shit is trash that never lives up to anything…. Reason being hes a liar about that stuff too and hasnt attained it yet to the claims that are more than likekely premature brain ejaculations…. Aka a fucking liar 🤥
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4moYeah, and if you want to fire 600 people in a swoop, don't have a meeting, just send an email. The man might be a genius but most geniuses are also somewhat insane. I used to like is acumen but I am now scared about his power and the potential repercussions of any of his quick decisions, especially when it involves national security.