He was also not the most nicest man in the world per some of his former employees and colleagues. However, his adeptness in building a brand image and business in general are without compare a lot of the time as Apple has a firm, albeit small, place in the computer market and the literally dominate the MP3 player market putting even Microsoft offerings to shame (Baack, 2012)
Jobs, like most people, was not uniformly a "good guy." He did very well for himself in terms of a businessman but he was also notorious for having a "brash" and "aggressive personal style" (Smith, 2014)
Highly nonconformist, focused on quick, brilliant results and exceptionally valuing disruptive innovation over the status quo, Steve Jobs went about defining a culture that would actively question conventional wisdom. The result was a culture that became known for its direct, blunt nature and pride that bordered on arrogance (Brashares, 2001)
8B (November 6, 2011). In the last months of his tenure at Apple Computer, health concerns continued to be raised (Maugh, Thomas, 2011) and the medical leaves of absence (Gobry, Frommer, 2011) led to predictions of the Apple stock price eventually dropping rapidly when Steve Jobs' retired for medical reasons or passed on
Finally the major impact Steve Jobs' contributions and legacy continue to make on the technology industry and the world are also assessed. Steve Jobs And the Daunting Task Of Launching and Running Apple Computer The founding of Apple Computer, its many new products including the Apple Macintosh and the development and launch of an entire series of MP3 players and smartphones in the iPad and iPhone series all serve as ample evidence that Steve Jobs fully understand how to create disruptive innovation using technology and marketing skill (Hopkins, 2011)
Jobs was able to do this quickly with the initial team at Apple who created the first Apple IIs and later the Apple Macintosh. His focus on results and providing everyone with a very clear understanding of what their responsibilities and accomplishments were for the team also showed a very high level of transformational leadership as well (Hur, van den Berg, Wilderom, 2011)
8B (November 6, 2011). In the last months of his tenure at Apple Computer, health concerns continued to be raised (Maugh, Thomas, 2011) and the medical leaves of absence (Gobry, Frommer, 2011) led to predictions of the Apple stock price eventually dropping rapidly when Steve Jobs' retired for medical reasons or passed on
The 1984 launch of the Macintosh computer finally moved Apple into the business office, and by 1988, over one million Mac's had been sold. Jobs stunned the world with the 1984 Super bowl commercial, and literally changed computing for all time (Appleseed, 1984)
The first Mac's had 512K built in, a great deal of computing power for those days and was most famous for its unique "point and click" desktop and built in paint and word-processing software. It was announced to the press in October 1983, followed by an 18-page brochure in a number of strategic periodicals that same December (Digi Barn Computer Museum, 2004)
One of Jobs' skills, though, was to use a mix of charm, charisma, bravado, hyperbole; marketing and persistence to help other people (employees and customers) see the possibilities and potential of a product and of innovation. The term used for this, taken from a Star Trek episode, was that Jobs had again evoked the Reality Distortion Field, a way Jobs swayed the public regarding new product announcements (Furber, 2008) For organizations that are movers and shakers, the new leader, particularly the charismatic leaders, is one who has managerial ability to make appropriate decisions at the right time, in the right way, and using the right resources (Drucker, 2007)
Until he resigned as CEO in August of 2011, however, Jobs moved Apple into not simply a computer operation, but an electronics and communications mega-giant. At the time of his death on October 5, 2011, Jobs' wealth was estimated at over $8 billion (Forbes, 2011) Leadership Style and Culture For organizations of all types, the last three decades have been crucial in changing the manner in which organizations interact with each other, stakeholders, the government, and themselves
One of Jobs' skills, though, was to use a mix of charm, charisma, bravado, hyperbole; marketing and persistence to help other people (employees and customers) see the possibilities and potential of a product and of innovation. The term used for this, taken from a Star Trek episode, was that Jobs had again evoked the Reality Distortion Field, a way Jobs swayed the public regarding new product announcements (Furber, 2008) For organizations that are movers and shakers, the new leader, particularly the charismatic leaders, is one who has managerial ability to make appropriate decisions at the right time, in the right way, and using the right resources (Drucker, 2007)
One of Apple's most successful new products is considered by many to be the current "ultimate" smart phone -- the iPhone, capturing over 40 million sales in 2010 alone, and almost 20 million in Q1 2011 alone. Combined with the I-Pod, Apple remains a global icon and technological force (Garside & Arthur 2011)
It also received unprecedented recall scores and won the Grand Prize of Cannes and 30 other advertising industry awards. Thanks largely to Steve Jobs, "it broke all the rules; and the reaction has been, in a word, unprecedented" (Hayden, 1984)
g. The Lisa) get in his way (Himmel 2013) Entrepreneurial Thinking Trends in globalism, stakeholder knowledge and technology -- all part of the 21st century environment, have changed organizational behavior from a more monolithic approach to society to a model that has actually been in place for centuries yet has now found a way to move from the small business environment to the larger organizational model simply because its strengths are just what is needed to perform in a new environment
The Lisa) get in his way (Himmel 2013) Entrepreneurial Thinking Trends in globalism, stakeholder knowledge and technology -- all part of the 21st century environment, have changed organizational behavior from a more monolithic approach to society to a model that has actually been in place for centuries yet has now found a way to move from the small business environment to the larger organizational model simply because its strengths are just what is needed to perform in a new environment. This concept, entrepreneurship, has its origins in the French verb entreprendre, meaning "to undertake" (Hultman, C
Steve Jobs insisted that the Macintosh deserved something new and radical, so on the strength of Ridley Scott's Alien and Blade Runner (note, both had that dark, futuristic look about them), shooting was approved. It was difficult to cast the heroine, most models had neither the grace or the skill to spin the sledgehammer, but one, Anya Major, was also a discus thrower and fit the psychographics of the plot ((Leopold, 2006; Wired Magazine 2007)
Despite some early challenges, there were a number of successes in animated films, causing Disney to purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion (Linzmayer, 2004)
He believed this was the same for him, and his job -- keep the key people doing what they were best at that exemplified the organization. Moreover, while he was still impatient, tough and unforgiving; these trends mellowed to the point that he realized that pushing people to their best was different than pushing them off their game (Palis, 2012) From the Apple perspective there a number of personality traits that aided Jobs becoming one of the most innovative entrepreneurial thinkers of the 20th century
Businesses have also undergone a change in its overall philosophy -- not just moving toward entrepreneurial thought as a way to change their marketing paradigm, but through consumer and corporate expectations of business in a more ethical and sustainable manner. Equally, the culture and innovation of Apple is inexorably tied to Steve Jobs -- and through that he is recognized as one of the seminal pioneers of the personal computer revolution and the transformation of consumer electronics, "one industry after another, from computers and Smartphones to music and movies" (Sarno & Goffard 2011)