Elon Musk.
Elon Musk is CEO of SpaceX.
  • Elon Musk expects total commitment from employees at all his companies.
  • Walter Isaacson's new biography reveals how Musk pushed some SpaceX staff to the limit. 
  • Several employees shared their stories about the pressure of meeting Musk's demands. 

A number of former SpaceX employees told Walter Isaacson about the impact of Elon Musk's management style for his new biography.

Elon Musk is known for his intense and unrelenting attitude to work, and for expecting the same from his employees. Musk's management style allows him to "move faster, take more risks, break rules, and question requirements", Isaacson writes in his biography published this week.