Elon Musk-9.2-Liftoff

在SpaceX工作是一种什么样的体验？工作中的Musk是一种什么样的风格？在这一部分略知一二。

在SpaceX工作的两条最重要的原则, 说到底就是：埋头苦干....不说不！

-- The guiding principle at Space X is to embrace your work and get stuff done .

-- to handcraft much cheaper ,equally effective things . 

Musk的工作风格是什么样的？天生乐观，雷厉风行， 追根问底，善于学习，注重效率， 当然缺点也很多，要命的强势（hard-charging）不近人情。何来完美之人？

Musk是天生的乐观派，timeline总写在脑门子上，他的timeline就是按照他的标准一丝不苟，丝毫不差计算出来的、别人眼中的ludicrous expectations。几乎个个都是"不可能"完成的任务。

雷厉风行，做事果断，注重效率

Everything he does is fast .....ability to make enormous decisions very quickly . 

This was classic Musk. The e-mail is rough in its tone and yet not really unwarranted for a guy who just wants things done as effeiciently as possible .

善于学习，博学广识，追根问底

People who have spent significant time with Musk will attest to his abilities to absorb incredible quantities of information with near-flawless.

Elon is brilliant . He's involved in just about everything . he understands everything ..... He wants ansers that get down to the fundamental laws of physics .( 这一点在TED的访谈中，Musk也谈到，解决问题一定归结到本源laws of physics)

挑战不可能，叫板不合理

If the rules are such that you can't make progress ,then you have to fight the rules .

而且他激励员工挑战"不可能"自有一套...

He doesn't say 'You have do this by Friday at two P.M.', He says, 'I need the impossible done by Friday at two P.M. Can you do it ?'

一上来直接就说，这是个不可能完成的任务，你能做吗？遇到这样的霸道总裁，怎么办？ 说完成不了，开掉！于是员工在Musk的逼迫下，一次次挑战极限，完成了一个又一个“不可能”。虽然要求严苛甚至不近人情，但是也正是在这种倒逼之下SpaceX才创造了奇迹！

当然他强硬的态度也让人难以接受，得罪人也就在所难免。尤其是和政府部门打交道时，得罪了一大片。幸好有一位得力助手Gwynne Shotwell 帮他收拾残局，这位女士相当了得。

Gwynne Shotwell

Gwynne Shotwell(born November 23, 1963) ，the President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX, is listed as the 76th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.

集聪明智慧、才华美貌于一身，助力Musk，成为弥补他社交短板的有力助手。

When Musk rubs outsiders the wrong way . Shotwell is often there to try to smooth over the situation . ... She is willing to play the role of the conciliator . These skills have allowed her to handle the day-to-day operations at SpaceX, leaving Musk to focus on the compay's overall strategy .