Steve Jobs Major Accomplishments

As a man who never really conformed to the standards of society, Steve Jobs was transcendent and wildly successful. His out of the box thinking and creative way of managing helped him develop his 1976 garage startup into one of the most popular and profitable businesses in the world. As one of the most beloved figures this generation and possibly millennium has seen, it is only right Jobs receive the recognition he deserves, even posthumously.
From a young age, Steve never fit inside of the boxes people tried to throw his way. His youth was riddled with frustrations over formal schooling; this was mainly due to his supreme intellect. The teachers who observed him at this age recommended he skip two elementary school grades because of his unusually high test scores. Because he wasn’t challenged, …show more content…
With Steve, from various sources and readings, he was egotistical, uncompromising, and held his employees to such a lofty standard. While having the social and emotional intelligence necessary to empathize and connect on a personal level with his employees, Jobs lacked the traditional boundaries for personal space and proper etiquette for communication. For starters, in the building where he worked, his office was situated in the middle of the work floor; this we learned from the book, The Steve Jobs Way. By strategically situating his office in the middle of the floor, he was able to closely monitor the work of those around him. It was not uncommon for Jobs to pop up at your desk or office to question the work that was being done. He was so personable yet outlandish with his approach. He was comfortable enough in his skin as a CEO to keep the contact with his employees on a first name basis but was never unafraid to call anyone out. He frequently ranted, threatened and made embarrassing outbursts against his employees and rivals. But this all stemmed from his burning passion and desire, not from some angry place