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>Thus it would not be Elon who was indicated as the intelligent producer Good point, bad example. Musk is hardly just "financing and management." In contrast

>Thus it would not be Elon who was indicated as the intelligent producer Good point, bad example. Musk is hardly just "financing and management." In contrast with ~all other CEOs, Musk actually spends most of his time (and IMO contributes most of his value) on engineering, despite the ongoing propaganda to the contrary.

freedomben 3y ago
Indeed, The incredible amount of engineering expertise and contribution that Elon gives is one of the biggest things that I learned from the new biography from Walter Isaacson. Elon solves real problems in many difficult and specific engineering fields. I would consider him a jack of all trades, Master of none, but understands enough that he can bring his unique solving style to the table and think outside of the box and devise wild experiments. He has strokes of genius at times that most people cannot have because they are too familiar with the rules. Musk also frequently takes lessons learned from one field of engineering and applies them to others in clever ways that few people are able to do simply because the breadth of engineering work that Elon contributes is so staggeringly wide. In short, the dude is a serious individual contributor. He may be the CEO, but he does a lot of groundwork that you would not expect, and has some serious expertise.
- digging 3y ago
  And he also has quite a few incredibly stupid insights and ideas that others have to rein in (or wish they could rein in). It can be great to have someone like him as part of a team, but you do in fact need people familiar with the rules to override him when he tries to redefine well understood concepts because he's angry.
  - freedomben 3y ago
    Yep absolutely. It's a pros and cons sort of thing, and having a personality like Elon can make things very difficult. In my opinion, this is a great example of why cognitive diversity is so important to a high-performing team. With team members who think differently, the team can reach incredible heights. If it was just Elon, I think they'd have a very difficult time achieving anything.
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freedomben 3y ago

Indeed, The incredible amount of engineering expertise and contribution that Elon gives is one of the biggest things that I learned from the new biography from Walter Isaacson. Elon solves real problems in many difficult and specific engineering fields. I would consider him a jack of all trades, Master of none, but understands enough that he can bring his unique solving style to the table and think outside of the box and devise wild experiments. He has strokes of genius at times that most people cannot have because they are too familiar with the rules. Musk also frequently takes lessons learned from one field of engineering and applies them to others in clever ways that few people are able to do simply because the breadth of engineering work that Elon contributes is so staggeringly wide. In short, the dude is a serious individual contributor. He may be the CEO, but he does a lot of groundwork that you would not expect, and has some serious expertise.

digging 3y ago
And he also has quite a few incredibly stupid insights and ideas that others have to rein in (or wish they could rein in). It can be great to have someone like him as part of a team, but you do in fact need people familiar with the rules to override him when he tries to redefine well understood concepts because he's angry.
- freedomben 3y ago
  Yep absolutely. It's a pros and cons sort of thing, and having a personality like Elon can make things very difficult. In my opinion, this is a great example of why cognitive diversity is so important to a high-performing team. With team members who think differently, the team can reach incredible heights. If it was just Elon, I think they'd have a very difficult time achieving anything.

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