The secret call to Andy Grove that may have helped Apple buy NeXT
So now we&#x27;ve seen a few Steve Jobs stores like this, including the one from John Carmack. A recurring theme is that Steve is such a bonehead that his underlings have to do things to &quot;manage him.&quot; Whether that be doing things behind his back, withholding information from him, controlling who he meets and talks to. You also read about people working insane hours to complete things which probably didn&#x27;t merit it, just to please steve&#x27;s whims.<p>Since there&#x27;s a cult-of-personality around the guy, I think it&#x27;s important to remind everyone that these behaviors are actually signs of poor leadership. If you work for someone like this, don&#x27;t! You&#x27;re better than that.<p>Not saying Steve Jobs didn&#x27;t do great things. But let&#x27;s all agree he accomplished them in spite of these flaws, not because of them.