Steve jobs

Biography
He is consider as the father of digital revolution, a massive innovation and a design perfectionist he is one
of the most creative and daring CEOs a global icon who has shaped the world of technology and media
his products are adore by millions the company he started in a garage worth more than 200 billion dollars
today.
Early life
Steve Jobs was born in 1995 in San Francisco, California, and put up for adoption. Steve was adopted by
Paul and Clara jobs and was raised in its free willing culture of experimentation and innovation. Steve
jobs was far from been academic he was much more interested in phone computers and creating
innovative business ideas. He was dropped from college that’s when he thought he could learn.
Pre- Apple
In 1976 he and his partner, Steve Wozniak started in Jos family garage. They are credited with
revolutionizing the computer industry by making machine smaller, cheaper, intuitive and accessible to
everyday consumers.
Apple
Within 10 years the Apple had grown from just two persons in a garage into a $2billion company over
4,000 employees. After the creation of Macintosh things turned sour for job by hiring former Pepsi’s chief
Executive, John Sculley to lead apple in a new direction. John Sculley had no patience for Jobs
controversial and demanding management style. After two years Steve jobs was fired form the company
he founded.
NeXT Computers
Following his resignation from Apple in 1985, Jobs founded NeXT Inc. Apple bought NeXT bringing
Steve Jobs back to the company he built. Over the next few years Jobs went from a small position at
Apple to the company’s interim CEO and eventually taking on the position full-time. Steve jobs second
period at Apple produced many of the company’s more successful devices from the iPad to the iMad.
Steve job led Apple ahead of its previous milestone and grew into the biggest company int the technology
sector.
Pixar and Disney
Job bought a company from Lucas Films; it was an animation company called Pixar. They hired an
animator from Disney named John Lasseter and started making 1-2-minute films but the Pixar team had
much bigger ambitions the creation of a full length fully computer animated feature film their technology
was powerful enough to make it possible and Hollywood was interested. Pixar made a deal with Disney
to work together. Pixar’s created world’s first computer animated feature film Toy story was a
blockbuster. It earned three hundred and fifty-six million dollars worldwide. Pixar is most successful
studio in the world

Health issues and death

In October 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with cancer. In mid-2004, he announced to his employees that he
had a cancerous tumor in his pancreas. On October 1st 2011. Apple sadly announced that its co-founder
had passed away after battling cancer for nearly a decade. Steve jobs died in Palo Alto at the age of 56.

Management Style
Decisional Role
Entrepreneur
He had very good decision regarding to new products and market innovation
Disturbance handler
He recovers Apple financial position after struggled by his decisions.
Resource Allocator
He had excellent analytical skills and team evaluation to promote and compensate them. All his success
innovations build of reallocate resources
Negotiator
Steve job was a good negotiator. He understands the importance of the negotiation
Interpersonal role
Figurehead
He was ideal as innovator, hard worker risk taker but was very aggressive
Leader
He was not a good leader till he left Apple first time when job was back again as a CEO of Apple he was
successful leader managed to build a good relationship with his followers and was able to take Apple to
great extents but most of the time implementing his own ideas with his own centralized decisions
Liaison
Jobs always go in detail by himself but in aggressive manner
Informational Role
Monitor
He was understanding market and completion even he has evaluating employees and company
performance.
Disseminator
With the company huge success, the employees had understood the company procedure and external
environment
Spokesperson
Steve job was one of the greatest spokespersons and presenter over all world
Leadership style
Steve Jobs offers a more autocratic leadership style. Through his innovative ideas, Jobs founded one of
the most successful technology companies in the world. Although his attitude and leadership style may be
somewhat self-righteous, his dedication to innovation and design certainly benefits not only his company,
Apple, but also consumers around the world’s
Expert Power
Steve Job was master in his field by his knowledge and experience.
Legitimate Power
Steve job uses the maximum power as a CEO
Reward Power
HE got full control over evaluating employee’s performance determining their promotions and other
rewards.
Charisma
Gain employee’s loyalty to apple by his innovative and creative ideas
Components of Steve Jobs Leadership
Passion
Steve jobs had a passion to turn his dream into a reality. Always love what you are doing. Having a
passion and self-confidence on yourself and your work will help you towards success
Vision
The most important role of the leader is to set a clear achievable and persuasive vision, because whether
you are managing a group of small people or an entire company that group will tear itself apart as it runs
in the direction of individuals. A uniting purpose, a united vision that is constant is constant in
everybody’s mind so that they are all moving in the same direction to move that company.
Focus
Focus on making Quality products that are best and largest in market not on making a lot of useless
products.
Perfection
Steve job wanted perfection in every single product that they built and has even delayed products in
market
Take Risk
As mentioned earlier, Jobs’ need to pursue perfection often makes him risky. He believes in his own
judgment and understands people's needs.
Innovation
Innovation distinguish between a leader and a follower
Motivation
My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to make them better.
Effective Communication
Be effective in your communication
Innovations of Steve Jobs
iPod
The iPod was launched in 2001. It enabled its users to store and playback music.
MacBook
Launched in 2006 the MacBook laptop computer had all capabilities of a desktop computers
iPhone
iPhone was released in 2007
iPad Tablet
The iPad tablet had many of the capabilities of a laptop computer
iTunes
iMac
Macintosh
NeXT Computer

Steve Jobs Honors

1985: National Medal of Technology (with Steve Wozniak), awarded by US President Ronald Reagan[219]
1987: Jefferson Award for Public Service[220]
1989: Entrepreneur of the Decade by Inc. magazine[221]
1991: Howard Vollum Award from Reed College[222]
2007: Named the most powerful person in business by Fortune magazine[223]
2007: Inducted into the California Hall of Fame, located at The California Museum for History, Women and
the Arts[224]
2012: Grammy Trustees Award, an award for those who have influenced the music industry in areas unrelated
to performance[225]
2013: Posthumously inducted as a Disney Legend[226]
2017: Steve Jobs Theatre opens at Apple Park[227]

Conclusion
Steve Job learned from his failures and mistakes. He is a true role model a great leader, visionary,
entrepreneur and a manager. Jobs should be considered a hero because he was persistent and never gave
up. He was a creator and continued this career until his death. He made the world a better place. He really
enjoyed what he did.
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