There are good reasons why the overwhelming majority of managers no longer manage people like it’s the 50s.

In today’s world, asshole-driven leadership is only going to take you so far.

True...but to be a long-term successful asshole, you need incredibly good judgement and self-control. Otherwise, "tiny" lapses can derail your career. Consider: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Patton#Slapping_inci...

Bill Gates once said that to emulate Steve Jobs you need to be part genius and part asshole. “So many of the people who want to be like Steve have the asshole side down. What they are missing is the genius part”.

Cook is neither an asshole nor a business genius. He is a logistics genius, though.

Regardless, is there anyone remotely like Jobs right now? And I don't mean pushing up daises. The leaders I see are opinionated assholes lacking a consistent, internal drive based on strong, user-centered beliefs. (for some definition of consistent)

Not all assholes are created equal. Case in point: