Output = time * input * leverage

(Let’s ignore the fact that high output doesn’t necessarily mean high value, because that’s a separate discussion).

The name of the game is to create the most output with the least input and time. So it all comes down to maximizing leverage.

I heard a podcast at some point about a leader who created screen recordings all the time as a habit, whenever he did a task. He called it the camcorder method, I think? Then he’d hand recordings off to someone and ask them to create a playbook out of them. This served two purposes:

1. Now he’s got a playbook so that anyone can do that task in the future
2. He could gauge the person’s competency in that task by reading the playbook

I love that. Anything not written down or recorded is a missed opportunity for higher leverage.