According to Joe Nocera, Steve Jobs was not a
consensus-builder but a dictator. Lest it be objected that this disqualifies
him from being admitted to the “true leader” hall of fame, Nocera hints at an
explanation for why visionary leaders may not be all that touchy-feely after
all. Nocera suggests that Jobs was a dictator because he “listened mainly to
his own intuition.” He “never stopped relying on his singular instincts in
making decisions” on Apple products. This makes complete sense, as his sense
was singular.
The full essay is in On
the Arrogance of False Entitlement: A Nietzschean Critique of Business Ethics
and Management, which is available at Amazon.
