Elon Musk gave 7 tips on how to be more productive

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Judging by them, the head of Tesla is not a fan of meetings, bureaucracy, or any hierarchy in general.

Recently, Elon Musk announced that due to the desire to be in time with the production of electric vehicles, Tesla Model 3 wants to approve a 24/7 work shift schedule. A letter with such a proposal was sent to all Tesla employees.

Realizing that he was asking for too much, at the end of the message, Musk gave some tips for improving productivity. He limited himself to seven points. Further, according to the author of the letter.

1. Large format meetings take people away

Endless meetings are the trouble of big companies. Over time, the situation only gets worse. Please dispose of large meetings if you are not sure that they are of value to the entire audience. Even so, keep them as short as possible.

2. Meetings should be less frequent unless the issue is urgent

Also, get rid of frequent meetings, unless you are dealing with an urgent issue. The frequency of the meeting should be reduced immediately after it is resolved.

3. If there is no need to attend the meeting, leave

Leave the meeting or end the conversation as soon as it becomes clear that you are not adding any value to it. Leaving is not rude, rude to make someone stay and waste their time.

4. Avoid confusing jargon

Don't use acronyms or meaningless words for objects, software, or processes in Tesla. In general, anything that requires an explanation interferes with communication. We don't want people to memorize a glossary just to work for a company.

5. Don't let hierarchical structures make things less efficient

Communication should follow the shortest path needed to get the job done, not a chain of commands. Any manager who tries to impose such communication will soon find himself working elsewhere.

6. If you need to contact someone, do it directly

The main source of problems is poor communication between departments. The way to solve this is the free flow of information between all levels. If, in order to do something, an individual participant must talk to his manager, who will talk to the director, and then the vice president, who will discuss it with another vice president, who will then talk to the director who talks to the manager who communicates with someone who is doing the actual work, super silly things will happen. It should be the norm for people to speak directly and just do the right thing.

7. Don't waste time on stupid rules

In general, always use common sense. If following the "company rule" seems ridiculous in a particular situation, as it can lead to the creation of a great Dilbert cartoon, then this rule must change.

Dilbert is the name of the comic book series and the name of their protagonist. They tell about office life, managers, engineers, marketers, bosses, lawyers, interns, accountants and other strange people. Created by Scott Adams. The first publication took place on April 16, 1989. Based on the comics, the animated series of the same name was filmed.