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Three\u00a0CEOs known for being the leading innovators of our times have one personality trait in common, which why Elon Musk<\/strong>, Bill Gates<\/strong>, and the late Steve Jobs<\/strong> are so successful.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to the author and historian Walter Isaacson,<\/strong>\u00a0Musk<\/a>, Gates and Jobs were very unemotional when dealing with their employees or colleagues. However, they are also uncompromising about fulfilling their visions for businesses, Isaacson said on\u00a0CNBC\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Squawk Box.\u00a0<\/p>\n Isaacson, who wrote\u00a0Job\u2019s biography and is working on a book about\u00a0Musk<\/a>, said he sees a direct comparison between Musk and Jobs<\/a>\u2019 social bluntness.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThat ability to not be as emotionally, empathetically engaged to see [their] vision through. It\u2019s something Steve Jobs had, it\u2019s something Bill Gates<\/a> [has],\u201d Isaacson said.<\/p>\n Also Read:\u00a0Bill Gates’ 1974 Harvard Student Resume: Here Are The Mistakes He Made<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cMusk is very similar [to Jobs] in being extraordinarily open,\u201d he said. \u201cThat transparency is part of his genius.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s something many of these people have because they\u2019re not looking for affection from the person sitting across them. Instead, they\u2019re looking to get rockets to Mars,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n Isaacson said about Musk, \u201cI\u2019ve always been interested in innovators and people who push the boundaries, and he\u2019s pushing the most important and difficult boundaries.\u201d<\/p>\n However, he added that Musk definitely \u201ccares about his reputation\u201d \u2014 but that doesn\u2019t change his tendency to be blunt, or even harsh, with employees.<\/p>\n In a\u00a0podcast<\/a>\u00a0telecasted in 2020, Gates admitted that he was not a sweetheart\u00a0during his early days at Microsoft.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gates said that he and Jobs were known for their intense competitive fire. It eventually translated into extremely high expectations for their employees.
\nPhoto: Created with images from\u00a0Greg Rubenstein<\/a>,\u00a0Tesla Owners Club Belgium<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Kazuhiro Shiozawa<\/a>\u00a0on flickr<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n