Ethics and culture

I agree with the first post's claim that Steve Jobs lacked a strong sense of moral responsibility. Although he was seen as a successful leader in his time, this is still the case. He had several objectives and a vision for both Apple Inc. and himself, for instance, and many people saw this as the reason why he was perceived as being immoral. According to him, any social or professional convention that gets in the way of someone achieving their goals ought to be broken. The reason Steve Jobs held this view was because he felt that he was exempt from the general laws and guidelines of social responsibility. Some of the examples that illustrate the unethical leadership attribute to Steve Jobs constitute having rage, being controlling as well as taking credit for the concepts of other individuals. Steve Jobs was also known to be a micromanager and oppressive leader. The struggle for power between Steve Jobs and the company’s board occurred in 1984 due to his ego in leading the organization. One of the most recognizable things in the reading was the reality that Steve Jobs could interrupt someone working and tell them that they were not doing the right thing since he considered himself a perfectionist (Baack , 2012).

As an individual, I believe I am a Rejector. In regard to the case of Steve Jobs, a Rejector does not agree with the leadership styles of Steve Jobs. Therefore, as a Rejector, I have the belief that in case you are working with teammates or for an organization, it is important not to screw them. Besides, it is vital to be loyal to employees since it will motivate employees to be loyal to you. Finally, a leader should know and understands his or her power limits in the organization.

Response 2

According to the second post, I do not believe that Steve Jobs was an unethical leader. This is mainly because the decision on whether he was ethical or unethical is dependent on the individual’s views about ethical leadership in an organization. There are other individuals who might believe that Steve Jobs was ethical since he was able to accomplish his promises while other people might consider him unethical due to the way he treated employees of the organization. Nevertheless, I believe that he was one of the successful leaders globally. His leadership skills of being eager to accomplish the organizational goals did not persuade employees to leave the company even though abused and called them different unique names. Staying in a particular job is mainly dependent on the aim of each employee hence there were people who were ready to leave the job while there were others who remained in the job regardless of the leadership styles of Steve Jobs (Baack , 2012).

In regard to being a Rejector and Acolyte, it mainly depends on the views of an individual about Steve Jobs’ leadership styles. It is actually true that Steve Jobs did not accept any form of excuse in the organization hence leading to you being Acolyte. Nevertheless, the manner in which Steve Jobs behaved in the company was not right and hence no one could accept such behaviors regardless of the person committing such acts. Therefore, I support the arguments of being both a Rejector and Acolyte. There are certain instances where there are organizational disagreements however it should not lead to insults even if you are not contented with the services offered.



References

Baack , D. (2012). Organizational behavior. . Retrieved 2017, from https://ashaford.content.edu.