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Tesla’s Technoking gives lessons on performance reviews
Elon Musk’s firings raise questions on how to assess staff and eliminate bias.
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Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk has incited lawsuits and US Securities and Exchange Commission investigations.
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To hold on to your job you have to be “excellent, necessary and trustworthy”, according to Mr Elon Musk. But does the Technoking of Tesla even pass his own test?
The maverick chief executive of the electric-car maker and co-founder of companies including SpaceX has incited lawsuits and US Securities and Exchange Commission investigations.


