12/12/2022

STRANGE CASE STUDY: Elon Musk. Na engenharia Dr Jekill, na gestão Dr Jekill e Mr Hyde

Escrevi aqui que Elon Musk é um sujeito talentoso, inventivo e um engenheiro genial, pelo lado Dr Jekill e, pelo lado Mr Hyde, um sujeito doentiamente narcisista, etc., o que o torna um empresário pouco confiável e um gestor errático.

Tive há dias conhecimento de um email que Musk enviou a todo o pessoal da Tesla com as suas seis regras de produtividade, as quais cito de seguida. Estas regras levam-me a concluir que no gestor Musk convivem um óbvio Mr Hyde e um menos óbvio Dr Jekill.

1) Avoid large meetings

 “Excessive meetings are the blight of big companies and almost always get worse over time. Please get rid of all large meetings, unless you’re certain they are providing value to the whole audience, in which case keep them very short.”

 2) Leave a meeting if you’re not contributing

 “Walk out of a meeting or drop off a call as soon as it is obvious you aren’t adding value. It is not rude to leave, it is rude to make someone stay and waste their time.”

 3) Forget the chain of command

 “Communication should travel via the shortest path necessary to get the job done, not through the 'chain of command.' Any manager who attempts to enforce chain of command communication will soon find themselves working elsewhere.”

 4) Be clear, not clever

“Don’t use acronyms or nonsense words for objects, software or processes at Tesla. In general, anything that requires an explanation inhibits communication. We don’t want people to have to memorize a glossary just to function at Tesla.”

5) Ditch frequent meetings

“Also get rid of frequent meetings, unless you are dealing with an extremely urgent matter. Meeting frequency should drop rapidly once the urgent matter is resolved.”

6) Pick common sense

“In general, always pick common sense as your guide. If following a 'company rule' is obviously ridiculous in a particular situation, such that it would make for a great Dilbert cartoon, then the rule should change.”

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