He was awarded TIME Person of the Year (Isaacson 40). Jobs and his various accomplishments tell everyone today how successful he actually was. Having a tough childhood and being fired from Apple didn’t stop Steve Jobs from being successful. In fact, he revolutionized multiple industries in his life. Today, Steve Jobs has a huge variety of electronics on the market.
Aside from the Apple 1 being the beginning of personnel computing the two innovators were able to capitalize on the fact that they were nobodies from nowhere and managed to intrigue the world with their product. They were viewed as a couple of guys that new computers and what they wanted form them. (1) Apple was initially incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc. The company later changed the name to just Apple, Inc, in a move widely regarded as an indicator of the companies intentional shift to consumer electronics and not just computers. (2) The culture developed by the founders especially CEO Steve Jobs, could be defined as controlled dreamers, officially they thought of themselves as "Dreamers and Believers".
Jobs had a plan; "Steve Jobs set a goal for the company to sell high-end computer graphics workstations" (Moisecot 1). Jobs followed through on that goal and as we all know created a computer to create multi-million dollar films like Toy Story & Monsters Inc.. This again shows that Steve Jobs had to overcome great odds to create Pixar; in order for Pixar to work, Jobs would need to make computers with technology that was several years away, but he made it happen. Jobs also overcame a great obstacle after he returned
Although I feel it is great to stick to your core values, as a company, sometimes you have to go against those in order to remain profitable, especially if your profit goals are very high. According to the case, Eisner needs someone like Wells, who will handle more of the business aspect of the company to free Eisner and allow him “to do what he does best-think creatively about everything from movies to international theme parks.” One of the reasons Disney has been successful for so long is due to its creativity. Disney’s ability to continue to release blockbuster hits is unheard of within the industry. According to the case, beginning with the movie Down and Out in Beverly Hills, the next 27 of Disney’s 33 movies were profitable. Comparing this to the industry where nearly 60% of all movies lost money, this is amazing.
I am the type of person who wants to know everything and be the best at every task I perform, and doing the necessary work to identify the appropriate source of information will make that task just a bit easier. Conclusion I believe that the role of the knowledge worker has changed, thanks mostly to technology. Most people have become so reliant on technology that they have become lazy. But the true knowledge workers do what is needed in search of more knowledge, and those are the real assets to the organization. It has been proven that knowledge workers cannot be effective if they are micromanaged or told how they need to complete their tasks (Hammer, 2004).
The example of hard work or ingenuity would prevail in the overall scheme of things and using examples of individuals that have become successful with inventions or self-motivation versus ardent instruction, Goldstein’s stance on education is secondary to talent and the ability to form relationships that could possibly advance one’s professional status is more important than self-discipline through education. By using examples of success stories of a small group of people who have not completed their education such as Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood and Mark Zuckerberg, Goldstein reinforces his position of not needing a formal education to become successful if a person is willing to work hard or have a talent to propel oneself into elite status. Hanna Rosin has followed a similar perspective, when addressing the development of a parent’s reinforcement of innate talent
That before we know it our appliances will be smarter than us one day and that’s not how man intended life to be; humans are supposed to be on top. Not being able to use today’s technology rings in Barry’s purpose. Technology has gone wild and he makes it very clear with several examples. His ability to discredit these technologic advances brings credit to his point. One can always refute anything they’d like, but to be effective, one needs to have appropriate facts for back-up and a dominating style that brings it all together.
Leadership style to Steve Jobs is alike. I love working with a great team therefore I would hire people with experience but is will to take a risk as well. By that I mean trying new things in the company that will bring in more revenue and to let go of past policy and procedures that has not worked in years. Our leadership style is built on experience, motivation and to be daring (meaning doing things no one never
However, he had earned over 1,093 U.S. patents (a government authority to sell an invention for a period of time), and simply took a step further with the borrowed ideas, making it possible for the invention to be a success. He had some ideas or inspiration from others, but he worked to make the invention possible. That could be the reason why Thomas Edison had said, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration”. Now, what inventions would make Thomas elligible for a spot on Mount Rushmore? Well, Thomas Edison had created several machines or inventions, but the ones that have contributed to us the most would most likely be the incandescent lightbulb and electric lighting system, the phonograph, the kinetoscope, and the alkaline battery.
Some people see the use of technology as a useful tool, that enhances productivity and serves as a complement to human tasks while others believe that technology can make processes more complicated or that eventually in the worst case scenario, it can replace a person's job. Even though both sides have supporters and detractors, the truth is that every day we are surrounded by more and more technologies and we must adapt to make the best out of the situation if we want to remain competitive within our organizations. Whether the case is if we will actually incorporate its use, or that we will continue to be as manual and handy as possible while recognizing that even the most simple forms of technology can help us to achieve better results and make our lives easier (e.g. the possibility of using a mobile phone anywhere vs. only being able to communicate through a land