It was a regular day at school; I didn’t in the least suspect that my life would have been altered so drastically that Tuesday morning. When I entered my English class we were assigned a task to analyze a speech‚ not my favorite writing exercise. A paper titled‚ Stanford University Commencing Speech 2005 by Steve Jobs was placed on each desk. The name rang a bell‚ I knew of his connections with Apple and squabbles with supposed rival Bill Gates but nothing else. Ignorance always led me to think
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“Death is the destination we all share.” While a somber statement‚ the words came from a commencement speech that Steve Jobs‚ CEO of Apple and Pixar Animation‚ gave to Stanford University’s Class of 2005 this Tuesday. In his speech‚ Jobs shared “three stories”‚ anecdotes of being adopted‚ fired‚ and diagnosed with cancer‚ among others‚ to approach themes of life‚ death‚ love‚ and the future. The first detailed his adoption and early college education‚ the second‚ his being fired from Apple in
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In this address‚ Steve Jobs gives us his view on life and how life as we know can be taken for granted. Life in reality shouldn’t because tomorrow’s not promised and we’re all going to die eventually. This mentality helps job make important decisions in life which keep him from having the fear of failure or embarrassment because he doesn’t want to waste his life doing something that he truly doesn’t love. Jobs also gives his perspective on how it feels to be told you only have a few months to live
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Javier Hernando Ortega Cuellar Universidad Nacional De Colombia Philology and Languages: English Written Communication IV August 20 – 2010 Steve Jobs Commencement Speech’s Review. “I’m honored to be with you today for your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. Truth be told‚ I never graduated from college‚ and this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today‚ I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories
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Executive Summary: Leadership is learned behavior that becomes unconscious and automatic over time. For example‚ leaders can make several important decisions about an issue in the time it takes others to understand the question. Many people wonder how leaders know how to make the best decisions‚ often under immense pressure. The process of making these decisions comes from an accumulation of experiences and encounters with a multitude of difference circumstances‚ personality types and unforeseen
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the Board‚ President and Chief Executive Officer of Procter & Gamble was born on June 20‚1953 in Gray‚ Indiana and grew up in Arlington Heights‚ Illinois. During his childhood he joined Boys Scout and become an outstanding scout. In 1975 he was graduated from West Point Military Academy with a Bachelors degree in Science‚ he was ranked 13th among 875 other students. During his last year in West Point Military Academy he was appointed as Brigade Adjutant for the Corps of Cadets. The Royal Society
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Ethical dilemmas for nurse leaders Sorces of ethicl delimmas for nurses include reaction to a situation‚ continuation of a distressing situation and a complex situation which causes distress in others. Also the overall personality of the nurse leader themselves such as if they have a nervous disposition. Moral distress amid nurses is describe by Jameton (1984) as two different dimenions intial dimension and rective dimension of moral distress. Initial moral distress is when a nurse is faced with
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Steve Jobs’ leadership traits‚ skills and behaviors Leadership Traits 1) High energy level & stress tolerance * Steve Jobs was a leader who always has high energy level to achieve his goals and objectives and he will never give up easily. He was an aggressive leader who will spend most his time and energy which are necessary to accomplish his visions. This is proven based on his willingness to still be committed with his interest in Apple although he was diagnosed with cancer and recommended
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“Being a Leader is not an Easy Job” A leader is a person who leads or commands a group‚ organization or country; he/she acts a guide. One should possessed qualities of a good leader to become an effective one. And he/she wants to attain something beneficial. You should have the passion to become a leader‚ because if you are eager to do something you can do it without saying the words “I can’t do it!” A leader must be in a fine character and high ideals‚ devoted to serve. “A leader must be
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Ethical leaders are a big part of society that do not get enough recognition. They bring to the table characteristics such as honest‚ honor‚ and justice. They are the good people of society that no one ever talks about nor knows the names of. They are the peaceful‚ positive‚ and sometimes power people in our society that need to be talked about more to help drown the negativity out of our lives that most people dwell on. Howard Schultz is one of these people‚ he is someone who stands with anyone
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