Steve Jobs didn’t take Warren Buffett’s financial advice to buy back Apple stock, and it says a lot about his leadership style
Steve Jobs, the former CEO and cofounder of Apple, is revered for bringing to life one of the most successful tech companies in history, but he also had a will to do things his own way.
Jobs, who died in 2011 at age 56 from pancreatic cancer, ran a tight ship during his time with Apple. He was a “unique, once-in-a-lifetime” leader, former Gap CEO Mickey Drexler told Yahoo Finance, yet was “a difficult person, mercurial, incredibly creative, and made sure the screws on all the products were horizontal.”
Jobs’ micromanaging practices and “no bozos” policy aside, he also sought out advice from other business leaders while Apple was growing. In a 2012 interview with CNBC, Warren Buffett recalls Jobs calling him a couple years prior to discuss what to do with the extra cash Apple had on ...










