Agree with the principles of the OP. I know I'm opening up a can of worms with this next statement: It somewhat bothers me that there's been so much proselytizi

Agree with the principles of the OP. I know I'm opening up a can of worms with this next statement: It somewhat bothers me that there's been so much proselytizing of the Steve Jobs approach to running a [group, team, company, etc.], that is to say - think nothing of embarrassing your employees, harshly and non-constructively criticizing, saying things and people are "f0cking stupid" if that's the way you feel. There are other, equally efficient ways to get things done. It's possible to be firm without being an ahole about it. Simply because you might be the smartest person in the room doesn't make you 1) right all the time 2) justified in being an ahole. Everyone is fighting their own battles - battles that are paramount in their mind. Never forget that. Steve Jobs was successful in spite of being a jerk to people, not because he was a jerk.