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Ask HN: Is Elon Musk an expert in every field he manages?

2 pointsby netfortiusabout 3 years ago
Passionate comments on a LinkedIn post, following Elon Musk&#x27;s tweet on management need for expertise in the field to be &quot;supervised&quot; https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linkedin.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;kate-hobler_i-call-bullshit-is-elon-a-rocket-scientist-activity-6929470583139119106-JRrQ<p>Where does the HN community stand on this? I&#x27;m for the LinkedIn OP, but maybe it&#x27;s because I&#x27;m too old, having been involved in too many industries, with a PhD in one domain (Thermodynamics) and a MS in another (CompSci), but still w&#x2F;out having had the ability to master all areas which I had to manage in my professional career. I still don&#x27;t understand the understanding process...

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SirChainsawabout 3 years ago
He seems to recognise that he _isn&#x27;t_ an expert in everything and takes the Carnegie approach of surrounding himself with smarter people than him.<p>He also doesn&#x27;t (as the article suggests) manage SpaceX or Tesla etc. The day to day management is delegated to those who are experts at management.<p>His title at SpaceX is Chief Engineer and his title at Tesla is Product Architect.
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jstx1about 3 years ago
He&#x27;s not an expert in any of them.