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"I'll give you the recipe. I called all the body engineers, stamping people, manufacturing, and executives into my conference room. And I said, 'I am tired of a
by selectodude 9y ago
"I'll give you the recipe. I called all the body engineers, stamping people, manufacturing, and executives into my conference room. And I said, 'I am tired of all these lousy body fits. You have six weeks to achieve world-class body fits. I have all your names. If we do not have good body fits in six weeks, I will replace all of you. Thank you for your time today."
-Ferdinand Piëch
There needs to be a culture from the top down of giving a shit about fit and finish. It's exceedingly clear that Elon Musk does not care.
- maxxxxx 9y ago"It's exceedingly clear that Elon Musk does not care." Being CEO of only one company of this size is already a huge job. Being CEO of two just seems like a big ego trip.
- jzoch 9y agoIts been done before. Apple and Pixar did well under one leader for a time. "Huge job" is relative to the person and their management style. If he has realtively independent and driven teams for each company that require little micromanagement than his job may not be as much work as you might imagine. Who knows though?