I’ve collected Elon Musk’s internal e-mails into one post. They teach his approach to company organization & leadership
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The Musk Emails: Major Themes
Elon Musk’s leaked internal e-mails collected into one place. This post summarizes the leadership and management themes in the emails.
April 17, 2018. This is my favourite email to date. It summarizes Elon's email & management style. It is the one that prompted this series and has lots of great management advice.
August 30, 2017. Musk trusts his employees, and wants them to speak directly with each other in order to get the job done. Managers should be bypassed. Managers who create silos will be fired.
June 1, 2017. Managers need to lead from the front line and understand first hand the concerns of their employees.
Prior to April 27, 2017. Addressed to German Tesla factory workers, Elon is upfront about the company's vision and management style
February 23 2017. Elon demonstrates that claims about safety, compensation, and work hours by the United Automobile Workers about Tesla are false.
Tesla vehicles are not to be sold to anyone at a discount rate. Musk reinforces honour, integrity, and the importance of customer trust as the businesses foundational values.
August 29, 2016. Elon Musk is transparent about Tesla's anticipated financial losses, and uses this to as an incentive to help drive a profitable next quarter.
May 2010. Clear communication is essential.