Reorganization: flattening the management structure

From:: Elon Musk
Date:: May 14, 2018
To:: All Tesla employees

To ensure that Tesla is well prepared for the future, we have been undertaking a thorough reorganization of our company. As part of the reorg, we are flattening the management structure to improve communication, combining functions where sensible and trimming activities that are not vital to the success of our mission. To be clear, we will continue to hire rapidly in critical hourly and salaried positions to support the Model 3 production ramp and future product development.

About this email

Short memo telling staff Tesla is undergoing a thorough reorganization, flattening management, combining functions and trimming non-vital activities, while continuing to hire for the Model 3 ramp.

Notes

First reported by the Wall Street Journal. CNBC labels this 'the full memo'; it is two paragraphs with no greeting or sign-off as published.

Where it came from

Leaked to press; attribution widely reported.

Tesla, company-wide memo. Tags: reorganization, management, hiring

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