Steve Jobs: A Transformational Leader Steve Job’s is a visionary inventor who is co-founded and CEO of Apple Inc.‚ the most valuable company in Silicon Valley. Before claiming his title as CEO he first got ousted from his company in 1985 and invited back as interim CEO in 1997. In the following decade he survived two near death experiences‚ one securities-law scandal‚ and also conceptualized and ran his product line-up to become the dominant leader in four distinct industries – music‚ movies
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Family background Steve Jobs was born on February 24‚ 1955‚ in the city of San Francisco. His biological mother was an unwed graduate student (and his biological father is said to be a political science or mathematics professor‚ maybe of Middle-Western descent -but this has never been confirmed). Back in the 50s‚ it was unconceivable for such a young woman to raise a child on her own‚ so she decided to put her little baby boy up for adoption. But she insisted that the adoptive parents had to
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An inspirational story- Steve Jobs Steve Jobs was born on February 24‚ 1955‚ in San Francisco‚ California. His mother decided to put him for adoption‚ as at the time she was still unwed. When she found out that her son’s future parents‚ Justin and Clara Jobs were not college graduates she agreed to sign the adoption papers only after they promised that they would give her son a chance to go to college. Steve grew up in Cupertino‚ California. He did go to college but dropped out due to the high
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MR. Steve Paul Jobs Founder of the Apple Company Introduction ; Steve Jobs is one of the most successful entrepreneurs and was listed as Fortune Magazine’s Number One most powerful businessman of 2007 out of twenty-five other top businessmen. He is the co-founder‚ chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. and was the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios until it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 2006. Steve Jobs is currently the Walt Disney Company’s largest shareholder and a member
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Steve Jobs Personal Life Steve Jobs was a computer designer‚ executive and innovator‚ as well as an all-around role model for many people in both their businesses and their personal lives. As the cofounder of Apple Computers and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios‚ he revolutionized the computer and animation industries‚ amassing a fortune worth $10.2 billion at the time of his death. Jobs passed away on Oct. 5‚ 2011‚ in Palo Alto‚ Calif.‚ at age 56 after battling pancreatic cancer for eight
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Article Summary 2 Alex Tuluka MGT 305 Article : “ The lost Steve Jobs Tapes” Summary Mr. Schlender starts by saying : “If Steve Jobs’s life were staged as an opera‚ it would be a tragedy in three acts. And the titles would go something like this: Act I--The Founding of Apple Computer and the Invention of the PC Industry; Act II--The Wilderness Years; and Act III--A Triumphant Return and Tragic Demise.” Steve Jobs was fired from Apple in 1985‚ After a couple of days he sold all but one of his
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Steve Jobs: The Powerful Engine of America Xiao Xin Mrs. Bly English 11 Research Paper 24 Apr. 2013 Xin Steve Jobs: The Powerful Engine of America In 1976‚ a young man and his friend‚ both of whom were not wealthy‚ started a computer company called “Apple” in a small garage in California. Ten years later‚ the young man was expelled from the company which he created; he then started a new business named “Pixar”‚ which attempted to make animation movies by using computer technology. After over
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passion. Steve Jobs was passionate about design‚ he absolutely loved his new product‚ and he wore his enthusiasm on his black-mock sleeve. “It looks pretty doggone gorgeous‚” he said with a big smile after showing the iPhone for the first time. Jobs often used words such as “cool‚” “amazing‚” or “gorgeous” because he believed it. Your audience is giving you permission to show enthusiasm. If you’re not excited about your idea‚ nobody else will be. Create a Twitter-friendly headline. Jobs used a technique
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Steve Jobs: The Man‚ the Myth‚ the Legend Business 302 – Management Concepts Abstract The term leadership can be defined in many ways; it can be defined as the process of social influence. When we speak of technology and leadership only one name comes to mind‚ Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was a man that changed the whole technological world through his innovations and his leadership. Many will recognize his as the owner of Apple‚ but some closer to him will view him as more than just a technological
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During his talk at Stanford’s 2015 graduation Ceremony‚ Steve Jobs gives the students very helpful advice about being confident and staying positive throughout life. Because he is talking to college graduates who are about to enter the real world‚ it is good that he told them about his own experiences‚ because they can hear about a successful person’s struggles. During his speech‚ he talks about how he had to sell bottles to be able to afford dinner‚ had to walk 7 miles to get a good meal once a
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