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stevejobsresearchpaper
TheLeadershipofSteveJobsandItsRelationshipwithHospitalityIndustry
Name:
DengXiaohan
TUC-FIUCooperationSchool
HFT4295leadershipinhospitalityindustryspring2011
Abstract
Throughmyonlinestudy,readingjournalsandbooksaboutSteveJobs,IcompilethefollowingmaterialsthathelpyoubetterunderstandtheleadershipofSteveJobsanditsrelationshipwithhospitalityindustry.ThepaperfirstgivesaclearpictureofSteve’slifeexperiencesandtheeffectonhisleadershipandcareer.Then,thepaperfocusesontheleadershiptraitsofSteveJobs--assertiveness,originality,andpersistencewhichwillbeillustratedbynumerousfactsofSteveJobs’sactionstowardsleadingpeople.Later,thepaperwillgiveyouasummaryofleadershipbehaviorsofSteveJobs—directiveandcharismaticleadershipbehaviors.Atlast,thepaperindicateshowSteveJobs’sleadershipgiveslessonstohospitalityindustryleaders.
TableofContents
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………4
SteveJobs’slifeexperiencesandtheeffectonhisleadershipandcareer…………………….5
SteveJobs’sleadershiptraits…………………………………………………………………..8
Assertiveness……………………………………………………………………………8
Originality………………………………………………………………………………9
Persistence……………………………………………………………………………..10
SteveJobs’sLeadershipBehaviors…………………………………………………………..11
Directiveleadershipbehavior………………………………………………………….11
Charismaticleadershipbehavior………………………………………………………11
ThetwolessonsMandela’sleadershipgivestohospitalityindustry………………………...12
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………............13
Reference……………………………………………………………………………………..14
Introduction
EveryoneinthisworldhasadreamthatheorshecanhaveanAppleproduct.Infact,Appleisnotjustviewedasatechnologyproduct,butanewconceptwhichcontinuallychangeshuman’slife.Appleisasymbolwhichstandsfordifferentandspecial.Thus,thereisaconcernthatwhomakesApplebemostattractiveallovertheworld.Theanswer,definitely,isonlyStevePaulJobs,theCEOofAppleCompany,whodidnotgraduatefromcollege,meanwhileisabusinessgeniusandaleaderwithdramaticcharm.Peopleadmirehimbecausenotonlyhisfreshproductbutthefeelingshebroughttopeopleandhisindividualglamour.
StevePaulJobs,whoistheFatherofAppleCompany,isrenownedaroundtheworld,morespecifically,isalegendofbusinessandtechnologyhistory.BillGatesoncesaid,“IwasjustSecondSteveJobs,beforeme,Apple’srapidgrowthgivestopeopleadeepimpression.”WhatmakesSteveJobsbecomesuchapowerful,passionate,andemotionalleaderinthisworld?
Theanswercomesfromhisself-confidence,persistence,originalityofproduct,andcharisma.
HecreatedtheAppleCompanyandsetoffawaveofnewtechnology,buthewasexpelledinthepeakofApple’sdevelopment.Butafterseveralyears,hecameback,andre-dominatedApple.SteveJobswhoisanAmericanherohassurvivedafterseveralupsanddowns.HeprovesthewordsinHemingway’s“OldManandSea”that“Amancanbedestroyed,butcannotbeoverthrown.”
Inthefollowingparts,aclearpictureofSteveJobs’lifeexperiencewithatimeframeandtheimpactsonhisleadershipandcareerwillbeshowed.Next,analysisofhisleadershiptraitsandleadershipbehaviorswillbedemonstrated.Lastly,twolessonsthatSteveJobs’sleadershipgavetohospitalityindustrywillbesummarized.
SteveJobs’slifeexperienceandtheeffectonhisleadershipandcareer
YoungTalent
SteveJobswasbornin1955inSanFranciscointheUnitedStates,whowasadoptedbythekindJobscouplefromCalifornia.DuetohisparentslivednearbyinSiliconValley,SteveJobskeptonakeenonelectronics,andhehadalreadydemonstratedhispersonalitycharacteristicsofpeopleinSiliconValley-innovation,competitiveandadventurousspirit.JobswasanativeyoungpeoplewhowasthefirstgenerationofSiliconValley.Allhispersonalitycharacteristicswerecornerstoneofhisleadershipandsuccessinthefuture.
Steve’shomelocationwasagift,becauseHewlett-PackardCompany(HP)andotherelectronicscompanyengineerslivedhere.Everyweekend,someengineerswoulddotheirownmaintenanceofgarage,theyappreciatedthatlonely,eagertolearn,buthard-workingboy,SteveJobs,verymuch.Once,anengineerbroughtacarboncrystalmicrophonetohimfromlaboratory.Stevewasfascinatedwiththisdevice,andaskedmanyperceptivequestions.Later,Steveoftencametohishousetoplay,theengineerhadagoodimpressiononhim,sohegavethismicrophonetoSteveasagift.SteveJobs’stalentintheelectronicsisthesourceofhisoriginality,meanwhile,ismotivationforceforfutureinnovations.
SchoolLife
SteveJobswasnotagoodstudentwhoalwaysobeyedrules,buthadgoodscores.Duetohisdisruptivebehaviorsanddonotcompletehomeworks(hethoughtdoingthosejobswasawasteoftime),theschoolorderedhimtoleaveschoolseveraltimes.SteveJobsneverbefrustratedbecauseofthat.Onthecontrary,hebelievedhecandoanythinghelikedbecausehehadgreatenthusiasmwithhisfavoritethings.Thisstrongself-confidencewasakeytobeapowerfulleaderwhoneverhesitateinfrontofdifficulties.
Steve,however,movedtoanewschoolattheageof11.Hisfreespiritandimmenseintelligencewentunnoticedagainstthebackdropofallcommotion,andhegrewincreasinglyunhappyandfrustrated.(JefferyS.YoungandWilliamL.Simon,2005)Thus,hesaidtohisparentsthathewouldnotcomebacktoschool.Then,hisparentsmovedagain.Attheyoungage,SteveJobshaddemostratedthathewasabletohaveenounghstrengthofwilltoconvicepeople.Thisstrongpersonalityandsingle-mindednesscanovercomeanyobstacletohisprogress,whichemergedfromhimalready.Also,suchaabilityofconvicingpeoplewasaimportanttechniqueofbeingapowerfulleader.
Inmiddleschool,SteveJobsmetSteveWozinakwhowasamathgeniusandalsointerestedinelectronics.Then,S.JobsandS.Wozinakhititoffintermsofthesameinterest.Byage16,SteveandWozcalledbySteveJobscreatedablueboxwhichisadevicecandophonephreaking,thatcanmakelong-distancephonecallallovertheworldforfree.Then,theyshowedthisdevicetotheirfriends,asaresult,everyonewasfascinatedbythisnewtechnology.Finally,thetwoStevesstartedfirstbusinessbysellingthismachine.Moreover,thepriceofthisdevicewasincreasedto300dolloarsatlast.Thisexperiencewasthebeginthathebenefitedfromhisoriginalitywhichalsocontributedtohisleadershipinthefuture.
In1972,SteveJobsconvicedhisparentsandenteredReedCollege,buthedropedouttheschoolafterfisrtsixmonthsbecausehewantedtostudywhathewasreallyinterestedinandsavesuchanexpensivetuitionfee.Hetrustinhimselfthathecanfindwhatinterestedhimanditwouldworkoutperfectly.SteveJobs,asaleader,alwanysmadedecisionfirmlyduetohisgreatself-confidenceandwisejudements..
BirthofApple
Duetotheaffectionofelectronics,SteveandWozoftenstudiedpersonalcomputersintheirgarage.Theydreamedtohaveanowncomputer,butthecomputersinthemarket,atthattime,arecommercial,largesizeandextremelyexpensive.Therefore,theydecidedtodeveloppersonalcomputers.Justafewweekslater,acomputerwithunattractiveappearance-theworld’sfirstpersonalcomputer,AppleI,wasborn.
In1976,SteveJobsandWozsetuptheAppleCompany,startedtooperatepersonalcomputerbusiness.Withtherapiddevelopmentofcompany,theycreatedAppleSecond,whichissmallandeasytouse.AppleCompanyprofitedfromthisremarkablemachine,andwenttopublicduetothesuccessofAppleSecond.SteveJobsstartedtodevelophisinnovationleadershipfromthenon.
ExpelledbyApple
However,thesuccesscametoofast,crisiswasbehindthattoomuchhonors.DuetoSteve’smanagementprinciplewasdifferentwithothercolleagues,plus,IBMhadintroducedpersonalcomputertothemarketandseizedlargemarketshare,Apple’newcomputerwasdefeated.ThegeneralmanagerandboardmembersattributedthisfailuretoSteve’sstrategy,andtheboardmeetingdecidedtorepealSteve’soperationrightat1985.Then,SteveJobsleftApple.
Afterhisleft,SteveJobswasawareofhismistakes.Moreimportantly,helearnedlessonsfromthat.Moreover,thelessonshelearnedfromthisfailurewasthefundamentalofhisbackinthefuturewhichmadehimmorepersistent.Afterfewdays,hesetupanewcompany,NeXT.
Definingthefuture
WiththesuccessofNeXTComputerCompanyandtherapiddevelopmentofPixarAnimationCompany,SteveJobswasbacktopeople’sattention.Withtheacquisition,hereturnedtoApplein1996asCEOandhelpedApplegothroughthefinancialcrisis.Fromthattimeon,theriseofAppletechnologybeganwiththelaunchofaseriesofmarketwinningproductsandhisrevolutionincompanyandboldinnovationswhichmadeAppledominatetheleadingpositionintheworld.
Eventhough,Stevehadsufferedhugesetbacks,henevergiveup.Hispersistencegavehimthebasictobeasuccessfulleader.
SteveJobs’sleadershiptraits
SteveJobs,asamagicleader,hastheleadershiptraitsofassertiveness,originality,andpersistence.Thesetraitswillbediscussedandprovedbyexamplesasfollowed.
Assertiveness
Tobealeader,assertivenessisnotonlyapowertomakedecisionfirmly,butanabilityofwisejudgmentstowardsspecificcircumstances.
WhenSteveJobsreturnedtoAppleasCEO,hehadtoconfrontmanydifficulties.Atthattime,IBMpossessedmajoritypercentageofmarketshare,onthecontrary,themarketshareofApplewasdeclinedtoonly8%.Apple’computershadnoadvantagetocompe
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