Final Speech Analysis My speech evaluation is based on Steve Jobs’ Inspirational Speech‚ “If today were the last day of my life.” He was trying to persuade the audiences that whatever you do‚ follow your heart‚ if you were to die tomorrow‚ would you want to do this. During his speech‚ he said that‚ “I ask myself if today were the last day of my life‚ would I want to do what I am about to do today? And whenever the answer is no for too many days in a row‚ I know I need to change something.” He also
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Steve Jobs was a great leader for Apple computers. To understand what made him great one needs to understand how to analyze a leader. The first step is to define what a leader is and if the subject is a leader or a follower. The integrative approach to analyzing a leader could be most effective in this review. The integrative approach uses parts of several other analysis types such as; behavioral‚ traits‚ situational‚ outcome and influential. The strength of using integrative approach is that the
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confrontation or interaction between groups that harms the organization or hinders the achievement or organizational goals (Ivancevich‚ 2011). The specific conflict at the Walt Disney Company between Michal Eisner and Weinstein brothers as well as Steve Jobs fall within both these categories. For example‚ according to an article written in Fortune ‚ “The feuding with the Wienstein brothers and Eisner cost the Disney franchise $100 million dollars‚ the Miramax franachise owned by the brothers is estimated
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economic and military incompetence of George Bush era. But that was what Americans wanted. Sometimes it becomes inevitable that the person in power continues his headship for the great rewards that the company is earning under it. Apple made the most of Steve Job’s insightfulness and management. It survived a possible bankruptcy and then captured the market with products like Ipad and Iphone. Surely
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through difficult times. What made the “Apple turnaround” possible? After firing Steve Jobs‚ Apple has been trying to fit into many different markets. They started diversifying into many different areas and ended up with half a dozen products suitable for each area. But this was not what made Apple famous. In 1986 they were seen as a rebellious company trying to be different to IBM and Microsoft. Steve Jobs had the idea no to anticipate the same path as other companies in the computer industry
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extremely large revenues and margins. Founded in 1976 on the west coast Apple inc. has single handedly caused a computer revolution‚ in essence‚ creating the personal computer industry. For the majority of its company’s existence CEO Steve Jobs had run it. In light of Steve Jobs unfortunate death Apple will have to continue to create innovative electronic products to continue down its successful path. Speculation towards the survival of Apple has been in question sense he passed away. Job’s was the brain
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(2011).15 Companies that died in the past year: Business Insider‚ Retrieved June 24‚ 2014‚ from http://www.businessinsider.com/15-companies-that-tanked-2011-3?op=1#ixzz35z4L2CQt Farfan‚ B. (2014). Apple Inc Finkle‚ T. A.‚ & Mallin‚ M. L. (2010). Steve Jobss and Apple Inc. Journal of the International Academy of Case Studies‚ 16(7)‚ 31-40. Hull‚ P. (2012). Be visionary. Think big. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickhull/2012/12/19/be-visionary-think-big/ Issacson Robbins‚ S. R. &
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Can Phil Schiller Keep Apple Cool? Is Apples brand in jeopardy following the death of Steve Jobs? I believe Steve Jobs became well known and synonymous with Apple because people love the Apple products. People will build loyalty toward a brand because of the product‚ not the CEO or perceived genius behind it. I believe Steve Jobs personal brand benefited from the products popularity and brilliant marketing. He was highly publicized and marketed as “the man” alongside the products. In
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through hundreds of songs with very few clicks. I think the iPod ‘click-wheel’ paved the way for many users such as myself to become accustomed and eventually demand convenience at my fingertips. 2. Image Management/Branding. During the reign of Steve Jobs‚ I believe Apple Computer was one of the best at imaging themselves. It started with the “I’m a Mac” ad campaign in the mid 2000’s where two guys compared the PC to the MAC. While windows was focused on megabytes and megahertz‚ Apple chose to sell
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4%. Sales were declining. Apple was on track to lose $378 million on revenues of $7 billion‚ on top of a $740 million loss in 1996. In July 1997‚ the cofounder of the company‚ Steve Jobs‚ who had been fired from Apple in 1985‚ returned as CEO. At an investor conference‚ Michael Dell‚ CEO of Dell Computer‚ was asked what Jobs should do as head of Apple. Dell quipped "I’d shut it down and give the money back to shareholders."1 By 2008‚ the situation looked very different. Apple was on track to book
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