The book that I read was Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson. Isaacson did an excellent job of speaking on Job's strengths and weaknesses as an executive in his position as Apple's founder. One of the thing that surprised me the most was the Job's excessive authoritative nature. For example, I didn't know that he was such a jerk to his co-founder Steve Wasniak. This can be seen by how he failed to acknowledge the apple 2 team when he was presenting the original Macintosh computer at a shareholders meeting.
The thing that I admire most about Steve Jobs is his impeccable work ethic. According to the book, he would have a laser focus where he would work on any long project. Such as when he was working on the Macintosh project he would cover his floor in papers and documents and submerge himself in his project for hours on end without taking a break.
One of the least admiring aspects of Steve Job's personality was his lack of respect towards his team. For example, he was characterized by always treating his employees with an iron fist and never giving them breaks from their projects. He also was known for not agreeing with anyone's ideas other than his own.
Yes, perhaps one of the biggest setbacks was when he was fired as the CEO of Apple, the very company that he founded. After experiencing this setback, he went on to found the company "Next" and then Pixar.
One of the parts of the reading that confused me the most was his reluctance to pay for his daughter even if he neglected her time after time. This is especially confusing considering the fact that he was so rich at the time.
One of the questions that I would ask Steve Jobs would be "How would you handle the crisis with privacy concerns about apple?" I would also ask him what new technology he would introduce to Apple's vast list of products.
Steve Jobs opinion on hard work was very simple. "Do what you love, and work as hard as you can to get it" I without a doubt support this opinion.
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