IntroductionSteve Jobs was a genius of the modern era, he gave us the tools to change our lives and the way we communicate. Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 and was adopted by Paul and Ciara Jobs a few weeks after his birth. The family moved to San Francisco to a town called Mountain View, California, where Steve grew up and discovered his passion for computer electronics. He quickly teamed up with his neighbor Steve Wozniak (Woz) and realized that they both shared an interest in computers that turned into a partnership. Starting from scratch, Jobs and Woz began putting together very simple computer motherboards that could be connected to a display in their garage. Steve and Woz created Apple Computers, which grew to become the largest and most successful computer company in the world, surpassing Bill Gates and Windows. Steve's eye for the beauty of technology and his passion for user experience are key to Apple's success. Steve Jobs had a rather unique and controversial leadership style that was closely scrutinized by his board of directors and his employees, but ultimately led to the company's success. Jobs' leadership could be defined by saying that he used the relational leadership model or the transformational leadership model, or even the great man leadership model, but the truth is that Steve Jobs didn't fit into just one of these models. Jobs had an authentic and indecent philosophy and leadership style that caused a lot of friction within Apple. Jobs was known for flogging his employees, working them to death, and then throwing them away when he was done. Literature Review The following articles were reviewed in an effort to examine the leadership style of Ap...... middle of paper ......ew York: Simon & Schuster.Jobs, S. (Editor). (2012). Visionary Genius [Documentary]. United States: Revolver Enteratinment.Komives, S. R., Lucas, N., & McMahon, T. R. (1998). Exploring Leadership: For college students who want to make a difference. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.O'Reilly, T. (2011, November 3). Steve Jobs (1955-2011). Nature. P. 42. doi:10.1038/479042a.Severance, C. (2012). Steve Jobs' second order effects. Computers, 45(1), 10-11.Steve Wozniak. (n.d.). Steve Wozniak. Retrieved December 9, 2013, from http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmv/docs/Steve_Wozniak.htmlToma, S., & Marinescu, P. (2013). Steve Jobs and modern leadership. Manager, 17(1), 260-269.Wozniak, S., & Smith, G. (2006). IWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.