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Errol Musk told Insider he isn't happy with what he's heard about the new biography on his son. AdvertisementAdvertisementErrol Musk isn't happy with Walter Isaacson's recent biography about his son, Elon Musk. Isaacson's biography on Elon Musk is filled with accounts of incidents where the Tesla CEO and other family members claim Errol Musk bullied and demeaned Elon. In the book, Isaacson wrote that Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk have cut off communication with their father — an assertion Errol Musk denies. Isaacson, Elon Musk, and Kimbal Musk did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication.
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He was impressed by Elon Musk's vision but he would yell and once called Cantrell to work at 3 a.m.Cantrell gives Twitter employees his advice on their new boss. Elon wanted to buy Russian rockets because they were cheaper than US rockets and had been told I was the guy to ask because I'd worked with the Russians. Working with Elon was like working with two different people: the good Elon and the bad Elon, and you never knew which you were going to getThe good Elon is very funny and charming. There are people at Twitter who are going to need to decide whether they are 100% aligned with Musk's mission for it. That's the good Elon.
A former SpaceX VP says Elon Musk can be "vicious" in the workplace. Jim Cantrell told Insider staff never knew whether there were getting "good Elon" or "bad Elon." He added Musk could change Twitter's business performance "from sheer force of willpower." Musk added Twitter to his portfolio in late October, acquiring the social-media platform for $44 billion. One workplace-culture expert previously told Insider that Musk's "autocratic leadership" would be in "great contrast with the type of openness and flexible mindset that is integral to Twitter's culture."
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