Elon Musk is by all means, an extremely successful entrepreneur. His ventures have revolutionized digital payments, space exploration, public transport and sustainable travel. Yet, there is another side of him that often emerges on social media or press conferences. This is the mean side where he is often seen respond in highly partisan ways to any sort of criticism. Unfortunately, he is not alone in such eccentric behaviour as there is a long line of highly-successful entrepreneurs with their quirks. This includes Steve Jobs, Howard Hughes, Tim Armstrong and John Paul Getty. A lot of commentators have taken these traits as essential to success, but in reality, these people have achieved whatever they have in spite and not because of these obvious flaws. This is particularly common in Silicon Valley due to the myth of the lone warrior disrupting businesses. Overconfidence, narcissism, isolation and reduced self-control have been such defining ill-traits. To overcome them, these leaders must be open to management training sessions focusing on executive coaching. They must foster some sort of humility. Checks and balances need to be encouraged rather than shying away from.

Source:https://hbr.org/2018/08/why-great-success-can-bring-out-the-worst-parts-of-our-personalities?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_monthly&utm_campaign=leadership_activesubs_dalertnlsubs&utm_content=signinnudge&referral=00206&deliveryName=DM12568

Uploaded Date:27 August 2018