Monday, December 2, 2013

conclusion

In conclusion, I believe that Steve Jobs was a great man. He understood what was wrong with products and had a perfectionist, uncompromising expectation of his employees and what they produced. He revolutionized the way we look at technology today.
I feel that Steve Jobs was an authoritarian figure who never slacked. He was one who understood his employees. Steve Jobs looked at his company in a mechanical way. If an employee did not work well, it was an unneeded or worse, faulty gear. Hence, this gear would be removed.

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Steve Jobs, help or hindrance?

as a leader, Steve Jobs has contributed to great success in the Apple business. By choosing his employees wisely, he managed to reduce costs as well as increasing productivity. However, his very aggressive style sometimes led to entire teams of employees resigning.

Steve Jobs could have handled situations like the creation of Mac OS better. In that period of time when Apple was losing money fast and analysts expected the company to declare bankruptcy, Steve Jobs could have, instead of pushing one team, added more employees to finish the project quicker and more efficiently.

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Secret to the Apple Staff

                                       
Currently, with Tim Cook as the CEO, apple is choosing staff based on creativity, how hardworking one is and how realistic they are. However, what were the traits more commonly required to join this elite brand? In the period where Steve Jobs was at the helm of Apple, skill was uncompromised, the employees themselves had to be able to agree to the company’s mission, innovative, passionate and above all would be honesty. If one always agrees to please others, they would not be suitable for t he job.

Steve Jobs has led his team through inspiration and has led everyone to believe in his mission. Or one could otherwise dub it as Apple’s mission. His team all have teamwork that ensures chemistry between all the employees. 





Sunday, December 1, 2013

What is the Jobs Reign?

In the year of Apple’s creation (1977), from the humble beginnings of two Steves, a few friends and a garage was the start of the technological behemoth that it would become. The first Apple computer was invented in this garage.
In 1994, apple used to command 10% of the market for personal computers. However, after series of losses, many Chief Executive Operators came and went. Out of all these, only one managed to turn things around for the better. That was Gil Amelio. He managed to stem losses and kill off money-losing products. But above all, he brought back Steve Jobs. 

Some key points of Steve Job’s rule of apple was when he unveiled the iphone in 2007. In that speech, he reflected the hard work and contribution of all the team into creating this revolutionary product.