INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
For this assignment, I chose a very famous and well known entrepreneur. He, however, had already inspires a few famous people and have single handily help change the landscape of technology for people around the world. No, I'm not talking about the other billionaire Bill Gates (good guess though), but of course I'm referring to the one and only Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computers. He, Steve Jobs is one of the biggest icons in the world of technology in the world co-founder of one of the most important and exciting companies in the world.
What catch my attention out the most about the leadership style of Steve Jobs, is that he is very charismatic. People often say there is some sort of "aura" about Steve Jobs which makes well respected and followed. Employees do enjoy working with Steve Jobs, as they feel really inspired, true, happy, focus and important. Steve Jobs does an excellent job keeping everyone on track with the companies (Apple) vision. He can do this by being an excellent charismatic leader, visionary, and focused on the longer term rather than short term.
( The famous pose by Steve Jobs )
Apple has some of the greatest smart minds in the world, which can be quite difficult to manage if you ask me. This indicates that Steve Jobs attracted great minds to work under him. This is an inspiration to me and it would be a dream job to work under him. Let me tell you a little about his background,
Steve Jobs was born on February 24th, year 1955, in San Francisco, California. It all started when Jobs mother decided to put him for an adoption, because at the time she was not married and had no money. Later on, she found out that his future parents, Justin and Clara Jobs did not graduate college. So she a...
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...ble quotes by Steve Jobs!
“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it.”
“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other opinions drown your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
“Quality is much better than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”
“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”
“I have lived every day of my life asking myself ‘is what I’m doing reflective of who I am? Or who I want to be?’ If not...”
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple computers, was influenced by the very same transcendental ideas expressed by Ralph Waldo Emerson, namely self-reliance and determination. Rather than conforming to the accepted path of success, Steve Jobs chose to do things his own way, with determination. He dropped out of college and began only taking classes he found interesting, then he starte...
Jobs had a talent at recognizing other talent. Steve Jobs wasn't a tech person, he didn't know computers, or coding, he knew exactly how to get people to work together and had a vision that no one else had. He got the most value out of people, which speaks for itself. Just look at 2 companies he built... Apple and Pixar
Steve Jobs was born on Feburary 24, 1995 in Green Bay Wisconsin. His biological mother put him up for adaptation, because she could not care for him and give him a good child hood. She requested that her son to be placed with a well-educated family. When Steve Jobs was growing up he Didn’t have any friends so he wandered to neighbors garages looking to learn more about electronics because a lot of them were engineers. Steve jobs liked fiddling with electronics so much that he spent his time after school at the packyard electronics company learning more in depth about how to make electronic devices. Steve jobs had a hard time focusing in class. Until his fourth grade teacher found a way to get him to focus in class it was by bribing him to do his work. That worked so well that the school recommended him to skip fifth grade and go straight to junior high. Steve jobs told his parents he did not like the school that he was going to, and wanted to change schools. Steve Jobs and his parents moved to silicon valley where there was a premiere school for electronics and technology. He found a friend when he was in high school that was a geek just like him, that friend was Stephen Woznick. Stephen Woznic...
Steve Jobs charisma mostly depends on his knowledge and understanding of the technology he is absorbed. To technology field, Jobs may not compete to his engineers, nevertheless, he, together with Wozniak, has been the founder of Apple, and they also produced the very first hardware together (Isaacson, 2012). From this point of view, his understanding in technological field combined with visionary gift help him develop his vision and deliver it properly to his employees.
“I am just not measuring up, although they are giving me every chance. I will have to do better. But better at what?” (Atwood
Steve Jobs (CEO and chairman of Apple Inc.) was an American entrepreneur and inventor. He was born in February 24, 1955 and founded Apple Inc. with his high school buddy Steve Wozniak in 1976. But later in 1976, when Apple was about to bankrupt he returned to it as advisor and Interim CEO. He made Apple profitable from near bankruptcy by 1998 (Walter Isaacson, 2013). From (1996-2011), he proved himself as one of the best engineering leaders of the world and made Apple the most innovative company of the world.
Steve Jobs was an exemplary leader. In the article it states, “Leaders can learn a lot from the late Apple CEO, but not all of it should be emulated.” In the speech it states, “And just last year, with the introduction of the IPad, Apple jumpstarted an entirely new product category that no one thought they could live without.” Both the article and the speech are recognizing Jobs as being an exemplary leader. The article is saying that jobs leadership style should be studied but not imitative. The speech recognizes his product the IPad and says that, with its introduction it started a brand new category that Jobs led. Jobs leadership style was very much complex. Jobs was focus this is part of why his products have become some of the most treasured in history. He picked a necessity, industrialized a product, and spent his energy finalizing the product. He picked technology and made technology his life. His ability to set a goal and stand dedicated was the finest ability in making him
Steve Jobs used leadership and focus to make an empire known as Apple. Jobs would take 100 or so people on a retreat just to simply come up with the next year 's inventions. He would start with a list of ten and have it narrowed down to just three. Jobs wanted to simplify these ideas so it could be more consumer friendly.
“Everyday, I see every sin in everyone just waiting to jump out and do their worst. I know how tempting it is to do what you want when you want but we don’t. I see people slowly wanting more and more to do wrong but they don’t. We are stronger than what we give ourselves credit for. Some of us have done some really dark, cruel, and horrific things but you can come back from that. Some of us can’t change but that doesn't mean you can't. We are capable of the worst things imaginable but in turn that also means we’re capable of the greatest things imaginable. As a whole we all have a long ways to go with the way we treat the environment, each other, and ourselves. No matter what someone will fight for you because everyone is worth fighting for.
In chapter eleven case study, we were asked, What special qualities of Steve Jobs seem to have contributed to his leadership success as Apple’s CEO? We think Steve Jobs was a successful leader because he was imaginative; passionate about his job, he had the ability to push employees to create new things, had confidence, and believed
Overall, Steve Jobs was a great inventor. He changed the world with his many technological advances and the opening of his now world-famous company, Apple. He showed great determination, skill, and knowledge throughout all of his undertakings. Steve Jobs will never be forgotten and his inventions still live on today.
quote: "For the secret of man's being is not only to live... but to live for something
Steve Jobs has significantly impacted today’s society and many industries. Steve Jobs was born in February 24th, 1955 in San Francisco California. He was adopted at birth by Paul Jobs (1922 -1993) and Clara Jobs (1924 ` 1986). Jobs went through rocky days in elementary school. Despite his rough time in elementary school, Steve was able to skip couple of grades. Steve enrolled at Reed College in Oregon but he dropped out after six month. Steve studied creative classes, including calligraphy.
William Gates III was born in Seattle, Washington, US, on October 28, 1955. His father, William Henry Gates (II) Jr., was a lawyer while his mother, Mary Gates, was a school teacher. At a very young age, Gates showed a lot of intelligence. At primary school, he was particularly fond of Maths and Science. Since his childhood, he was enjoyed reading business magazines. Noticing his eagerness to learn, his parents enrolled him in Lakeside Preparatory School at the age of 12. Here Gates saw a computer for the first time in his life.