9 results for tag: Elon Musk


Why Remote Work Will Win This Fall

The monumental battle over remote work is heating up this summer as more traditionalist business leaders are demanding that their employees come to the office much or all of the time. Google maps workers, asked to come back to the office full-time recently, ...
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Elon Musk’s Authoritarianism on Returning to the Office Undermining Tesla’s Future

Elon Musk recently demanded that all Tesla staff return to the office full-time, according to an email sent to executive staff and leaked on social media. Musk said those who don’t want to come to office should “pretend to work somewhere else.” This ...
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How Much Do CEOs Really Earn? Worth It?

There's a ton to be learned from the annual CEO compensation guide in The Wall Street Journal. Examples: The CEOs of Carnival Cruises and Norwegian Cruises took home a combined $50M in 2020. (Even though their ships sat in port, and their staffs were ...
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4 Ways Social Media is Redefining Executive Presence

Tech platforms like Clubhouse, Discord, and TikTok create new opportunities for branding content and marketing Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev recently spent almost an hour being grilled by Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, over the GameStop trading debacle as Tenev tried to ...
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Why Humble Leaders Make the Best Leaders

When hiring for a leadership role, you may be overlooking one of the most important traits of top performers: humility. Sounds a bit counter-intuitive, doesn't it? Humility is not typically the first trait that comes to mind when you think about great ...
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You Can’t Put Your Customers on Autopilot

Last week I picked up a Tesla Model 3. It's time to put the Land Rover away, and we wanted to get a small second car for our family. I took the train to the Toronto area where I picked up the Tesla, and then I basically had the Tesla drive me home. ...
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What Mobsters Can Teach Elon Musk About Succession Planning

Tesla's valuation is at an all-time high and its talented founder, Elon Musk, recently revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, it was a mild case. But that has not been the situation for dozens of other leaders of publicly traded ...
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The Trap of Getting Back to Normal in the Pandemic

As the vast majority of companies rush to reopen, they’re falling into the trap of “getting back to normal.”  They’re not realizing we’re heading into a period of waves of restrictions once again, due to many states reopening too soon. Indeed, some ...
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Being a Solar CEO: What it’s Taught Me About Workplace Energy

As a solar company CEO, I've learned many unexpected lessons about a form of energy seemingly different yet related to solar energy – energy in the workplace. I know how to manage people's electricity usage within the walls of their homes, helping them ...
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