Reading Reflection

1. What surprised me the most about Steve Jobs is how hard it was for him to have meaningful relationships with people. It almost felt as though at times Jobs was always attempting to realize some personal gain, and never really considered the human aspect of a relationship. What I admired the most was his desire to get things right. He did not just want to sell any computer, he wanted to sell the right computer, the computer that would get people talking and excited. I would say what I least admired was what shocked me about him, his inability to care for people who cared about him. I find that maybe he could've been even more successful if he truly cared for the people that wanted to help him. Steve Jobs primary failure would probably when he was kicked out of Apple, as it was deemed he was no longer fit to run the firm. Well in order to show he was still capable he came back and made to companies, most famously Pixar.

2. I would say the major competencies that Jobs had were his intelligence, tenacity, and awareness. He was able to really read the social climate at the time and strive in it. Furthermore, he was smart enough to use already developed material make computers that would be easy to use.

3. I would say the most confusing part for me, was the way Jobs handled his exit from Apple. I did not quite realize either why he was booted out in such a way, and also why it was so dramatic in a sense. I also felt that maybe at that point he would have strived more to be a better man, but it did not really strike me that he did become one.

4. My first question would be: How did you know when you got a project right? And my second one would be: How did you organize the people around you to create success? I think I would ask these questions because it stems on how Steve Jobs didn't do these projects alone, he had a team. I feel like through these questions I could gain insight on how he organizes a team to get projects right.

5. I think that Steve Jobs's idea of hard work involved long hours, of tirelessly slaving away at your job. I do not share the same opinion, I think in order to be successful, you need to have a life, a way to stimulate yourself outside of work.