In all kinds of places this past week — from Twitter feeds to boardrooms — people discussed Steve Jobs’s career at Apple as a kind of informal but very important case study. This is not surprising, given his contributions to technology and the lasting impact he’ll have on the way we communicate. On the other hand, given the currency of Jobs and Apple’s achievements, this is quite rare. John Rockefeller, IBM’s Thomas Watson Sr., and many others have been recognized for their skills as strategists and organizational builders, but we didn’t use them as case studies — at business schools or in conversation — until decades and decades after their deaths.
Steve Jobs, the Immediate Case Study
In all kinds of places this past week — from Twitter feeds to boardrooms — people discussed Steve Jobs’s career at Apple as a kind of informal but very important case study. This is not surprising, given his contributions to technology and the lasting impact he’ll have on the way we communicate. On the other […]
October 14, 2011
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