How to be a -10x Engineer
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How to be a -10x Engineer
Engineers struggle with goal setting in two big ways. They hate crossing off anything they think is a good idea, and they habitually underestimate how long it takes to get things done.
John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
Ask useful questions
Show up before you’re expected
Make big promises and keep them
Identify errors and flaws and self-correct
Default to optimism
Do work worth doing
Build a useful network worth outsourcing work to
Show your work
Develop good taste
Generously invite feedback
Make productive decisions
Communicate with precision
My preferred way of working:
Zero politics, mining for conflict, best idea wins, writing things down, full responsibility, few internal meetings, taking risks, steady marathon pace, creative space, driving impact, and clear north stars complemented with extreme autonomy.