...creative hero, Steve Jobs has definitely made a difference as a creative mind and has opened many doors for other creative minds. As a young Steve going through school he struggled a lot with what was expected of him, he was advanced in reading and he figured the class was a bit slow for him. He was considered a little rebel and was suspended a few times, he was also considered a loner because he did not hang out with kids his age as they did not share some of the same interest. Steve liked to follow his dad and work on things in their garage, he learned a lot and found fascination in electronics at a very young age. In his teenage years he met a few people with the same interest and eventually getting a summer job given to him by Bill Hewlett (Hewlett Packard). Although he continued to be a loner throughout high school, he later found interest not only in electronics and engineering but also in art and literature. Steve attended college but could not afford to take anymore classes, so he would sort of hang around as much as he could and learn while doing so. After a few good positions in jobs, his own way of finding himself by traveling, and joining with partners in creating new ideas and products that may have not been legal at the time Steve and some friends formed the Apple Computer. The computer may not have looked like what we know now to be a computer but more like something out of a crazy science movie or a put together shoe box. It was difficult for Steve to find investors...
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...not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”- Albert Schweitzer. Steve Jobs, an inventor and co-founder of Apple Inc., and Blake Mycoskie, the Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS, share some of these characteristics. Though they are both well-known for being successful entrepreneurs, they are not in the same categories. Jobs is a serial entrepreneur while Mycoskie is a social entrepreneur. Jobs, as an inventor and a serial entrepreneur, believed in creating great products for the consumers. He started Apple computers with his partner, Steve Wozniak, in 1976, found NeXT in 1985, purchased Pixar in 1986 then returned to reinventing Apple in 1997. “As a boy, Jobs and his father would work on electronics in the family garage. Paul would show his son how to take apart and reconstruct electronics, a hobby which instilled confidence, tenacity, and mechanical prowess in young Jobs.” (“Steve Jobs Biography”, 2012, p.1). His parents, especially his father, gave him a strong foundation and that is how his life as a passionate inventor began. Jobs was a risk taker. He believed in his vision so much that he sold his Volkswagen bus in 1976 in order to raise start-up money for his Apple computer business venture with his partner Steve Wozniak. It was a great success. “Jobs...
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...Steve Jobs I am going to be telling you about a great man of our time. He was a great business man and inventor. He started from nothing and made it big. Steve Jobs is a hero for the whole world to look up to. He started out as an adopted child worked his way up to being a millionaire. When he was younger he liked the idea of building things and he was interested in computers. Over the years he tried many things and finally ended up going to college (Steve Jobs Encyclopedia Britannica). After a short time he dropped out, in my opinion a bad idea but it seemed to work out for him. He ended up sleeping on his friend’s floor and only had money from turning in bottles (all about Steve Jobs.com). Steve Jobs finally found his calling when he was desperate for money. He took a job at Atari. He learned a lot from Nolan Bushnell the founder of Atari (all about Steve Jobs.com). This is where he got his love for working on computers. He started his company with a friend Woz. To start building the computers that Woz had come up with they sold a VW Van and an hp 65 calculator (all about Steve Jobs.com). Steve came up with the name Apple for the company’s name and they had a friend Ron Wayne help them set up the company. Their first customer was Paul Terrel and he bought 50 computers (all about Steve Jobs.com). After that they started building the computers in Steve’s garage. They started selling them by them self and tried to sell to a company homebrew and got turned down...
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...Norton University Major: Leadership Lecturer : Mr. Leng Chamnan Topic: Steve Jobs Leadership Group VIII Members: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ms. Chhum Savorn Mr. Horn Sokchanlida Mr. Thorn Mao Ms. My Pindmoni Mr. Ngan Chhayheang Mr. Theam Ratana Leadership Style Steven Paul Jobs I. Biography 1. Life 2. Career 3. Apple Inc. II. Jobs’ Personality traits III. Jobs’ Leadership Style 1. Components of Jobs’ Leadership 2. The leadership style of Jobs 3. Recruitment Talent 4. Problems faced 5. Seven Principles of Jobs’ Success IV. Critics Desk V. Honors VI. Conclusion VII. Recommendation & Quote VIII. References Content I. Biography (1955-2011) STEVE S-Smart T-Talented E-Effective V-Visionary E- Enthusaistic 1. Life • • • • • • • • • • • Full name: Steven Paul Jobs Birthdate: 24 February 1955 Birth location: San Francisco, California Biological parents: Joanne Simpson and possibly Abdulfattah Jandali, political sciences professor from Syria Adoptive parents: Paul and Clara Jobs, both deceased Siblings: adoptive sister: Patti Jobs (born 1958), biological sister: Mona Simpson (born 1957) Spouse: Laurene Powell (born 1964), married in 1991 Children: Lisa Brennan-Jobs (born 1978), with unmarried girlfriend Chris-Ann Brennan. Reed (born 1991), Erin Siena (born 1995) and Eve (born 1998) with wife Laurene. Social background: lower middle-class. Father was fixing cars for a living. Education: high-school certificate. Attended Reed College 1972 in Portland, Oregon...
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...Chantz Graham January 10, 2014 Steve Jobs Steve Jobs is a man who has always marched to his own beat and never backed down from what he thought could be accomplished. Steve Jobs was born February 25, 1955 to Joanne Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali. Paul and Clara Jobs later adopted him due to financial the strain of his biological parents. Steve has no doubt and even says the Paul and Clara are his true parents through and through. At a young age Steve was very intelligent and did extremely well in school. This is largely due to the fact that Paul who was an engineer taught Steve about electronics and how they worked. Which initially sparked his interest in electronics. Also Clara who was an accountant taught him to read and write from a very young age. Because of these intellectual factors at home, he tested so high that the school wanted him to skip a year, but is parents declined. One of the problems with finding school easy is that you will find it boring. So Steve often found himself in the principal’s office for being a prankster. Which was also a very lucky break for him because this led him to Stephen Wozniak and 18 year old who was very good with computers and also a prankster. Unbeknownst to him this would be the start of is career with computers and electronics. After high school he enrolled at Reed College a very expensive liberal arts school where he stayed for one semester then dropped out. He says he was more interested in philosophy and LSD then...
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...Steve Jobs: Critical Analysis of Communication Skills and Effectiveness Davinder Kaur Davinder Kaur Contents Introduction 2 Communication Style, Skills and Effectiveness 3 Comparison of his Speeches 4 Conclusion 5 References 6 Introduction Steve Jobs was an American inventor and cofounder of Apple Incorporation. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful communicator in business world. Analysis of his speeches would be a wonderful opportunity to learn about public speaking and skills required to be an effective communicator. Simplicity was a key feature of his speeches. If some part of speech had too much information, he used to divide it into smaller points so that audience can fully understand application of his ideas. His 2005’ commencement speech at Stanford University is cited as one of the most effective speeches and it is a good example to analyze communication style and skills employed in public speaking. The second speech analyzed in this critical analysis report is his iPhone introduction speech of 2007. This speech is quite long but it revolutionized smartphone industry of the world. Its impact was much larger than other speeches given by business leaders. To discuss communication style, skills and effectiveness, many of Mr. Job’s skills were researched for this report. But his commencement speech and iPhone introduction speeches are the primary source of this report. Commencement speech has more than 21 million views on YouTube. Same is true...
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...no longer beneficial to the group. A good communicator that listens to his team members, by asking questions, consider all options, and leads in the right direction. (Holden Leadership Center 2009) In the business community, Steve Jobs is the prime example of a good leader, who took the Apple industry to higher levels of achievement. Steve Jobs is innovative leader, resourceful; open to change, and a good communicator. Steve Jobs, “stay hungry. stay foolish” captivated billions of people with his innovative ideas and he’s thankful to use his apple team to lend support. An innovative leader that created a iPhone project so he can assemble his team on specific roles to engage in the tech activity. Steve Jobs was very resourceful on improving iMac computers and latest versions of iPhones. He gave his team a trail of questions for improvement on weakness that lies within the computer software and hardware. In despite of let downs on criticism on iPhones, he was open to change within his Apple team to improve the program and change the cultural tradition that was out-dated. Steve Jobs presentations showed that he was a good communicator that showed a great influence in the audience and motivated future entrepreneurs. (Bio 2015) The qualities of the leader that I aspire to...
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...Steve Jobs: The Leader of Choice Donal G. Matheny Anderson University Abstract It is a widely accepted notion that leadership is an inherent trait. However, there are many proponents of evolutionary views which imply that leadership may be developed. It is indeed quite hard to verify the validity of any of the theories for it is almost impossible to account for initial inclinations and environment of a future leader. However, Steve Jobs’s experience proves that making of the greatest leaders requires a combination of both natural traits and experience in the context of specific situations. Nowadays everybody is talking about Steve Jobs and his revolutionary products. He undoubtedly created an immense viral obsession with new a generation of products and in some way created the market for these products. However, the path of his development as a leader proved to be faulty in some places. Steve Jobs has carved out a great leader from the obsessed entrepreneur he was a long time ago. Steve Jobs: The Leader of Choice Steve Jobs will be remembered for many accomplishments in his life, such as taking technology to the masses, the creation of Apple, and most notably and arguably most famous, the IPOD. His biggest accomplishment, though, is his road to becoming one of the great leaders of our time. He was able to achieve this through his many failures, his creativity, and determination to succeed. All of these combined to make an innovative leader with a vision and desire...
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...Carly Fiorina and Steve Jobs Running head: LEADERSHIP STYLES OF CARLY FIORINA AND STEVE JOBS 1 Leadership Styles of Carly Fiorina and Steve Jobs Group 1 Management 4314 MGT4314 Submitted to Dr. Stephanie Solansky Leadership Styles of Carly Fiorina and Steve Jobs Leadership Styles of Carly Fiorina and Steve Jobs Carly Fiorina took a leadership position as CEO of Hewlett-Packard for about 6 years. She brought to Hewlett-Packard (HP) nearly twenty years of experience and expertise in marketing and sales that she acquired with AT&T and Lucent. However, she failed to execute HP's strategy and deliver improvements in the company's profits and stock price. She was asked by Hewlett-Packard's board of directors to resign due to the lack of the leadership skills needed to take advantage of emerging market opportunities (Hewlett-Packard, 2007). Fiorina's mistakes in leading HP are an illustration that leadership effectiveness is dependent on situation and other environmental influences, 2 and not only the traits of the leader. In contrast to Fiorina’s leadership failure, a success story unfolded at Apple Computers where a leader practically saved the company. Management guru Jim Collins calls him the "Beethoven of business," Wall Street loves him, and even Bill Gates became more of a partner to him after once being his nemesis. This powerful man is Steve Jobs, cofounder and current chief executive officer of Apple Computer. Much has been made of Jobs' aggressive and demanding...
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...Apple Code of Conduct Apple incorporated is one of the most respected and prosperous companies in the entire world. Apple is known for their strategic releases against the competition and their reputation of keeping up very high standards. Apple started in the garage of Steve Jobs in 1976. Steve Jobs and his counterpart Steve Wozniak were passionate computers junkies that did not believe in the hassle that surrounded corporate companies and their mediocre technology. Apple began as a small start-up company that simply built and fixed computers for individuals in their neighborhoods. Jobs saw the potential of their efforts early on so he found monetary backing for their company (Moisescot, 2012). Apple is defined as the leading digital asset Management Company and global smart phone provider. It is the only one who generates and runs both soft-wares and hard-wares. Apple is an extremely successful company and they continue to expand. Apple’s Code of Conduct is used to keep high standards for their suppliers and maintain the image and reputation that Apple is known for. Apple is deeply committed to expanding opportunities for the people who make our products and ensuring these workers are treated with respect and dignity. We will continue to work closely with our suppliers and stakeholders to provide fair and safe workplaces and protect the environment wherever Apple products are manufactured. Apple is committed to the highest standards of social and environmental responsibility...
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...photography package; Final Cut Studio, a suite of professional audio and film industry software products and Logic Studio, a suite of music production tools. The Company sells its products globally through retail stores, online stores, and third-party cellular network carriers. [1] Currently Apple Inc. has a total of 317 retail stores around the world, including 233 stores in the United States and 84 international stores, along with an online store (www.apple.com) where hardware and software products are sold. [2] Apple Inc. was established by Steven Jobs, Steven Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976 in Cupertino, California, to sell the Apple I personal computer kit. [3] These computers were hand built by Steven Wozniak at the time, and first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club. [4] The company was incorporated January 3, 1977 as Apple Computer, Inc. without Wayne, who sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak for $800.00. Multi-millionaire Mike Markkula provided essential business expertise and funding of $250,000.00 during the incorporation of Apple. [5] The Apple II was introduced on April 16, 1977 at...
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...Frederick M. Kennel Instructor: Chef Chapela CL410 A (SP16) 13 April 2016 Assignment #1 I. Characteristics of Marcus Lemonis I chose Marcus Lemonis because of my interest in his TV program “The Profit” on CNBC. What caught my attention was the “handshake deal.” It to me established his character as being a man of his word – truly honest. Next, he founded each new business relationship with “I am 100% in charge.” This represented his commanding leadership. Ultimately, the entire process of his entrepreneurship style is cemented in his “3 Ps” – People, Process, and Product. This formulaic approach translates his passion for helping struggling businesses succeed by helping the entrepreneurs cultivate their people, fine-tune their process, and bring their excellent product/service to market. Marcus has a keen eye for analyzing P&L numbers, minimizing costs, maximizing margins, and offering viable solutions to broken processes. Through his charismatic leadership style, he inspires the owners and employees to rally behind the collaborative process to succeed, which benefits everyone involved – owner, employee, customer, and consequently society. II. Brief Business History Marcus graduated from Marquette University in 1995, but decided not return to his family’s very successful car dealerships in the Miami area. Instead, he blazed his way through the ranks of AutoNation during his late twenties to regional manager of 65 stores in 11 states. At the advice from Lee Iacocca, a close...
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...Chase Berecin Business Leader Grantham University For my last paper of this class. I have chosen to do my assignment on Tim Cook. Tim Cook is well known in the Communications and I.T. world. Tim cook took over of Apple after Steve Jobs came down with pancreatic cancer. Before Apple Tim worked at IBM, Intelligent Electronics, and Compaq. So let’s talk a little bit about his background and traits in leadership. Well when we look at Tim Cook and some of the various places he worked. He always hasn’t been a leader. He took a lot away from when he worked on the Macintosh side of the house of Apple he spent a lot of time with supplier relationships. When he was with Compaq he was the vice president and responsible for all of Compaq’s inventory. When Steve Jobs got sick Tim Cook had to step up and be the CEO of Apple. He had to do this three times while Jobs was out sick. When we look back at our studies on leadership, we see that there is a big difference between leaders and managers. I think Tim Cook is and would be a awesome leader to work for. This is what he said about leadership. Tim Cook "We want diversity of thought," he says. "We want diversity of style. We want people to be themselves. It's this great thing about Apple. You don't have to be somebody else. You don't have to put on a face when you go to work and be something different. But the thing that ties us all is we're brought together by values. We want to do the right thing. We want to be honest and...
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...Steve Jobs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Steve Jobs | Jobs holding a white iPhone 4 at Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 | Born | Steven Paul Jobs February 24, 1955 (1955-02-24) (age 56)[1] San Francisco, California, U.S.[1] | Residence | Palo Alto, California, U.S.[2] | Nationality | American | Alma mater | Reed College (dropped out in 1972) | Occupation | Chairman, Apple Inc. | Salary | US$1[3][4][5][6] | Net worth | $8.3 billion (2011)[7] | Board member of | The Walt Disney Company,[8] Apple, Inc. | Religion | Buddhism[9] | Spouse | Laurene Powell (1991–present) | Children | 4 | Relatives | Mona Simpson | Signature | | Website | Steve Jobs | Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (born February 24, 1955) is an American business magnate and inventor. He is co-founder,[10] chairman, and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc.[11][12] Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney. He was credited in the 1995 film Toy Story as an executive producer.[13] In the late 1970s, Jobs, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula,[10] and others, designed, developed, and marketed one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series. In the early 1980s, Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox...
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... The financial analysis of Apple is based on evaluating company and industry data from various sources. A trend analysis was performed using data for the last five years, and presented in Excel charts and tables. Finally, I computed various ratios for Apple, and compared them to industry norms, and to Dell’s. Numerous graphs were created using MS Excel to support the analysis. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY History Apple Computer was formed in April 1976 by 25-year-old Steve Wozniak and 21-yearold Steve Jobs—both college dropouts. After selling a van for some extra start-up cash, the two set up shop in the Jobs’ family garage at 2066 Crist Drive in Los Altos, California, to start building computers. In 1977, Jobs and Markkula hired Michael Scott as the company’s first president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).8 In April of that same year, Apple decided it would be beneficial to their marketing strategies if they updated their image before putting the Apple II on the consumer market. To create their new logo, Jobs contacted Robert Janoff, an art director for advertising and public relations agency Regis McKenna. After the success of the Apple I and Apple II, the company began work on the Apple III, which turned out to be their very first project failure. The Apple III proved to...
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