Emotional Intelligence Assignment

Running head: INFLUENCING WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Steve Jobs: A Personality
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Table of contents
Steve Jobs career........................................................................................................................3
Career.........................................................................................................................3
Motivation..................................................................................................................5
Attachment profile of Steve Jobs...............................................................................................6
Psychological profile of Steve Jobs...........................................................................................9
Steve Jobs as a successful manager..........................................................................................12
References and bibliography....................................................................................................16

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Steve Jobs career
Career
Steve spent his childhood in engineers’ company. This generated an interest within
him for pursuing a career in this field. The age of 18 was a turning point for him, as he met
with one of the electronic wizard, Stephen Wozniak. Under his guidance, Steve was exposed
to a different kind of experience in the field of electronics1. Steve closely observed the
inventions of Wozniak for helping establishing his identity. Regular practice generated
confidence within him and he suggested Wozniak to start a company, which would help the
software hobbyists to practice a hassle free production. The outcome of this was the
formation of Apple on April 1, 1976.
Job was an enthusiastic about the events, which would help him to shine in his career.
Typical example of this lies in lending the garage to Wozniak for assembling the spare parts
of computers. This contradicts the attribute of abrasiveness in his character. However, Job
was rude too his friends in college and was Job was faithful in collaborating with Wozniak.
He found interest in discussing and sharing the ideas2. Job assured Wozniak that their
business would be successful and he proved it by seeking a capital to venture. His tactfulness
is reflected from the convincing attitude towards the former Intel executive, Mike Markkula
regarding investing $250,000 in Apple.
1 Buenstorf, Guido, Kristian Nielsen, and Bram Timmermans. "Steve Jobs or No Jobs? Entrepreneurial activity
and performance among Danish college dropouts and graduates." Small Business Economics 48.1 (2017): 179-
197.
2 Keller, Johanna. "New Opera in Santa Fe: The (R) evolution of Steve Jobs." The Hopkins Review 10.4 (2017):
633-636.

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One of his other qualities was obsession with work. Job was that kind of person, who
was obsessed with the work in which he indulged himself. Herein lays the appropriateness of
his “not giving up” attitude. Termination could not stop him from making his dreams
successful. On the contrary, failure provided him with a new energy and vigor to perform
every task with perfection. He believed in his capability, which was the prime agent behind
efficient execution of the tasks in a proper manner3.
Jobs believed that every action has a cause behind it. According to him, “Confident
approach towards the actions guarantees success”. If he hadn’t left the college, the people
would not have received the gift of modern computers. When he was thrown out of the Lisa
project, he involved himself in a small project, Macintosh. The major drive behind this was
the confidence he had over his actions. His convincing approach assisted him in emerging as
the leader of the project. In a meeting, he made the audience aware of the project. His efforts
were short-lived. Denial of the collapsing sales of Apple adds a negative connotation to
Steves’ character4. This denial resulted in communication gap with the CEO.
Instigating the directors is an affirmation of Jobs’ abrasive nature. However, when he
remained the Chairman of the Board with no duty as such, he was devastated. Termination
ruined his life. However, he utilized it in travelling and experimenting with his thought
process. This activity reflects his inquisitive nature in terms of excavating the ways and
means through which he can shine in his life. Typical evidence of this lies in the plan, which
he executed in September regarding starting a computer company catering to the provision of
3 Lakin, Patricia. Steve Jobs: thinking differently. Simon and Schuster, 2015.
4 Xue, Colin Ting Si. "Role of Leadership in Achieving Sustainable Organizational Change: Steve
Jobs." Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research 2.8 (2016).