The
video “Steve Jobs Brainstorms with neXT Team” is about Steve Jobs starting up a
new company with the help of experts who helped him start up Apple (Steve Jobs…,
2985). The video starts with the team going on a work retreat with Jobs to
begin brainstorming ideas, structure, deadlines, and much more of the new soon
to be developed company, neXT. As the video continues I noticed the environment
that surrounds the team is one of technology innovation, experience, desires of
starting the new company on the right track, achievement driven, creativity and
much more. Something that is very noticeable within the team is how Steve Jobs
is visionary, communicative, responsible, outgoing, outspoken and overall, an
extrovert leader. Steve Jobs was basically the mastermind of the whole
operation and he made sure to get everyone’s opinion on the entire process.
Jobs made the team feel valued by guiding them through the ideas discussed.
Jobs also made sure to have everyone’s buy-in of the company’s direction, what
should be their main focus, vision, mission, and so on. In my opinion, starting
up a brand new company is no easy task and it takes time, motivation, patience,
hard work, teamwork, focus, monetary backing and much more.
Reflecting on the results of my Management Assessment
test, I can say with certainty that I will be very uncomfortable and
unproductive in the video’s type of business environment, start up environment
where everyone is highly involved, rules and structures are not set yet. My
current characteristics and skills would not match to the ones seen in the
video. According to the results of the test, I am driven to and will be more
successful in a large dynamic organization where I can thrive as an introverted
logistical leader. My strengths are in independence, achievement, risk,
recognition, and financial. These are strengths that will not be visible or
important during the start or beginning of any company. I am the type of person
who likes structure, organization, communication, rules to use them as
guidance, and the need of complete information in order to make decisions
(incomplete information seems to lead to indecision and frustration).
After
understanding the results of the MA test and the type of environment in a start-up
company, the difference between the characteristics and skills needed in each
environment are almost a difference of night and day. I like to believe that
someday I will be able to participate and be as active and outgoing in an
environment similar to the one in the video but until then, I believe that
professionally I will be unhappy, dissatisfied, and even feel extremely challenged
to the point that I will be unproductive in the workplace. But in the future,
once the organization grows, has rules, structure, and is organized, I will be
able to join that type of work environment and find job fulfillment. Until
then, the limited skills, experience, and knowledge will make me feel
irrelevant in the environment shown on the video.
Reference:
Steve Jobs brainstorms with
the NeXT team. (1985). Retrieved December 17, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNeXlJW70KQ
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