Forget about long meetings
According to Entrepreneur.com, Musk says long meetings "are a plague for all companies and almost always get worse over time." He prefers effective work on his own projects to sitting hours on end at unnecessary meetings.
Hold a meeting only if something needs to be discussed
In Musk's view, regular meetings do not work either. They are often held only out of habit and little of any importance is discussed there. Musk is more a fan of ad hoc meetings where a current, specific problem is discussed; he cannot stand regular, useless meetings.
Leave a meeting if you are not contributing to it
If you find you have nothing to say at a meeting, just get up and leave. Of course, this is easy to say for a billionaire with his own empire, but even so there is definitely some truth in his words: "It is not rude to leave, it is rude to make someone waste their time."
Speak effectively and to the point
Communication and efficient sharing of information are key tools in both team and individual work. But it must be done in a useful way. Musk advises people not to embellish things and to avoid uselessly long speeches and word games. Speak effectively and to the point, reducing every message to the essential minimum.
Do not be afraid to be honest towards your superiors
Musk suggests the best tool when working on a project is honest communication, not some chain of commands and obligations. Many problems are rooted in the inability of departments to communicate with one another, which is why Musk asks all his employees to say in a constructive manner what they think, even to their superiors.
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