Steve Jobs Accomplishments

Jobs demanded products with ultimate sophistication, high quality, and superior capabilities yet, simple UIs. It was his persuasion to have Apple computers for personal computing, when the rest of the industry was busy creating enterprise solutions. His drive for excellence, and total involvement in every stage of product development and its presentation to the customer, have been the principal elements responsible for the innovation at Apple and the way the company is shaped up.

Today, the world if full of Apple products. If you were to ask a random person on the street, odds are, they will own an apple product. Steve Jobs, the man behind Apple, did someone that no one else had done before; he created a new era of technology where people embraced and loved having the Internet, access to their friends, and entertainment all at their fingertips. As shown in Walter Issacon's Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs did this by his ability to branch from conformity and create something new; he left behind what others did and forged his own path to the future. Most people thought that his ideas were crazy because at that time, they were. Jobs understood though that for change to happen, someone has to "think differently [to] serve the people

Steve Jobs created a new world for so many of us. In a generation of ever expanding digital capabilities, the “Apple Guy,” would change the world. Steve would go on to create and present technology that has and continues to astound us. It was very difficult to watch this genius introduce one of his creations and find something wrong with any of his approaches.

Steve Jobs, Creator of Apple, NEXT, and Pixar says, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.” Steve Jobs gives the Stanford commencement speech on June 12, 2005. In three stories, Jobs tells the graduates to believe in themselves, take harder challenges, and to never doubt themselves. He leaves them with, “Stay Hungry. Stay foolish,” meaning to always look for more opportunities and to never settle on staying with something average, go big and beyond. Throughout this speech, Jobs gives the audience a feeling of empathy. Jobs is able to use tone to emotionally connect with the audience, allowing them to accept the endless possibilities they can achieve.

Steve Jobs once quoted “Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations,” (brainyquote.com, 2009). Steve Jobs helped to create the company Apple, and created NeXT, but life was not easy for him, he had to strive for accuracy, and be very persistent throughout his life, but in the end he gave the world Macintosh computers and another brand of smart-phones. (Britannica School, 2015)

Jobs’ passion for his work was arguably the most important factor that went into his success in achieving the American Dream. Some argue that he took his passion too far, pushing his family and personal life away in order to focus on his work. Their argument, however, is formed without regard to the fact that the products he created would not be as creative and useful as they are today if he failed to put in as much love and attention to his creations as he did. After Jobs was fired from his own company, he recalls watching Apple fall without him, lamenting that “’Sculley destroyed Apple by bringing in corrupt people and corrupt values […] They cared about making money – for themselves mainly, and also for Apple – rather than making great

He used his amazing ability to see what people would want, not what they wanted now. When asked in an interview if he did any market research, "Jobs responded by scoffing, "Did Alexander Graham do any market research before he invented the telephone?" (170). Jobs would just go and invent the future. Other companies would study the consumers and create something that they wanted, Jobs created something that they will want; if Jobs followed by examples of other companies, he would have never innovated, never created something new. For that matter, any important person in history who innovated went against. Diverging from the norm was the only way that progress could be made. Otherwise, technology would have been stagnant, stuck in an era where computers represented corporate companies and were disliked by many, if a person like Jobs did not look to the future. “It’s important that we make this transformation [to the computer being the hub of all devices], because of what Clayton Christensen calls ‘the innovator’s dilemma’,’ where people who invent something are usually the last ones to see past it, and we certainly don’t want to get left behind” (532). Jobs kept inventing, he kept

They were the ones who dared to take a step beyond ordinary. They freed themselves from the shackles of normal. They wanted to expand the range of possible.

During Jobs two tenures at Apple he has served to motivate his followers inside and outside the company including customers, stakeholders, shareholders and the media with a strong vision for putting the prerequisites of the end-user first, to be different, an innovator and trend- setter. Steve Jobs has led in a bold way that served to motivate his followers through the force of his personality. During the creation of the Macintosh, he wanted to define a different computer. He mounted a pirate flag on the roof of the building and told his staff, “It is better to be a pirate, than

As Apple begin to grow to this huge company, Steve encounter many issues that resulted him in getting fired. Apple began to lose its value and it was not long before Steve Jobs returned to the company hiring a whole new management team. After this new transition, Apple introduced the iMac which furthered the success of the company exponentially. The release of these products developed new innovation and opened doors to other industries using technology. The innovation involved in these products has launched Apple into one of the most successful computer and technology companies. The timing of the introduction of new products has also been critical. Jobs seems to have a flow for determining when products should be introduced to the market. The launch of the iPod and iTunes came out during the time when much of the rest of the technology industry was experiencing a lack of sales.

Steve Jobs developed Apple Inc. through his vision; he wanted Apple Inc. to stay ahead of the technology industry by developing new and innovative technology that no other PC manufacture had to offer the Market Place. When the company began offering smartphones and personal media players, this became a major strength for the company as it continued to grow. When looking at the root of the company as a personal computer industry, the development of the different types of PCs was a strength for the company as well, because it divided society into three groups and developed PCs that would benefit those pacific groups of individuals. An example of this would be the Mac Pro, the iMac, and the Mac mini. The Mac Pro aimed at professional and business users, the iMac targeted educational and business use, and the Mac mini was for consumer use (pg. 253).

Jobs become arrogant when his business was progressed. He did not really care that his best friend Bill Gates become his best enemy as they both wanted to manage and own the Apple

Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He currently lives with his wife, Melinda, in Medina, Washington. Bill and Melinda have two daughters and one son. Together, they have founded many non-profits, foundations, and startups to help raise money for research for many diseases. Bill is currently 60 years old and his wife, Melinda, is currently 51 years old. He has two sisters, Libby and Kristi. Bill Gates is most known for founding one of the most known companies in the world, Microsoft. Bill Gates is a very accomplished man, but throughout the course of his life there have been many challenges that he has overcome and as a result has turned out to be a better person.

Jobs believed deeply in focus while the previous CEOs sought to broaden Apple’s products. Apple had one of the narrowest product lines of any company of comparable size. Jobs also believed in extreme practices of secrecy, “closed door policy” in which key cards accessed only certain

Steve Jobs was an effective strategic leader in 2010. He was able to achieve this effectiveness through his innovation, passion, determination, and foresight of consumer’s future needs. Jobs focused on “vision rather than reality” that allowed him to “imagine a new order of things that others could not see” (Kalla). His creations followed a structured and detailed method. He “pushed suppliers for new benchmarks then adopted the first breakthrough…” (Kalla), instead of revamping another company’s product. Not only did he strive to develop products that set Apple products apart, he also made it exclusive so that he could maintain the superior image of Apple. Jobs considered the user’s need for ease and his desire for superior innovation to produce simple yet elegantly designed products (Zenger). This allowed Apple to set themselves apart and stay ahead of the competition.