Elon Musk is a case study in how not to be a boss | Letter

Barbara Otis on the Twitter CEO's troubling behaviour towards employees

As an organisational development practitioner, I have been watching the Twitter disaster unfold. As Andre Spicer's article says, the kind of workplace behaviour exhibited by Elon Musk is not unusual among people in positions of power (The Elon Musk effect: have we reached our limit with awful bosses?, theguardian.com, 18 November).

Good leaders don't have to email employees to tell them that they are expected to work hard. Great employees will work hard and be loyal when a healthy environment exists, where they are self-motivated and feel safe.