1) Avoid large meetings
According to Elon Musk rules, “excessive meetings are the blight of big companies and almost always get worse over time.”
To make meetings more effective Musk suggests fewer of them unless there’s an urgent matter to address.
2) Leave a meeting if you’re not contributing
Similar to rule one, if an employee finds they cannot contribute successfully to a meeting then they should be allowed to leave with no repercussions.
“It is not rude to leave, it is rude to make someone stay and waste their time,” Musk says.
3) Forget the chain of command
“Communication should travel via the shortest path necessary to get the job done,” Musk told employees.
Musk finds it unnecessary for lower-level employees to communicate issues through the chain of command, rather than approaching a person directly.
“Any manager who attempts to enforce chain of command communication will soon find themselves working elsewhere,” he added.
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
What do you think. can procurement teams learn a thing or two from Elon Musk Rules? You might also like the Jeff Bezos rule. If you want to keep it procurement focused check out the Pareto rule