My translation: labeling an engineer as 10x may be mis-attributing the discrepancy to individual people, when the causes are most often environmental. Sure, there are outstanding performers and catastrophic duds every once in a while, they do exist. But more often than not your performance is less a reflection of innate skill and more a reflection of things like your managers, your situation and motivation, your momentum and familiarity with your tools, the mood in your office, your level of ownership, etc., etc..<p>I have been both subject and observer of situations where someone&#x27;s performance was amazing in some cases and lacking at best in others. I have experienced being 10x when the situation was right, and 0.5x when it was wrong.<p>So how do you make a 10x environment on purpose? I&#x27;ve tried on teams I&#x27;ve led, and it is by no means easy. Can anyone with concrete experience share reliable tips?