Steve Jobs’ leadership styles Y Thi Nhu Dang Bristol University I. Introduction Some one once said that “Smart people learn from experience‚ but wise people learn from the experience of others”. To become a good leader‚ I’ve learnt a lot of things and experience from books‚ documentaries‚ films and so on written about great leaders such as Napoleon Bonaparte‚ Bill Gates‚ Mark Zuckerberg and so on. In all of them‚ the one that interest me the most is Steve Jobs. II. Steve Jobs’ leadership styles
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It is getting people to share your vision and buy into the ideas that you have. This is the commitment that you want. When looking at the ten different approaches to the study of leadership when I read about the Charismatic leader I thought of Steve Jobs. He‚ perhaps better than anyone one in today’s business world‚ sensed opportunities and was able to convey that vision to the employees of his company. He definitely articulated that vision and built trust and loyalty with his employees. There
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Apple as a corporation. One of their most successful‚ intuitive‚ and respected leaders was Steve Jobs. Jobs redefined “Apple’s image to a ‘hip’ alternative to other brands – computers that offered a cutting-edge‚ tightly integrated user experience” (Finkle and Mallin‚ 2011‚ p. 65). The fourth function of management‚ controlling‚ is about modifying your product or service based on the feedback of your consumer. Jobs worked to make Apple’s products more compatible for Microsoft users. When consumers complained
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to decide which is the more effective requires more than the textbook analysis of leader‚ follower and situation. It requires understanding not just the results achieved‚ but also the way in which the leader achieved them. This study compares Steve Jobs of Apple and Mike Lazaridis of Research in Motion discussing their differences in leadership style and philosophies‚ their use of power‚ how they engendered trust in their followers‚ what values they held‚ their emotional intelligence‚ business
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It also involves taking the long-view in conjunction with the near and present view. As this case study has pointed out‚ Apple‚ or more specifically Steve Jobs‚ was an expert at peering into the future while also providing products that met current consumer wants and needs. Background Apple was created in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Woziniak. Jobs made it Apple’s mission to bring an easy to use consumer computer to market and in 1978‚ launched the Apple II. Apple quickly became the industry leader
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study “Apple” Organization Apple corporation – “Think Differently” Apple’s Distribution Policy Apple is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures costumer electronics‚ computer software and personal computers. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer in 1976 in Cupertino California . The company’s best – known hardware products include Macintosh computers‚ the iPod‚ the iPhone and the iPad. Apple software includes the Mac OS X operating system‚ the iTunes
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ple was founded on April 1‚ 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne[10] (and later incorporated January 3‚ 1977[3] without Wayne‚ who sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak) to sell the Apple I personal computer kit. They were hand-built by Steve Wozniak[11][12] in the living room of Jobs’ parents’ home‚ and the Apple I was first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club.[13] Eventually 200 computers were built. The Apple I was sold as a motherboard (with CPU‚
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Jobs’ Passing Will Have No Effect on Apple’s Trajectory Apple - Oct 5th 2011: “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life” –Steve Jobs‚ 2005 Stanford Commencement Ceremony The world lost a luminary when Steve Jobs died on October 5‚ 2011. Jobs was a visionary leader and is often credited for Apple’s amazing turnaround in the mid-nineties. For many years‚ the world perceived Jobs and Apple as integrally linked. As
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If you could choose any three people who have ever lived to join you for dinner‚ whom would you invite and why? Three people that I would love to invite for dinner are Mahatma Gandhi- better known as Father of the Nation (India)‚ Steve Jobs – founder of Apple Inc and Amitabh Bachhan – a leading actor in the Indian film industry. Mahatma Gandhi‚ a lawyer by profession‚ used his simple philosophy and strong foresight to bring down the 300+ years of British rule‚ paving the way for India’s independence
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enjoyed a rapid and well deserved career path to become Apple Computer’s Director of Distribution and Sales Administration. She was regarded as an excellent manager who “projects a lot of confidence and conviction in her beliefs.” However‚ when Steve Jobs was lobbying for the existing distribution system to be eliminated and replaced by a “just-in-time” method‚ Ms. Dubinsky reacted uncharacteristically and did not rely on the skills and techniques learned in her Ivy League education. Several recommendations
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