Elon Musk sent a companywide email to Tesla employees last week claiming that the company was poised to break the record for vehicle deliveries--if employees rallied hard. The immediate impact of the leaked email was clear: Tesla shares rose for the first time in a week. In monetary terms, that led to a nearly $500 million bump in the company's market cap. At first glance, one might consider this an evil stroke of genius. To understand why, it helps to consider Musk's history with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Musk's ability to communicate w/ the public is severely restricted due to his past actions and recent settlement w/ the SEC. This email would be a clear violation of Musk's settlement-- except for one rather large detail: It wasn't a public statement. It was an internal communication, meant to be seen only by Tesla employees. Or was it? (Read more in today's column.) #Tesla #ElonMusk #leadership #management #culture #BusinessIntelligence #careers #EQApplied #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more