Leadership Style of Steve Jobs

Leadership Style of Steve Jobs

Introduction

Every successful organization in this world is supported and run by people with leadership qualities in them. True leaders not only work for their individual success but contribute greatly towards the success of those working around them by providing productive environment. They believe in developing the culture of learning organization. Such organizations are run on the basis of hard work and incorporate the concept of continuous improvement in their work processes and methodology. Every successful brand, product, business has a leader behind it. Steve Jobs was one such leader who revolutionized the technology and computer industry by providing innovative products that were one of a kind in terms of features and aesthetics.

Discussion

Career and Challenges

Steve Jobs started his career in 1974 with Atari Inc. where he designed video games and gave a new concept to the world of gaming. He collaborated with Stephen Wozniak for the purpose of designing and revolutionizing the computer industry. Stephen Woziank was designing a computer logic boar and offered Steve Jobs to work with him. That was start of Steve's successful career and there was no looking back after that. They started off with their company in 1975 by the name of Apple Inc. and manufactured Apple II which was mainly employed by universities and educational institutes. Steve Jobs started off with his own company in 1988 by the name of NEXT Corporation. This company targeted the student and designed computer for their usage. Steve also helped in the initiation of Pixar Animation Studios which later on become one of the leading computer animation company in the country. It was so successful due to its animation techniques and technology that Walt Disney decided to collaborate with them in 2006. Due to his potential and unmatched intelligence Steve Jobs was once more asked to work for Apple Inc. and that is when he turned the company in one of the market leaders through a wide range of innovative products and computers to match to the diverse needs of the masses. Steve jobs changed the face of computer and technology through introduction of amazing products like Iphone, Ipad, IPod, IMac and laptops (CNN, 2011).

Steve jobs style of working and thinking was the major factor behind his success. Innovation comes from out of the box thinking but it also poses great challenged for the innovator and entrepreneurs. Steve Jobs also had to face different challenges throughout the career but his perseverance and commitment to revolutionize the technology industry were unshaken. He believed in his ideas and work which make him an icon in his field of work. Steve had to face the biggest challenge in the very beginning of this career when he presented his idea in front Hewlett Packard Inc. and they rejected it. He worked hard and started off his career with very limited amount of finance in a garage. There was no support in terms of finance and resources in the ...