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blogs.harvardbusiness.org - 6/29/2009

Decoding Steve Jobs: Trust the Art, Not the Artist - Bill Taylor

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Steve Jobs is back in the headlines, which got me thinking about this unique leader's legacy — and what, if anything, the rest of us can learn from how Jobs does his job. Whoever uttered the words, "trust the art, not the artist" must have had Steve Jobs in mind. There's no doubt that the Apple ...

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cnbc.com - 6/23/2009

It's Official: Steve Jobs Already Back at Work

— cnbc.com — Jobs is in the House! Confirmed! Steve Jobs did report to work today, as I suggested in... an earlier post, at Apple's Cupertino headquarters, according to employees who have seen him on campus. Officials at Apple [ AAPL Loading... ( ) ] have yet to ... (more) It's Official: Steve Jobs Already Back at Work

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bloomberg.com - 6/29/2009

Jobs Returns to Work as Apple CEO After Medical Leave (Update1)

— bloomberg.com — June 29 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Jobs is back at work at Apple Inc. , returning to his... job as chief executive officer as planned after taking medical leave in January. “Steve is back to work,” said Steve Dowling , a spokesman at the Cupertino, ... (more) Jobs Returns to Work as Apple CEO After Medical Leave ...

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reuters.com - 6/23/2009

Apple CEO Jobs at work on Monday: witness | Technology

— reuters.com — Clare Baldwin and Sinead Carew SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs was... at the company's headquarters on Monday, underscoring speculation the pancreatic cancer survivor may have returned to work. Jobs, who has been ... (more) Apple CEO Jobs at work on Monday: witness | Technology

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Harvard Business Review blogger: Steve Jobs fails as a manager
Computerworld Blogs - Macintosh & Apple — Steve Jobs is frequently held out as the model of a tech industry CEO, but a Harvard Business Review blogger says that his style of management represents just about everything that a CEO shouldn't do. In his blog , William C. Taylor, a best-selling business author, adjunct lecturer at Babson College, and former associate editor of Harvard Business Review, first gives Jobs his due, and says this: There's no doubt that the Apple CEO will go down as one of the most creative, visionary, and high-impact leaders of his generation --- or any generation. How many corporate executives ...

‘Harvard Business’: Steve Jobs represents both the best and worst of the ‘face of business’
Macsimum News — ... In his blog at Harvard Business, Bill Taylor—a writer, speaker and entrepreneur—says that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is a visionary but also, in some ways, represents “the face of business at its worst.” ...

Harvard Business writer” Steve Jobs management style not worh emulating
MacDailyNews — ... change," Taylor writes. "Leaders who want to both change the game and stay in the game for the long haul have come to appreciate the power of 'humbition' over blind ambition. What's humbition? It's a term I first heard from Jane Harper, a nearly 30-year veteran of IBM. It is, she explains, the subtle blend of humility and ambition that drives the most successful leaders — an antidote to the know-it-all hubris that affects so many executives and entrepreneurs." Full load of horseshit here . MacDailyNews Take: Excuse our French, but WTF gives a rat's ass what Jane Whatshername ...

Harvard Business writer: Steve Jobs’ management style not worth emulating
MacDailyNews — ... change," Taylor writes. "Leaders who want to both change the game and stay in the game for the long haul have come to appreciate the power of 'humbition' over blind ambition. What's humbition? It's a term I first heard from Jane Harper, a nearly 30-year veteran of IBM. It is, she explains, the subtle blend of humility and ambition that drives the most successful leaders — an antidote to the know-it-all hubris that affects so many executives and entrepreneurs." Full load of horseshit here . MacDailyNews Take: Excuse our French, but WTF gives a rat's ass what Jane Whatshername ...

Fast Company Co-Founder Has it Right: Steve’s Not a Role Model
Cult of Mac — ... five or, with the assistance of cybernetics, 50 years, the best thing the board of directors could do is look for someone who is nothing like Steve. You’ll never top him in a million years if you play his game, but you might do something awesome on your own terms if you figure out what makes you great. Note to Silicon Alley Insider: Bill Taylor’s giving Steve wannabes an F — not Steve himself. There’s plenty to admire about him, little to imitate. Practically Radical blog via Silicon Alley Insider This article is copyright ...

Harvard Business Review Says Steve Jobs Is a Horrible Manager [Steve Jobs]
Gizmodo — ... So to all those execs that are looking to Steve Jobs to emulate? Cut it out. Emulate his good points, like the ability to get products out the door, but not his lousy points. [Harvard Business via ...