Too harsh? I guess not. I would have like to work under someone like Jobs. I know a lot of people do not like this but am a strong man and I don't need to play soft. Iron sharpened iron.
Do you know the most beautiful thing about gold. We all want some gold but gold is so dirty and ugly when you got it out of the ground. It has to be passed through intense fire to give the sparkling glittering that we all desire.
How about diamond, it has to be filed by very coarse surface to come out beautiful, therefore if one wants to shine, I think it's necessary to start under some fire to bring out the best in you.
Those are great examples and perfectly bridge to Jobs's leadership style - he forged the most talented team by pushing them beyond what they considered possible and the world is a better place because of it! Thanks for sharing @lordjames!