Steve Jobs William Milligan. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
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- Steve Jobs William Milligan
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- Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
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- Childhood Adopted o Paul and Clara Jobs - San Francisco, CA
Paul Jobs introduced Steve to engineering and product design, many
values which are found in Apple products today Very bright child
Abandoned. Chosen. Special.
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- Adolescence Troublesome o Not challenged at school o Fought
with leadership Befriended Steve Wozniak Began experimenting with
LSD and marijuana
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- Getting older An enlightened being who was cruel - Chrisann
Brennan College at Reed Job at Atari o Walked in demanding a job,
got it. o Hippy with body odor Journey through India o Never found
spiritual calm, but turned inward and found importance of
intuition
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- Partnership Jobs and Wozniak developed and sold many things
together Wozniak had strong mechanical and engineering knowledge
Jobs great at marketing and driving profits Every time Id design
something great, Steve would find a way to make money for us. -
Wozniak
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- Apple Started with $1,300 Named after Jobs same day trip to an
apple orchard Apple I first computer o Made 100; sold 50 to a local
computer store and the rest to friends and acquaintances
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- Apple II Second computer needed to be more aesthetically
pleasing Complete package For everyone
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- Going Public End of 1980 Jobs worth $256 million Daniel Kottke,
friend and employed since the beginning, was abandoned by Jobs and
given no shares due to him not being salaried. Steve is the
opposite of loyal He has to abandon the people he is close to.
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- NeXT Jobs fired from Apple Started NeXT o Innovative
technologies for educational institutions o Was not very
successful, the machines were priced too high o Bought by Apple,
Jobs hired back on
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- Pixar Chairman of Pixar (1986-2006) o Jobs purchased in 1986
for $10 million o Led to a strong partnership with Disney where he
became the largest single stockholder at 7% of Disneys shares ->
Board member
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- Innovation
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- Leadership Styles of Jobs Transformational Charismatic
Task-oriented
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- Transformational Leader Jobs was a visionary Could easily
convince people his idea was the right one Able to bend the
opinions of those around him; however, many times it would not last
and he would lose those friends/coworkers
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- Transformational Leader The reality distortion field In his
[Jobs] presence, reality is malleable. He can convince anyone of
practically anything. This was created through his charismatic
rhetorical style, indomitable will, and eagerness to bend any fact
to fit the purpose at hand.
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- Charismatic Leadership Jobs was said to convey a great
mysterious aura Zen Buddhism Be the change you wish to see in the
world o Find peace in yourself o Jobs had several personal issues
that plagued him Being adopted His daughter
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- Task-oriented Leader Jobs desired a perfect product o Visually
and mechanically Did not care much for relationships within the
company Steve is the opposite of loyal He has to abandon the people
he is close to.
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