The purpose of this article is to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of Steve Jobs as a leader, as well as his leadership style, philosophy and values. Steve Jobs was one of the most successful entrepreneurs and inventors of all time. He distinguished himself by his authenticity and creativity, always thinking outside the box.BackgroundSteven Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California, to Abdulattah "John" Jandali and Joanne Schieble, two graduate students at the University of Wisconsin. Born out of wedlock, the baby was put up for adoption. Jandali was a political science professor and Joanne was a speech therapist (all about Steve Jobs, 2013). Shortly after Steve was placed for adoption, his biological parents married and had their second child, Mona Simpson. Jobs was not able to obtain information about his biological parents until the age of 27, when he had enough money to hire a private investigator. Paul Reinhold Jobs and Clara Jobs, a middle-class Armenian couple, adopted Steve Jobs at birth. Originally, Joanne and Jandali wanted their son to be adopted by an educated family. Although the Jobs family did not meet the requirements for the adoption agreement, Joanne agreed on the condition that they promised to send her to college later. The family moved to Silicon Valley a few years later, raising Steve Jobs in a neighborhood of engineers working on electronics in their garages. Growing up in this environment shaped Steve’s interest in the field. At age 13, he met 18-year-old Stephen Wozniak, a child electronics prodigy, who eventually became his colleague at Apple. About five years later, Steve Jobs told his parents he wanted to attend Reed College – a very expensive education. ..... middle of paper ......r, "You need a lot of passion for what you do because it's very difficult." Without passion, any rational person would give up. Steve Jobs, at age 30, was fired from Apple even though he helped start it up. He describes the aftermath of this event and, although he didn't realize it right away, he realized that he still loved what he did, even after being fired. This realization inspired him to start PIXAR and NEXT. PIXAR is today the most successful animation studio in the world. NEXT was bought by Apple and Steve Jobs was rehired by Apple. So, for Steve Jobs, the most important factor in his success was passion for what he did. It was the driving force that helped him focus all of his creative genius, allowed him to overcome obstacles, and ultimately realize his vision that Apple products and services would change the world..