But then again, so is Y-combinator, and every other incubator, as well as pretty much every leadership retreat (ok maybe not the leadership retreats, because Elon Musk is a terrible leader, but they’re trying to do something like create a factory for what people imagine Elon Musk to be like). It seems like a very competitive space to create an Elon Musk factory, because its’ so economically valuable.
This is a drive-by, but I don’t believe this statement, based on the fact that Elon has successfully accomplished several hard things via the use of people organized in hierarchies (companies). I’m sure he has foibles, and it might not be fun to work for him, but he does get shit done.
It seems like paradigm academy is trying to do something like create an Elon Musk Factory:
http://paradigmacademy.co/
But then again, so is Y-combinator, and every other incubator, as well as pretty much every leadership retreat (ok maybe not the leadership retreats, because Elon Musk is a terrible leader, but they’re trying to do something like create a factory for what people imagine Elon Musk to be like). It seems like a very competitive space to create an Elon Musk factory, because its’ so economically valuable.
This is a drive-by, but I don’t believe this statement, based on the fact that Elon has successfully accomplished several hard things via the use of people organized in hierarchies (companies). I’m sure he has foibles, and it might not be fun to work for him, but he does get shit done.
I claim that Elon has done this despite his leadership abilities.
I think that it’s possible to be a bad leader but an effective CEO.
It seems to me unclear what exactly do you mean with the terms. What do you mean with leadership as compared to being a CEO?
Leadership (as for instance leadership retreats are trying to teach it) is the intersection between management and strategy.
Another way to put it, its’ the discipline of getting people to do what’s best for your organization.
Do you think that Elon doesn’t get his employees to do what’s best for his companies?
I think he’s bad at this.
You can see this in some aspects of his companies.
High micromanagement. High turnover. Disgruntled former employees.