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In my opinion, anger is an excellent short-term motivator. Jobs probably wanted something done that day or that week and had to get pissed to motivate everyone
by everdev 8y ago
In my opinion, anger is an excellent short-term motivator. Jobs probably wanted something done that day or that week and had to get pissed to motivate everyone to work extra hours to get it done. It certainly does come with a long-term price though of people thinking you're a jerk and burning out on your anger.
So, it depends on what your goals are. But, if you don't mind burning through staff and relationships, getting pissed will probably get you more short-term bang for your buck than being kind and calm.
- watwut 8y agoWhat if it is just lack of self-control while the rest of us is expected be able to keep our emotions in control. Seriously. Had I unleashed like that, I would be seen as hysterical. And also, what if letting someone unleash on you is not a sign of strength, but simply sign of being weaker not being stand up for yourself And also, what if someone need to be yelled at to do good work does not make him good engineer, really. And also, what if long term crunch is ineffective and short term overtime should not require yelling. What if it is possible to build large company while not being perfect and it is the "not perfect" thing about job.
- fenomas 8y ago> Jobs probably wanted something done that day or that week and had to get pissed to motivate everyone.. That's possible, but I think "Jobs got angry because he angered easily, regardless of whether it was necessary to motivate people" would be the more parsimonious explanation.