Description
Leadership is an essential element of an organization’s success. Yet, successful leadership does not look the same everywhere.
Read this Time Magazine interview with Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix: https://time.com/5886171/netflix-reed-hastings-on-no-rules-rules-streaming/ (Links to an external site.)
Now, take a look at this HBR article about the leadership of the late Steve Jobs: https://hbr.org/2012/04/the-real-leadership-lessons-of-steve-jobs (Links to an external site.)This is quite a long article but be sure to focus on the last couple of sections which deal directly with the way he interacted with people at Apple.
Required Responses:
Using concepts from chapter 15 and the two articles provided, compare and contrast the leadership style of Reed Hastings and Steve Jobs. Which of the topics/approaches best describe each of the two leaders? Why? If you could choose to work for a leader with either of the two styles, which would you choose and why?