Interviews with Leaders Elizabeth Burger and Elon Mask

The focus of the interview was to establish the characteristics and behaviors of these two leaders and how these traits make them good in their leadership roles (Dyer et al. Interview Experience with Elizabeth Burger The date for this interview was on January 26. Earlier in the week, Burger’s assistant had called to inform me that the venue for the interview would be at a hotel where Elizabeth Burger would be completing a late lunch meeting. I arrived thirty minutes prior to the established time. Burger herself showed up a minute to 4 pm. This interview was to take place at midday in the head offices of the company. Musk was five minutes late and he offered his apologies citing some challenge in the production sector.

I went through the introductory phase of the interview where I was able to state the purpose of the interview and how I would apply the information gathered. This interview took slightly longer since Musk was taking time before responding to each question. I noted that he often did not believe in immediately tackling an issue before thinking it through. Being tenacious has helped me to continue the work my team is doing without giving up. ” Have you managed to inspire commitment in your organization? How have you achieved this commitment? E. B. , “Yes I have been able to inspire commitment in my organization by enhancing communication among different departments and levels. I have an “open door” policy where every employee is free to talk to me at any time.