>who everyone agrees was a poor leader of human Everyone agrees? Because I'm not sure I do. Jobs was probably an "asshole" for whatever your definition of tha

>who everyone agrees was a poor leader of human Everyone agrees? Because I'm not sure I do. Jobs was probably an "asshole" for whatever your definition of that is. To suggest that he wasn't a capable leader of people is a rather different thing. His leadership style was authoritative, petty, and probably even mean. It was also extremely effective. It's a style that was hardly unique to Jobs, and I can point to many other effective leaders (especially in the military) who used a similar style to achieve fantastic results. From Patton to Vince Lombardi the evidence is everywhere. Hell today we see much of the same behavior at SpaceX! I would argue that an authoritative style of leadership, with small doses of intentional praise, can be really effective under certain circumstances. Particularly when the goal is very big, very audacious, and very hard. There are lots of ways to lead people. Which one is most effective depends on many factors.