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The Impact of Musk’s Leadership on Twitter: Insights from Esther Crawford

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By Web Desk Published July 28, 2023 3 Min Read
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Esther Crawford, who formerly served as a Twitter executive, recently provided an in-depth view of Elon Musk’s unconventional leadership practices and their implications on the company’s performance, now renamed X.

To Crawford’s astonishment, Musk unusually relied on instinct over data-driven decision-making. Furthermore, he demonstrated an eagerness to enact significant changes, which she interpreted as symptomatic of his insulated existence, exacerbated by immense wealth and fame. Crawford speculated that such isolation could have serious impacts on a leader’s mental health.

While working as Twitter Blue’s product manager, she witnessed Musk’s extreme devotion to his work firsthand. Such commitment, while remarkable, often left him seeming detached from his team. Crawford acknowledged Musk’s competence in solving complex engineering problems, as exhibited in SpaceX and Tesla. However, she maintained that managing a social networking platform demands a special social-emotional aptitude.

Like seemingly everyone on this app I have plenty of opinions about Twitter > X and figure now is a good time to open up a bit about my experience at the company.

I tweeted for years into the void for the love of it like many of you, but after selling my startup to Twitter in… pic.twitter.com/bw7CHhk0Xg

— Esther Crawford ✨ (@esthercrawford) July 26, 2023

The Consequences of Musk’s Leadership Approach

Crawford expressed concern about Musk’s leadership approach, which appeared lacking in empathy and proper decision-making processes. His instinct-driven choices led to business and product decisions that seemingly overlooked the importance of data and expert advice.

Crawford’s revelations shed light on the company’s upheaval during her tenure, particularly the troubled launch of Twitter Blue, one of Musk’s initial decisions. Issues ranging from identity fraud to misleading information from hoax accounts affected market performance.

The broader implications of Musk’s management were significant, particularly as advertisers grew increasingly dissatisfied with his approach and content moderation policies. Consequently, the company’s advertising business began to collapse. Musk, in response, began focusing on building a subscription base and implementing a payment structure.

The introduction of such changes has garnered mixed responses from users and advertisers. Complaints ranged from objections to paying for previously free services to concerns over modifications in content moderation. The controversial reinstatement of previously banned right-wing accounts also caused a stir.

Musk’s unique leadership style will continue to be under the microscope as he navigates Twitter’s evolution. His ambition of turning the platform into a super-app akin to China’s WeChat remains a hot topic. Amid these transformations, Esther Crawford’s detailed account offers valuable insights into the internal struggles the company faces.

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