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Elon Musk has been ranked America’s most overrated CEO in a Fortune poll.
The magazine asked hundreds of CEOs to rate their most overrated and underrated colleagues.
Musk received 399 votes, while Disney CEO Bob Iger, who came in second, received 302 votes.
This is a machine translation of an article from our US colleagues at Business Insider. It was automatically translated and checked by an editor.
Elon Musk has been judged by his peers – and the verdict probably won’t make him very happy. One of „Fortune“ A survey of hundreds of business executives has made Musk the most overrated CEO in America.
Fortune published the survey results on Wednesday. Hundreds of CEOs were asked to rate their most overrated and underestimated colleagues. The magazine did not say exactly how many CEOs took part in the survey.
Musk, who was also named the most overrated CEO in last year’s poll, received 399 votes this year. Disney CEO Bob Iger came in second with 302 votes.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was ranked the most underrated CEO with 274 votes. Nadella has held this title for eight consecutive years.
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Does Musk have ambitious goals?
Musk keeps a busy schedule, running multiple companies, from electric vehicle maker Tesla to rocket operator SpaceX. In 2022, Musk purchased the social media platform Twitter, which he later renamed X.
While Musk has been praised for revolutionizing the electric vehicle and commercial space industries, the billionaire has also been criticized for setting goals that are too ambitious. Musk has repeatedly pushed back SpaceX’s timeline for sending people to Mars. In 2017, Musk claimed that SpaceX would launch its first manned mission to Mars in 2024.
Then, in 2021, Musk pushed back the planned date to 2026. Later he told an X user in 2022 that humans would probably reach Mars in 2029.
Representatives for Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
Read the original article Business Insider.
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