Elon Musk’s Slash-and-Burn Approach Is Bound to Cause Mayhem, Efficiency Experts Say

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is one of the most powerful members of President Donald Trump ’s Department of Government Efficiency .

Musk is applying that ruthless management style to government, where he has made headlines by eliminating long-standing agencies and firing thousands of essential workers such as air traffic controllers and food safety inspectors.

Even fellow Republicans have expressed alarm at Musk’s technocratic approach.

Musk is squandering an opportunity to transform government for the better, Forbes contributor Robert B. Tucker says.

Musk should “figure out ways to inspire and empower” federal workers, Tucker said.