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Elon Musk said Thursday that Twitter is getting a new CEO and that he will move to a product and technical role

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  1. lou
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    That's a shame, I hope the new CEO is not very good. Musk is doing a good job destroying Twitter and I think that's a net positive for the world.

    That's a shame, I hope the new CEO is not very good. Musk is doing a good job destroying Twitter and I think that's a net positive for the world.

    23 votes
  2. 0x29A
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    His reported pick for CEO is... just as concerning as having Musk as CEO honestly. https://twitter.com/MichaelEHayden/status/1656820279119687681 "When the incoming CEO of Twitter follows "Bumble"...

    His reported pick for CEO is... just as concerning as having Musk as CEO honestly.

    https://twitter.com/MichaelEHayden/status/1656820279119687681
    "When the incoming CEO of Twitter follows "Bumble" Jack Posobiec, Libs of TikTok and Malaysian woke mind virus-survivor Ian Miles Cheong, it's time to start investing your attention to a new platform, if you haven't already started"

    12 votes
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    Grzmot
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    The fact that he even wants to remain in any professional role is insane. CTO of a company like Twitter is a full time job. He's got like 4 other companies to take care of.

    The fact that he even wants to remain in any professional role is insane. CTO of a company like Twitter is a full time job. He's got like 4 other companies to take care of.

    10 votes
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      vord
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      What Musk has taught us all, is that even if he works 90 hour weeks as he once claimed, that being a CEO is a part-time job.

      What Musk has taught us all, is that even if he works 90 hour weeks as he once claimed, that being a CEO is a part-time job.

      7 votes
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        nacho
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        Being a bad CEO is a part-time job. Being a CEO is also like being the head of a board: performance doesn't necessarily improve with time invested. There are other qualities that factor in much...

        Being a bad CEO is a part-time job.

        Being a CEO is also like being the head of a board: performance doesn't necessarily improve with time invested. There are other qualities that factor in much more, like strategic abilities and leadership.

        The greatest measure of a successful leader is making yourself close to obsolete in the day-to-day because that means the business isn't dependent on you as a point of failure. Yes, performance should be even better when you're around, but that's about it.

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        1. vord
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          Not disputing that, in case it wasn't obvious. Good leadership has value. But I also firmly believe there's too strong an old boys club that sells the idea that this skill is impossibly rare, and...

          Not disputing that, in case it wasn't obvious.

          Good leadership has value. But I also firmly believe there's too strong an old boys club that sells the idea that this skill is impossibly rare, and thus deserves multimillion dollar paychecks while the staff is on food stamps.

          4 votes