You say "video" but it offers nothing over audio-only conference calls, which we've had for decades, and in my experience people and teams mostly turn the video off.
In-person works better. You won't manage factories as good with phone calls and jira tickets.
> You won't manage factories as good with phone calls and jira tickets.
Do you think that the tesla factories won't operate well without elon being physically present at each of them multiple times per week?
Do you think they'll fall apart if he doesn't immediately fly to them in a private jet?
Do you think elon's presence at twitter HQ is making his code slaves work better? harder? faster?
I could see the argument that perhaps during the initial phases of setting up a factory and talking about updates/maintenance it'd be useful to have the CEO present to understand exactly how the layout might need to change. However, unless you think tesla is constantly moving equipment around in their factories (Which, how could that result in better production?) then what value does elon's physical presence actually imbue?
Traveling all the time sucks; they don't do it for fun. So who do you think is in a better position to gauge its usefulness? The CEO whose job is to gather information and make decisions, or you, some guy who talks about software engineers as "code slaves" (did you come up with that yourself?) and is confused about why a rapidly growing automaker that sets up new tents on its property would need to move equipment around in its factories?
In-person works better. You won't manage factories as good with phone calls and jira tickets.