Throughout my life there have been many people I look up to when it comes to leadership. I consider my grandfather and father to be among the biggest influences in my life. They were self-starters and not afraid to take chances when they knew it was the right thing to do. They led by example and I believe to be a great leader you have to lead by example. They both have a sense of humor and know how to engage people. These are things that I look for in leaders and they both influenced my life and the direction I have gone.
Now for the leadership style that I would most like to emulate. Steve Jobs and the Apple Corporation are at the forefront of my mind when it comes to presentations. Steve Jobs had a knack for sucking you in and then holding you until the anticipation almost killed you. That is what I would like to be able to do. The thing that I liked the most was how with a few simple graphics and well thought out words you were sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for the next word or visual. He was a master of communication. If I am going to dream big, this is the presentation style that I would love to have.
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I've been lucky enough to have attend a few Steve Jobs presentation beginning in 2000 and I've never attended any presentation that kept me so engaged. And the first i went to went over 90 minutes. He was the best.
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