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Elon Musk: Now the Productivity Magician
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk emailed his staff on Tuesday (1) with very clear and straightforward rules on how they should behave in the day-to-day running of the corporation to make the work more efficient and productive.

1-Avoid too long meetings
"Excessive meetings are the plague of big business and they almost always get worse over time. Please give up on all the large meetings, unless you are sure that they are generating value for the whole team. In that case, keep as short as possible. "

2-Be aware of the frequency of meetings
"Also get rid of frequent meetings, unless you are dealing with an extremely urgent matter. The frequency of meetings should be "spaced out" quickly when the issue is resolved. "Want to invest your money better? Click here and open your XP account

3-Leave the meeting if you find you are wasting time
"Get out of a meeting or hang up as soon as you realize it's obvious the conversation is not going anywhere. It's not rude to leave, it's rude to make someone waste time. "

4-Attention to acronyms and nonsense words
"Do not use acronyms or meaningless words for objects, software or processes at Tesla. In general, anything that requires an explanation inhibits communication. We do not want people having to memorize a glossary just for their Tesla duties. "

5-Communicate directly - regardless of hierarchy
"Communication should take the shortest route necessary to carry out its work, not through the 'hierarchy of power'. Any manager who tries to impose the 'hierarchy of power' communication will soon be working elsewhere. The biggest source of problems is poor communication between departments. The way to solve this is to allow the free flow of information between all levels. If, in order to deal with the departments, a staff member has to speak with his manager, who talks to a director, who talks to a vice president, who talks to another vice president, who talks to a director, who talks with a manager, who talks to someone who is doing the real work, so dumb things will happen. People should speak directly and make the right thing happen. "

6-Follow the logic, not the rules
"As a general rule, always choose common sense as a guide. If following the 'rule of the company' is obviously ridiculous in particular situations, in such a way that would be a great caricature, then the rule should change. "

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