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Sounds very similar to the Seagull manager, described as someone who "flew in, made a lot of noise, dumped on everyone from a great height, then flew out again,
by ore0s 2y ago
Sounds very similar to the Seagull manager, described as someone who "flew in, made a lot of noise, dumped on everyone from a great height, then flew out again, leaving others to deal with the consequences"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagull_management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagull_management
- hooverd 2y agoThe 'ole swoop and poop.
- gofreddygo 2y agoa.k.a Pigeon CEO. Found on a recent HN comment [1] describing Elon Musk's management style [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40678396 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40678396
- contingencies 2y agoTo be fair the purpose of hierarchy is to delegate execution, and evaluating and communicating any nuance or challenge involved in aligning micro-executive realities with macro-strategic goals is the responsibility of senior management. So many people criticize Musk, and many criticisms are probably well reasoned, but IMHO the general line of criticism "he doesn't hang around to sweat the details" is exceptionally naive given the scope of his businesses. His job is perhaps 40% politics and macro-economics, 50% shareholder perception management, and 10% actual leadership.