5 ways Steve Jobs almost destroyed Apple

# Steve Jobs Almost Destroyed Apple by Being Too Much of a Control Freak Before Steve Jobs became famous for saving Apple, his refusal to listen to anyone else and his need to control every decision actually nearly killed the company—forcing him out in 1985. The same stubborn perfectionism that would later make him a legendary innovator nearly destroyed Apple because he undermined other leaders and couldn't work as part of a team. Jobs only learned these lessons during 12 years of failures at another company, which ultimately taught him how to return and actually save Apple in 1997.