Steve Jobs: An Ordinary Leader

The definition of a leader in the Wikipedia is someone who has the authority to tell a group of people what to do. [1] Someone manage their entire company, some of them govern a team in the department of a company, some lead their families, and even some just lead themselves. Everyone is leader in their own right. However, there are different between an ordinary leader and an extraordinary leader, who would produce different influence on theirs followers. A true leader always can see big picture, but ordinary leader are too be specific; true leaders do not only things right, but also lead their subordinate to do right things. A true leader affects an organization to meet goals and make high profit for the company. Leaders play a vital role …show more content…
True leaders know who they are. They know their pros and cons; they know how to apply those advantages at their working, which enables them to maximize to show their strengths and move competitive. They also realize themselves shortages, which makes them always self-reflection rather than blaming their followers for mistakes. They have high self-awareness ability and focus on evaluating personal values to match their team development. As we all know, Steve Jobs was a chief executive officer of Apple Inc. He also was indeed self-aware of his attitude. There is a funny story about him. One day, He called Fortune’s editor to complain about an article written about him, only to say “Wait a minute, you’ve discovered that I’m an asshole? Why is that news?” [2] Steve Jobs was a true leader. He used humorous words to call the editor, which reveal his modesty. I still remember the words he said “Stay hungry, stay foolish” [3] which came from his famous speech in Stanford University. No one is perfect. When they were criticized by others or realize what knowledge they lack of, they would try to learn and be modest enough to consult their inferiors. In my opinion, the first step to be true leaders is self-awareness. They know themselves characteristics, including personality, strengths and weaknesses, which allow them to get better manage themselves, help them decision making under high stress, and lead their team to …show more content…
Good leaders are great communicator. They know how to inspire their team to peak performance to achieve their goals via clear communication; they know how to handle conflict of teammates via clear communication. Whether you are businessman, teacher, or technician, as long as you are leader, you would face interpersonal relationship problem. Effective communication enables to solid team cohesiveness to get better to develop team loyalty and makes followers trust and admire you. Everybody knows Mark Elliot Zuckerberg who is the CEO and co-founder of Facebook [4]. However, Zuckerberg has in the initial period been criticized for poor communication with the public. He worked hard in order to be a good communicator. It is difficult for him who started out as a tech guy to possess effective communication skill. But now, Zuckerberg’s public speaking is“poised, confident and articulate” [5] and enables to speak effectively with and lead his team to make progress. Zuckerberg is true leader. He knew the importance of communication, learnt and use it in order to effectively deliver his idea and persuade other trust him and his company. With clear communication, your subordinate can know exactly what your idea or what you want them to do, which enable all of us toward the same goals to produce the best possible