Observant – Steve Jobs

Observant means that good at watching and listening or good at noticing what is going on around you. Besides that, observant also means that quick to notice or perceive and alert. For a businessman, an observant is the one of the keys to success. If a person who do not know how to observe before doing something, they cannot do anything. For example, when students are in an experiment, they need to observe before making a conclusion. This would help them to do their work easily and sufficiently or make it successful.

The entrepreneur whose has the trait of “observant “is Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in the city of San Francisco. He was the co-founder and CEO of Apple and formerly Pixar. He graduated from Homestead High School in Cupertino, California and enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Oregon in 1972. Steve Jobs shows that he was an observant when he was doing his product design. Steve Jobs had a very hands-on approach to product design, which was arguably the favorite part of his job.

Steve Jobs’s reputation as a tech visionary originates not only from the reliable stream of breakthrough products that have come out of Apple in the last decade but also from an observation from his closest colleagues. When he took a decision out of the blue, they recount countless times. He makes the decision without any rationale, but it's turned out to be true. Ex-Apple employee Frederick Van Johnson explained it in the book ‘Inside Apple’ that he has that insight. You know, he is Steve. He has some sort of weird insight where he just knows.

Besides that, Steve Jobs said that if we want to make a great product, product quality should come first and not just a great packaging and excellent marketing strategies. Observant is important for the entrepreneur, they have to observe success, strategy, inspiration, and innovation. He also will observe needed from everyone before he comes out a new product. If we no observe the people needed, we can’t come out a great product. Nowadays, every customer was looking to the good quality product. So, a product quality is important.

Now, Apple is famous for its entertaining, world-class product presentations, that attract press coverage from the entire world and there is no debate as to who built this reputation. Steve Jobs's celebrity and charisma made him "the closest thing to a rock star in the world of business". Apple product even though is I-phone or laptop, it can seem that most of the people are using it. It’s has a good comment of it and every young adult also like it especially its design.

In conclusion, Steve Jobs shows his observant in completing his product design. Without having the observant, entrepreneurs cannot success. So, we must remember that before doing something, we have to observe first rather than doing. The observation can help us to make sure that whether the decision we make is true or false.