Elon Musk and Donald Trump have a tumultuous relationship, now understanding some issues, now misunderstanding about others, in a fight of egos where the winner is the one with more power. And even if we are talking about the president of the United States, Musk does not fall behind when it comes to having influence, so much so that it was Trump himself who called him to be the head of the Government Efficiency Department
Furthermore, being the owner ofX(oldTwitter), Musk was able to achieve a positive feat for Trump's presidential campaign on social media, making information reach a gigantic number of users. Data from theAssociated Pressreveal that the billionaire spent about 200 million dollars in support of the current president, what we can consider a clear conflict of interest, but that is a story for another text
While speculation about his possible departure from the government is ongoing, I stop to reflect on his actions during this time. Putting aside the controversies and debates to analyze only the professional aspect, I believe that Musk can be a key player in any management. But why? He is a person who has a lot of focus and clarity about where he wants to go, working mainly for results, and managing to deliver them
I believe this is the ideal way for any employee to work in a company, regardless of your role. Elon Musk has been involved in different companies and has worked in various sectors, gaining knowledge and experience to achieve a broader and better perspective on each situation, achieving efficiency in the face of adversity, such as, the mass layoffs that it promoted in theX.
In this sense, I think that maybe he hashard skillsthat they highlight it, besides having a view that mistakes serve as a learning experience and that challenges can drive one to go further. After all, Elon Musk put an end to the 'meme' that the rocket doesn't go in reverse, because it managed to put this action into practice in theSpaceX. That is to say, it is astorylinethat makes his actions generate value over time, through competence
Here I am neither defending nor judging, but rather exposing how some attitudes of this figure, that generates so much controversy, they can be useful in management. Of course Elon Musk makes mistakes and one of the worst, for me, it was when he requested via email that all employees send a list of their weekly achievements. This action bypassed any hierarchy, disrespecting people in general
Every company must learn to work with trust, otherwise, there will be no progress. There are other ways to find out how each team member's work is impacting and generating results for the company, not catching people by surprise. Leadership needs to be attentive in order to guide in the best way possible, directing where they should go. He needed to reach the results, did you consider requesting through the normal process for each leadership? Would I have the answers in time
In more serious situations, it is necessary to take vigorous action, where sometimes it is more important to send a message than the action itself. It is the leadership's responsibility to apply it at the moments they deem appropriate. I don't believe we have the elements to judge whether it was appropriate or necessary. There is a lot that happens behind the curtains. But we need to learn from these situations, be it to apply them in our context, be to decide, definitely, that is not the case
You need to have an 'Elon Musk' in your management
