There are two thing everyone be intimate about Steve Jobs . He pushes his employees to make some passably impressive — and market - changing — products . He ’s also a horrible person to work for . Now the Harvard Business Review confirms , once again , the latter .
job , for all of his virtues , clings to the Great Man Theory of Leadership – a CEO - centrical modeling of executive king that is antique , unsustainable , and , for most of us mere mortals , uneffective in a world of non - stop modification . A pumped magazine cover tale from last year made the full stop well . The article begins with a memorable anecdote – the CEO , in search of a space in the company ’s crowded parking stack , on a regular basis leaves his Mercedes in a handicap space , sometimes taking up two spaces . The shape became so noticeable that employees , accord to the clause , put notes on his windshield that read , Park Different .
“ Jobs ’ legendary position toward parking ” , writer Leander Kahney say , “ chew over his approach to business : For him , the steady rule do not hold . ” That means hide his troupe in secrecy ; deal his employees to tyrannical effusion ; and refusing basic accommodations that would make beautifully design product more client - favorable . ( As one wise - guy blogger commented , in by all odds big tasting : “ I ca n’t believe Steve Jobs ’s liver is replaceable but the battery in my iPhone is not . ” )
So to all those execs that are expect to Steve Jobs to emulate ? slew it out . Emulate his adept points , like the ability to get intersection out the door , but not his shitty percentage point . [ Harvard BusinessviaPC World ]
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