Re: Can't doubt his genius
ProfR
8/26/2011 3:42:45 PM
I agree that Apple needs to be innovative to succeed. I am not sure how this will work without Jobs. Jobs was the strategic leader and public face of Apple. I think Apple must quickly talk about its future so people see where they are going.
Re: Can't doubt his genius
Value Hiker
8/26/2011 12:56:40 PM
The major part of Apple's success is that company created a new industry almost every 2-3 years. (ipod 2004, iphone 2007, and iPad 2009). At this fast speed of innovation, competitors had a hard time to catch up. It just like what happened at Cisco in 1990s.
The only way to maintain Apple's momentum is to innovate at fast speed. Tim Cook is a great COO, but we don't know he is a visionary or not. Apple can not maintain its current status by evolution, it needs revolution.
Without fast innovation, competitors will find it is easy to crush Apple, especially considering the high profit margin Apple has now on its product lines. It will be the simple repetition of Juniper/Netgear/Huawei against Cisco in 2010s.
What Jobs has done fro that company likely cannot be match and his creativity will be sorely missed. Hopefully Tim Cook will be able to continue to lead the company in the right direction.
Good lessons
tokyogai
8/26/2011 9:26:35 AM
I think Steve's tips are good lessonsfor all of us who get too tied up in the day to day issues and lose sight of the real objectives. I do think, however, that Apple has a world class team and its future success does not depend on just having Steve there. While he is impossible to replace, there are other people with vision and insight. Teh future of Apple will depend on their ability to foster these people and to listen to what they have to say.
Re: Visionary?
Jacob
8/26/2011 2:14:24 AM
Noreen, the retirement or step down decision of Steve job is shocking news of the business community. Eventhough, its expected because of his health related issues, the sudden declaration made a dilemma. Steve is stepping down with ‘n’ number of credits in his hands like iPod, IPad, Iphone etc. Hope the new CEO, may follow the same vision and mission of Job to carry forward apple in new heights.
Re: Visionary?
Phoenix
8/26/2011 1:52:02 AM
I feel his team definitely was a big part of the success. But he is known for his hands on approach. And he is a perfectionist. So even if the team did most of the wirk he would have micro managed every step of the way.
Re: Can you imagine being the guy that fired Steve Jobs from Apple?
PredictableChaos
8/26/2011 1:00:57 AM
I really don't know enough about it to blame the board or Sculley either one. In fact, the Apple board of 1985 was avoiding the most common sin for company boards - inaction in time of crisis.
So i expect you're right - they were making a good decision at the time. Jobs had a few things to learn.
Boy did he learn those lessons well in his years away from Apple. And in hindsight, i bet that Sculley and the others wish they could have found another solution, so they could have kept him with Apple somehow.
Re: Can you imagine being the guy that fired Steve Jobs from Apple?
Value Hiker
8/25/2011 8:36:25 PM
To be fair, Scully was not that bad of a leader. On the other side, Mr. Jobs drove everyone nuts at Apple before he was ousted. It was said that he did not even dare to park his car at the front of the Apple building, because some angry employees would scratch it right after he walked away.
Mr. Jobs was a rough leader with a short temper 20 years ago, but he was a talented one. Unfortunately most board members just could not tolerate him at that time, so he was ousted. Mr. Scully did what the board chose to do, nothing more, nothing less
Re: Can you imagine being the guy that fired Steve Jobs from Apple?
Tenacious
8/25/2011 7:37:46 PM
Thanks for the link - it's really an interesting piece
Can you imagine being the guy that fired Steve Jobs from Apple?
PredictableChaos
8/25/2011 6:09:52 PM
Differences in management visions are common. It's rare for an outgoing (1985) company founder to be vindicated so well that the people who fired him way back then feel they still have to explain themselves 25 years later -
Why I fired Steve Jobs from the company he founded - provides an explanation from John Sculley for his famous decision.
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