Critical Analysis of Leadership of Steve Jobs
critical analysis of the leadership style of Steve Jobs
Author’s Last Name, First name, year of submission, title, degree, institution’s name, and location of the institution
Introduction
The aim of this work is analytical consideration of leadership style of Mr. Steve Jobs, co-founder and later the Chairman and CEO of Apples Computers Incorporated, a most successful businessman today.
The challenge of the times
The times are upon us when brilliant management and leadership are confounded. In the times of global technical breakthroughs and revolutionary transformations, as the power of “know-how” and the say-so of “vision” have joined their hands in leading organizations across sudden gulfs of learning, discoveries, necessitating multiple leaps of faith – we may boldly conclude: the era of the “middle-of-the-roaders” has grinded itself to a standing halt.
Customers-to-be are on the prowl for something extraordinary in the realm of technical overproduction. simplicity and usability compounded with intuitiveness, versatility and durability, and, of course, functionalities flying in the matter of split seconds – are only some of the major concerns of the client today! The other essential concern is the philosophy behind the product, the personality of the company and corporative image. As it has been aptly put: customers are not looking for just a product anymore; they are looking for a destiny. This, as nothing else, would be about the leadership style of the heads of an organization.
Steve Jobs’ leadership changed the world
As “everything falls and rises on leadership” (John Maxwell, 2007, P. 1-2), we may well embark on a critical research of the exemplary leader who, to my mind, would forthwith fill the “carte blanche” of robust organizational leadership, rising to all of the occasions of today, let alone corporate competitiveness known for its rigor in Information Technologies.
With the power of creativity and originality of thought there is no
Author’s Last Name, First name, year of submission, title, degree, institution’s name, and location of the institution
Introduction
The aim of this work is analytical consideration of leadership style of Mr. Steve Jobs, co-founder and later the Chairman and CEO of Apples Computers Incorporated, a most successful businessman today.
The challenge of the times
The times are upon us when brilliant management and leadership are confounded. In the times of global technical breakthroughs and revolutionary transformations, as the power of “know-how” and the say-so of “vision” have joined their hands in leading organizations across sudden gulfs of learning, discoveries, necessitating multiple leaps of faith – we may boldly conclude: the era of the “middle-of-the-roaders” has grinded itself to a standing halt.
Customers-to-be are on the prowl for something extraordinary in the realm of technical overproduction. simplicity and usability compounded with intuitiveness, versatility and durability, and, of course, functionalities flying in the matter of split seconds – are only some of the major concerns of the client today! The other essential concern is the philosophy behind the product, the personality of the company and corporative image. As it has been aptly put: customers are not looking for just a product anymore; they are looking for a destiny. This, as nothing else, would be about the leadership style of the heads of an organization.
Steve Jobs’ leadership changed the world
As “everything falls and rises on leadership” (John Maxwell, 2007, P. 1-2), we may well embark on a critical research of the exemplary leader who, to my mind, would forthwith fill the “carte blanche” of robust organizational leadership, rising to all of the occasions of today, let alone corporate competitiveness known for its rigor in Information Technologies.
With the power of creativity and originality of thought there is no
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