Imagine a tedious, manual, 30-step process that needs to be done every week. It's error-prone and takes an engineer two hours to complete.

• Engineer A sees the task, sighs, and does it. Every week, they spend two hours carefully following the checklist. They do their job.
• Engineer B sees the task, does it once, and is immediately annoyed. They think, "This is a waste of human time. A computer should be doing this." They then spend a day writing a script that automates the entire process. The script runs in 30 seconds.

Which engineer would you rather hire?

The answer is obvious. Engineer B has a multiplier mindset. They don't just complete tasks; they eliminate them. They understand that the most valuable work is not in repeating a process, but in creating a system that makes the process obsolete. This is the essence of leverage.

Your answer to this question is a direct signal of your initiative, your efficiency, and your ability to create lasting value for a team.

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