【商業智慧】馬斯克與貝索斯的時間管理術 Time Management Techniques of Musk and Bezos
每個人每天都只有24小時，但好像總覺得時間不夠用。如何在有限的時間內完成到更多的工作，讓時間發揮最大的價值，是很多人都在思考的問題。成功人士之所以能成功，相信有一定的成功法則，我們不妨從全球頭兩位的富豪馬斯克和貝索斯身上，學習一下他們的時間管理法，高效地利用自己的時間。
1.馬斯克
作為Tesla行政總裁的馬斯克，認為最關鍵、最重要的工作要安排在早上，而其他工作則以優先順序去完成。他甚至以「五分鐘」為單位，建立工作時程表。
此外，這位總裁也不太喜歡「會議文化」，馬斯克此前就在論壇上表示，「我的建議是花更少的時間在財務上，花更少的時間在會議室上，花更少的時間在 PowerPoint 上，並花更多的時間讓產品盡可能令人驚嘆。」
因此只會就非常緊急的事情安排會議，「不要浪費時間在不會讓事情變得更好的事上」。他認為，除非這個會議能夠為與會人創造極大的價值，否則大型會議應可免則免，甚至建議員工若正參與一個毫無意義的會議，可以立即離場或掛掉電話。
2.貝索斯
而Amazon的行政總裁貝索斯則認為，做決定時必須要「高質」和「快速」，「速度對業務來說至關重要。」貝索斯指出，大多數的決定應該在訊息接收到70%時做出，當接收到90%的訊息才作出決定，就已經太慢了，「快」的決定比「對」的決定更重要。但如果發現做了錯誤的決定，一定要快速更正，將錯誤的代價降到最少。
另外，貝索斯對於自己的睡眠時間十分注重。貝索斯曾在《華爾街日報》訪問中表示，「我一定要睡滿8小時！」他認為睡眠是解壓跟舒緩勞累的方法，有時候甚至拿著睡袋進辦公室，甚至不用鬧鐘。
Everyone has only 24 hours a day, but it often feels like time is never enough. How to accomplish more within the limited time and make the most out of it is a question many ponder over. The success of successful individuals probably follows certain principles. Why not learn from the top two billionaires globally, Musk and Bezos, and understand their time management techniques to efficiently use our time?
- Musk
Being the CEO of Tesla, Musk believes that the most critical and important tasks should be scheduled in the morning, while other tasks should be tackled based on priority. He even structures his work schedule in five-minute increments.
Furthermore, this CEO isn't a fan of the "meeting culture". Musk has previously said in forums, "My advice is to spend less time on finances, less time in meeting rooms, less time on PowerPoint, and spend more time making the product as amazing as possible."
As such, he only arranges meetings for very urgent matters, "Don't waste time on things that won't make things better". He feels that unless the meeting can create immense value for the participants, big meetings should be avoided as much as possible. He even advises employees that if they are in a pointless meeting, they can immediately leave or hang up the call. - Bezos
On the other hand, Amazon's CEO Bezos believes that decisions must be of "high quality" and "fast". "Speed is vital for business." Bezos points out that most decisions should be made when 70% of the information is received. If you wait until 90% of the information is received, it's already too slow. Making decisions "quickly" is more important than making the "right" decisions. However, if a wrong decision is made, it should be corrected swiftly to minimize the repercussions.
Additionally, Bezos is very particular about his sleep. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Bezos said, "I must sleep a full 8 hours!" He believes that sleep is a way to decompress and relieve fatigue. Sometimes he even brings a sleeping bag to the office and doesn't use an alarm clock.
編輯/製圖：Business Digest