A former Senior VP of Apple shares how Steve Jobs motivated people to do the best work of their lives Jay Elliot was hired personally by Steve Jobs, just in time to accompany him on the last of his historic visits to Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, the visits that changed the course of computing. As Senior VP of Apple, Jay served as Steve's right-hand man and trouble-shooter, overseeing all corporate operations and business planning, as well as software development and HR. In Leading Apple with Steve Jobs, Jay details how Steve managed and motivated his people—and what every manager can learn from Jobs about motivating people to do the best work of their lives. Steve Jobs used the phrase "Pirates! Not the Navy" as a rallying cry—a metaphor to "Think Different." In the days of developing the Macintosh, it became a four-word mission statement. It expresses the heart of Apple and Steve. The management principles that grew out of that statement form the backbone of this book. Explains how to find talented people who will understand your objectives and be able to make a contribution to that effort Lists traits that can determine whether a person will be so committed to the vision that they will provide their own motivation Explains how to ensure that your employees hold an allegiance to the captain and to his/her shipmates, and also possess the ability to come up with original, unique ways to approach a problem, and be self-guided with a strong sense of direction Leading Apple with Steve Jobs will shift your thought paradigm and inspire you to assemble and lead innovative teams.

When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 after a ten-year exile, he wasted no time. He immediately eliminated any ill-conceived products that were dragging the company down. Then he fired dozens of people, curing what he termed Apple's infestation of "bozos" and paring down his team to a list of "A" players. A year later, Jobs introduced the revolutionary and colorful iMac computer. In the years that followed, he gave us the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. In 2011, he died of pancreatic cancer. Here, in this short-form book by bestselling author and consultant Will Peters, are lessons for business people everywhere.

Based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

Senior Vice President of Apple Computer shows Steve Jobs's innovative management style and techniques, and how they can be translated to any business.

On June 12, 2005, Steve Jobs gave his first—and only—commencement address, to the 114th graduating class at Stanford University, an audience of approximately 23,000. They witnessed history: Jobs' 22-minute prepared speech subsequently reached 26 million online viewers worldwide. It is by far the most popular commencement address in history, framed with "three stories" that succinctly summed up the most important lessons Jobs learned in life. Life-changing lessons, he explained, can only be connected when looking back, which he had done in preparation for his talk. Steve Jobs' Life by Design starts with Jobs' own words in the text of his talk and expands outward from there. In the address, Jobs gave us the dots, but he didn't have the luxury of time to connect them. So much about his life, his viewpoint, and his personal and business philosophies were mentioned but not explained. We know what he said, but what actually did he mean? What can we learn from him? This book connects those dots. We see Jobs' life and career through his own eyes, in context, and in proper perspective. His process of looking back illuminated his life—and by doing so, he serves as an inspiration to illuminate our lives as well.

Leadership development has become a trendy and important topic for millions facing leadership challenges and wanting to succeed despite increasing competition, in their career or in life in general. Hence, how successful people think and lead has become an important source of inspiration and many have developed a passion for leadership inspirational stories. Steve Jobs has become a reference on the matter, and many high-level executives and managers nowadays try to understand and apply his leadership methods to their own. So, what if the lessons borrowed from Steve Jobs' leadership could help YOU? With this book you will learn:- Why Steve Jobs was a visionary & an innovator- How Steve Jobs used to lead and inspire- How Steve Jobs created value and needs- How YOU can use those skills!- What mistakes YOU can avoid Leadership Development - If Steve Jobs was Coaching You : Just another book on Steve Jobs? Certainly not! Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple in 1976 with the exceptional ambition to bring computers into every home. Forty years later, computers are indeed in every home, not to forget the devices we carry in our pockets on a daily and hourly basis. Many articles, biography books and a multitude of books on business leaders have since then elaborated on this fascinating business success story and, in most of them, the question is always the same: was Steve Jobs a good leader? But an important question has largely remained unanswered: how could Steve Jobs' business and leadership methods work for you? Or, said differently, what if Steve Jobs was actually coaching you?This ebook isn't another biography of Steve Jobs, though. It provides many examples and contextual elements on Steve Jobs, of course, but it is not another Steve Jobs biography. It is a self-help leadership book focused on the many skills and challenges that have been characteristic of Steve Jobs' leadership. For instance, how did he deal with the challenge of inspiring people (staff & clients), how did he create revolutionary products, how did he consider client expectations or how did he manage people and team-building work?If Steve Jobs was Coaching You thus goes far beyond Steve Jobs to focus how to deal with leadership in general. It analyzes ten of the major leadership challenges faced by most entrepreneurs nowadays and offers about thirty-five leadership tips to help you understand how successful people think and lead, see through their own leadership skills and styles while working on your own leadership development goals. At the end of each session, questions are provided to help YOU think further and improve YOUR own methods by applying the discussions to YOUR own management style. It's up to you now... About The Leadership Series: inspirational stories on effective leadership. The Leadership Series are books and ebooks on business leaders and business leadership which tell leadership inspirational stories with a questioning twist. Because most people never finish the motivational books they buy, the Series' books are written to be read in about an hour, with the aim of solving important problems that every single entrepreneur or manager faces one day or another, sooner or later. What is effective leadership? How successful people think and lead? How to be a leader? Only, most people do not seek to address those problems.This ebook will provide you with simple but very relevant and efficient tips that can be used immediately, after a quick read. The rest will be for you to do, but you apparently are on the way to solving one problem, congratulations! Take action now!This ebook was edited with the support of Philippe Bonnet, a professional business & leadership coach based in Hong Kong who helps international entrepreneurs based in Asia to deal with their management routine on a daily basis.

Steve Jobs: The Life, Lessons & Rules for Success Only a select few individuals can claim to have changed the world. Steve Jobs is one of these. The mythology around the man is so strong that even six years after his death he still dominates online discussion. With his passing, we have lost one of the greatest innovators of our time. Jobs wasn't just a successful businessman, he was a visionary who made it his mission to humanize personal computing, rewriting the rules of user experience design, hardware design and software design. His actions echoed across industry lines: He shook up the music business, provided the vision behind Pixar and forever altered the way we experience computing. Along the way, he built Apple up into one of the most valuable corporations in the world. Quite a run. He will be missed. This book takes a look at his life. From adoption at birth, to his eventual death in 2011 - including his many successes and failures along the way. The aim of this book is to be educational and inspirational with actionable principles you can incorporate into your own life straight from the great man himself. *INCLUDING* Steve Jobs' 10 Principles for a Successful Life Don't wait - get your copy today!