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I have this strong belief that all leaders are organizational engineers.
It’s our job to create systems, or “factories,” that give the right people the right tools to take the right steps to produce outcomes they could not have created themselves.
This is why this clip about Elon’s 5-step engineering process resonates so deeply with me as a manager:
Elon Musk explains the 5-step process he tries to implement in his companies to ensure efficient engineering:
1. Make your requirements less dumb
2. Try very hard to delete parts or processes
3. Simplify/optimize
4. Accelerate cycle time
5. Automate@elonmusk… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— ELON CLIPS (@ElonClipsX)
9:24 PM • Apr 26, 2024
Let’s break down all five (six, the author skipped a key one) steps and how you can apply them to your team.
