Management & Leadership

Every clear directive you issue is a gift because it relievesyour staff of the stress of having to divine your goals. A cleardirective is an indication of trust: your way of saying "I havetaken the time and effort to figure out our goal. I nowacknowledge that you have the knowledge and resources to figureout the process."

Leading from good to great does not mean coming up with the answers and then motivating everyone to follow your messianic vision. It means having the humility to grasp the fact that you do not yet understand enough to have the answers and then to ask the questions that will lead to the best possible insights.

Something that @jessepollak introduced to the @base team is "work zones," inspired by heart rate zones. It's been insanely helpful to clearly align the team, and balance the intensity of our work culture and sprints with important rest and recharge. As the year wraps up, the Base core... See more

Elon Musk emails Tesla employees October 4, 2021