"Take [[Steve Jobs]]. He was 100 percent responsible for his firing from [[Apple]]. Due to his later success, **Apple’s decision to fire him seems like an example of poor leadership, but he was, at the time, unmanageable**. His ego was unequivocally out of control. If you were [[John Sculley]] and CEO of Apple, you’d have fired that version of Steve Jobs too—and been right to do so. ([Location 2176](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01AWUTMB0&location=2176)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[ego]], [[humility]], [[leadership]], [[conflict]], [[performance-management]], [[failure]], **Source** -- [[202409161103 - B - Ego is the Enemy]]