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Leadership from First Principles According to Elon Musk
Geoffrey James, in an article on Inc.com describes Musk as a management theorist. James says ‘Musk seems to approach running a business much as he’d approach a complex engineering project: Figure out what works, and do that, even if it doesn’t make sense to anyone else. To paraphrase James’ summary of Elon Musk’s general business operation rules that he sent out via email from Tesla:
By Veronica Woodward3 years ago in Journal
Black In Business
Growing up I didn't get to see many black creators. Especially from the place that I came. As a Creator this was disappointing. Because I didn't have any real influence to aspire to or want to model my life around. Plus, I fell into (like many other people in my vicinity) the trap of going to school in assimilating into industrial capitalism. As a creator my whole life, this path destroyed my desire to do things. I wasn't one design for a 9-5 or to work as an industry worker. To be assigned and complete tasks by a corporation. I’m a creator, and Innovator, someone who worked at his own pace. I’m someone who created his own lane and was his own boss. So it was amazing for me to discover a creator in college that was closest to me.
By Adonis Richards3 years ago in Journal
Elon Musk's Three Secrets of Success
Elon Musk has had his fair share of negative events: personal and family crises and traumas, and his businesses on the verge of failure. He has expressed that he would either have to be severely incapacitated or dead in order to give up. His ex wife Justine Musk has expressed him as someone who is obsessed with having success, and others have said he focuses on an objective, and does whatever it takes to achieve it. He has his own version of a ‘reality distortion field,’ and encourages others to push beyond what they believe is possible in order to attain an outcome. For example, he has stretch goals: when he was making the Tesla Roadster, he expected the vehicle to get to New York, and then the result was that the car arrived in New Mexico, twice as far as what was expected.
By Veronica Woodward3 years ago in Journal
5 Female Musicians Who Met Their Partners At Work
From Simi to Niniola. In life there are very few places that we as working people get to meet other people for networking, romantic reasons, any kind of partnership of any sort. One of those key places is during work. While dating people in your office or workplace is something that is heavily frowned upon, romantic partners are not the only people you can meet during work + who said anything about not dating people who work in the same industry with you?
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Journal
LGBTQ+ characters on our screens changed my life!
Representation of the LGBTQ+ community, not only on our screens but also in music, in theatre, in literature, in the media, feels more present than ever before. But it’s still not enough. ‘Netflix is going through a gay phase,’ is a comment I heard recently. As though it's something temporary and will pass. Here is why we are only just scratching the surface on LGBTQ+ representation.
By John Thacker3 years ago in Journal
This Solar Industry Pro Combines Instinct And Experience To Skyrocket Success
If there’s one thing Rich Feola has always excelled at, it’s spotting potential before anyone else in the room. From finance to solar energy to marketing, Rich has led the way toward opportunities that others never even noticed - and that success always extends to his clients along the way.
By Victoria Kennedy3 years ago in Journal
Sarah Al Amiri named among Next 100 Most Influential People in the World
Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology and Chairwoman of the UAE Space Agency, has been named as one of Time’s 2021 list of the Next 100 Most Influential People in the World for successfully leading the UAE’s Hope Probe into Mars’ orbit, in the first-ever Arab interplanetary mission.
By TECHx Media3 years ago in Journal
All out on her Own: Eunique James Gibson
Do you want to play a game? No, this isn’t some spooky invitation to play a horrific contest. This is to introduce you to Eunique Jones Gibson who has created a game called #CultureTags. Eunique is also famous for her creation of Because of Them We Can, which recognizes many of the greatest figures in black life.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Journal
When Bernie Met Lorraine
If it hadn’t been for Kay, I would have never met Lorraine. It was May of 1963, at the end of my sophomore year at Pratt Institute. Being one of the few Black students, and a full scholarship recipient at that, I was so aware and protective of my place in the college that, two years into my college career, I still rarely ventured off campus. I worked in the campus bookstore when I wasn’t in the library or the art studio, only leaving for required museum visits and professor-suggested gallery openings. I was a fine arts major from Rockford, Illinois, and my knowledge of New York was fairly limited. Yet, I knew it was where I was supposed to be.
By Erin Williams3 years ago in Journal
Enjoy the Cerebral Benefits of Giving
Imagine a venture capitalist giving entrepreneurs free advice as well as a chance to pitch their business idea. Or consider a person dispensing million-dollar advice -- at no cost -- about how to connect with the world's most powerful and influential people. And then there's the individual who offers valuable marketing guidance to anyone who asks -- at no charge.
By Meiko S. Patton3 years ago in Journal