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Don't confuse someone being successful because they're an asshole with someone being successful despite being an asshole.
by chasing 10y ago
Don't confuse someone being successful because they're an asshole with someone being successful despite being an asshole.
- crimsonalucard 10y agoPart of Steve Jobs success was attributed to the fact that he was an asshole not despite of it. Read his biography.
- logfromblammo 10y agoAnecdotally, I never considered working for Apple, because I made a rule for myself that I'd never work for an asshole [unless I was literally starving]. The closest I ever came was Dwight from my first job, but he was not directly in my chain of command, and Pat, who was above him, was a really cool guy, except for that one time when he completely ignored me in the elevator on the way up to me finding out that a bunch of people were getting laid off that day. I figured it out after I heard about the first one, and started packing.
- chasing 10y agoI've read two Steve Jobs biographies. Don't confuse Steve Jobs being successful because he's an asshole with Steve Jobs being successful despite being an asshole.
- crimsonalucard 10y agoSteve jobs success is attributed to MANY things, part of his success is attributed to his personality for which he is known to be an asshole. If you read two biographies, you'd know.
- chasing 10y ago> Being an ass hole is sometimes an effective form of leadership. This event may be a datapoint FOR keeping him as a leader. "Being an asshole doesn't make you Steve Jobs." - Steve Jobs Anyway, I'd suggest you consider what kind of leader you'd be willing to follow and then work backwards to define your concept of what good leadership may or may not be. Steve Jobs may have existed in a very special circumstance that allowed him certain, um, behavioral privileges. That does not necessarily make every aspect of his character worth modeling.
- crimsonalucard 10y agoNever said every aspect was worth modeling. I specifically used the term "effective leader." An effective leader is one who delivers results, not necessarily one that is admired. An effective leader knows when to sacrifice pawns.