Human Resource Management - Organization Culture, Motivational Activities, Leadership Theories, Organizational Structure, Diversity, HR Policies and Practices at Tesla

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Perceived personality traits associated with the CEO of Tesla- Mr Elon Musk
The perceived personality traits of Mr. Elon Musk, the CEO of the company Tesla are
stated to be as follows. One of the prime personality trait can be stated to be incredible depth
of perception and focus. In addition, he is always looking for the improvement of his
surroundings and for the future developments. The fact that Musk himself is the co-founder,
CEO, and product designer of Tesla Inc. proves that his hard work and dual role sets the
company standards for the employees as well. The CEO is exceptionally motivated and has
displayed outright motivation even after being exposed to numerous failures in the form of
bankruptcy and others. Hence, an exceptional sense of risk toleration is yet another prime
personality trait of Musk (Business Alligators, 2019). Thus, the sheer motivation is evident
which has led to success for the organization in spite of the numerous challenges. The next
chief personality trait can be stated to be the possession of the learning attitude. One of the
striking fact is that Musk is a self-taught programmer and has a wide knowledge in many
advance level subjects. The constant innovation in his products is evident and has benefitted
the company in terms of the competitive edge. In addition to the above, the key personality
characteristic is the he has a future oriented thinking. The fact that he has selected three core
areas namely the space, clean energy and the internet for his products, are on the lines of
community and planet development as a whole. Thus, he and his company thrived on the idea
that technology can change the world and thereby served the humanity on the said goal. One
of the yet dominant personality trait of Musk is that he works on the ground level and has the
capacity to think at the system level of design. He is very particular about the objectives of
the company and being a connection between the engineers and the demands of the market,
he ensures he lives up to the demand standards.
The motivational activities conducted by the organization Tesla
The present CEO Elon Musk on behalf of the organization Tesla does his best to
keeps the employees motivates as he holds the belief that employees are the key assets of the
company and can aid an organization to reach to heights and long term success. The
company’s motivation strategies work on the principle that the more the employees are
engaged in the organization, the greater the profitability, more productivity combined with
the higher customer engagement within an organization. In addition, the higher engagement

among the teams expose the companies towards lesser risk of employee turnover, safety
issues, and the absenteeism on the part of the employees. Some of the motivational strategies
are listed as follows. A top-down approach is encouraged in the company and thus the people
are got on the board to channelize support at various levels of the entity. The company
engaged a survey namely “Tesla 360”, to get more useful insights about the employees of the
organization (Tesla, 2019a). The survey was conducted on the anonymous basis to allow the
employees to participate in the survey efficiently. The survey enabled the company to plan
their training sessions, videos and the departmental planning actions (Everwise, 2015). In
addition to the above, the departmental managers of the enterprise track progress of the
employees by indulging into efficient communication, workshops and collaborative activities
for the stated goals of the enterprise. In addition to the above, the safety of the employees is
the prime consideration for the company. For instance, the entity established the “industrial
athlete early symptom intervention program” at its Fremont Factory to identify and act on the
safety improvement opportunities (Tesla, 2019a). Further, the employees are motivated
through the employee stock purchase program of the entity, works on the “pay for
performance” principle and the promotions at comparable positions.
Leadership theories best describing the organizations leaders of Tesla
Elon Musk founder of Tesla follows transformational leadership style to run the
organization. The leadership theories that can be applied in this organization are trait theory
and transformational theory. Trait theory describes the characteristics of a leader or the
qualities that differentiate a leader from the followers. Each individual possess some quality
traits that make them a good leader or a bad leader (Bertocci, 2009). Musk always focuses on
long term vision for the Tesla and tries to push their employees towards excellence.
Contingency theory, trait theory and behavioral theory best describes the organization
leaders. Elon Musk is viewed as the one of a visionary and innovatory entrepreneur as he
always believe in setting up the goals that are bigger and influence their employees to
contribute best of their abilities (Dobbs, 2016). Leadership theories are used to understand the
characteristics of individual in order to identify their leadership styles and the way they can
run the organization. The trait of a leader can be understood and analyzed with the help of
trait theory whereas contingency theory and behavioral theory helps in understanding the
leadership style followed by the leader (Mabey & Knights, 2018). Elon musk is seen as the