Steve Jobs is best known for conducting one of the most stunning business turnarounds in history: leading Apple from the brink of bankruptcy to become the most valuable company in the world. But many who worked with the famous founder had a love/hate relationship with their boss. Yes, he was inspiring and innovative. But he could also be overbearing, impatient, arrogant. In fact, it was those latter traits that led to Jobs infamously leaving Apple back in 1985, as Jobs and Apple's board simply couldn't see eye to eye. In the eyes of many, Jobs was a "brilliant jerk." So why is it, you may ask, that in a world that seems to increasingly value collaboration and soft skills like emotional intelligence, do brilliant jerks continue to succeed? The answer's not as simple as you think. (Read more in today's column.) #apple #emotionalintelligence #SteveJobs #management #leadership #brilliantjerks #eqapplied #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more