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Analysis of Steve Jobs’s leadership SIAS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY INFLUENTIAL LEADER/FOLLOWER PAPER Department:Time: Analysis of Steve Jobs’s Leadership Introduction Just as what people usually say, history always gets the first row in truth. So we have been told by history that a leader抯 brilliant leadership behaviors is an important guarantee for the success of an enterprise. In the following part, I will illustrate my view more clearly through my analysis of Steve Jobs, a big name and iconic figure in our modern IT industry. Personal profile 揝teve Paul Jobs, American former Apple CEO, founder. In 1976, when he was 21-year-old Jobs and 26-year-old Wo Zini Ike formed Apple Computer. Jobs created the Macintosh computer has led, ipad, iPod, iTunes Store, iPhone and many other well-known digital product. In 1985, Jobs received a grant from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Medal of state-level technology; 1997 as “Times” on the cover; 2007, Steve Jobs was “Fortune” magazine as the greatest businessman of the year. 2009 by Fortune magazine as the best decade. American CEO, the same year was elected one of Time magazine Person of the Year.? This is the universally recognized Steve Jobs, his whole life was fulfilled with marvelous legends, which are tied closely to his individual leadership abilities. Also, we can gain much more valuable inspiration from his leadership behavior traits. Visionary Leading and Strategic Plans Visionary leaders work through a vision that appeals to followers?needs and motivations (Avery, 2004). That is, visionary leaders are expected to provide a clear vision of the future, develop a road map for the journey ahead, and motivate followers to perform and achieve goals beyond normal expectations. This involves the emotional commitment of followers. (Bass, 1985; Kantabutra, 2003). According to the definition above, we know that vision can be considered as a dream or a beautiful blueprint of the future. At the initial stage of the comp