The Six Productivity Hacks Elon Musk Sent To His Staff
I had to laugh when I compared it to what we did in the police
In a leaked memo, Elon Musk sent every employee in Tesla his six rules for productivity. Whatever your opinion of the man, his rules made sense.
I had to laugh when I compared it to what we did in the police. What we did, didn’t make sense— and I bet they are still doing it.
Elon Musk’s Productivity Hacks
1. Leave a meeting if you are not contributing
Walk out of a meeting or hang up the phone the second you realise you are not contributing. If you are not adding value — get the hell out of there. It is not rude to leave; it is rude to waste other people’s time.
I was about to walk out of a planning meeting, once — Chief Inspector Chumley wasn’t pleased.
“Wait,” said Chumley, “one more thing. What about getting the horsey section to attend the Town Fayre?”
“If you mean the mounted police, that is what they are for,” I replied.
“See if they can supply two horses and two riders. That should do it.”
“I think the riders come as standard, sir. The horses can’t patrol on their…
