How Steve Jobs defined leadership intelligence
While many may assume that being smart means being able to ‘think outside of the box’ among other things, Entrepreneur’s Handbook shared some insights from a video with a young Steve Jobs in which he detailed a key trait he considered to make a person smart.
In this video, Apple’s Founder shared the following: “A lot of [what it means to be smart] is the ability to zoom out like you’re in a city and you could look at the whole thing from the 80th floor down at the city.
“And while other people are trying to figure out how to get from point A to point B reading these stupid little maps, you could just see it in front of you. You can see the whole thing,” he added.
In addition, the tech visionary said that having unique life experiences that others don’t have as this is key for innovation.
He added: “You have to not have the same bag of experiences as everyone else does, or else you’re gonna make the same connections and you won’t be innovative.
“You might want to think about going to Paris and being a poet for a few years. Or you might want to go to a third-world country — I’d highly advise that. Falling in love with two people at once. Walt Disney took LSD, do you know that?”
Particularly during the pandemic, being able to innovate and see the bigger picture are two traits that have helped leaders guide businesses through the uncertainty.
Core pandemic leadership skills:
In a previous interview with Executive Grapevine, Ozlem Sarioglu, Professional Coach and Co-Founder of SparkUs Digital Coaching, detailed some of the most crucial leadership skills for overcoming the coronavirus crisis.
“The way leaders manage to support and guide their teams in such uncertain times is critical to businesses to cope and survive.
“They not only have to be able to continue to motivate their teams, making sure they are still performing and looking out for their wellbeing, but they also have to look after themselves,” she added.
Managing emotions and embracing vulnerability, being flexible in your approach, and recognizing the importance of communication were three of the top leadership skills Sarioglu said leaders needed to have.
What do you think are key leadership skills to have during the pandemic? Let us know in the comments…
By: Sophie Parrott
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