Elon Musk is pushing back on his reputation as a micromanager. The best employees, he says, actually need little management.
I wouldnt call it micro management, its just insisting on attention to detail, he said in an interview Monday with Nicolai Tangen, the chief executive of Norways wealth fund, which was streamedon Musks social media site, X. If youre trying to make a perfect product, then attention to detail is essential.
Walter Isaacsons biography on Musk depictedthe billionaire obsessingover the most minute of decisions, from the design of the Cybertruck to where Twitter put itsservers. Musk said on Monday that he hasnt read Isaacsons book about him, despite giving the author a front-row seat to how he simultaneously ran six companies over two years.
While most micro-managing bosses dont consider their actions to be encroaching on employee autonomy, the majority of workers say they have had an overly involved boss during their careers,surveyshave found.And Musk is in good company with other demanding bosses like former Apple CEOSteve Jobs and former Microsoft CEOBill Gates.
When asked about how to manage his best employees, Musk said: Smart people, they manage themselves. Intelligent and talented people can go and work anywhere, he said, so the way to keep them them happy is to set out goals and let people figure out how toachieve them.
So I say, Look, this is the goal were after and this is what were trying to achieve. If you agree with that goal, then lets try to get it done,Musk said, noting that he reserves the right to weigh in and take control when warranted. Once in a while, you have to say, Guys, you have to trust me on this one.
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