Most people optimise things that should not even exist.
Elon Musk on his mistakes in the Tesla factories:
"I spent a lot of time speeding up processes that I later deleted."
His five-step rule:
- Question the requirements
- Delete
- Simplify
- Accelerate
- Automate
The order is crucial.
Most people start at step 4 or 5.
Or, the latest addition: step 6 — automate with AI.
The problem?
A bad process with AI remains a bad AI process.
Just faster.
And even a sound process fails if the underlying data is not right.
The biggest waste?
Perfect execution of unnecessary work.
Before you start your next efficiency project:
Who set this requirement?
Does it really need to exist?
Which process are you currently optimising that should actually be eliminated?
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