Posts Tagged ‘apple’
What Steve Jobs Can Teach Us About Management and Leadership
Ross | May 8th, 2013“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.” – Henry Kissinger “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” - Peter Drucker “You have to be run by ideas, not hierarchy.” – Steve Jobs Strong leadership without strong management can result [...]
Steve Jobs In His Own Words
Ross | October 6th, 2011Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful … that’s what matters to me. [Steve Jobs] You have put a ding in the universe, Steve. We will miss you. If you haven’t seen Steve Jobs’ 2005 commencement speech at Stanford, take [...]
What if Microsoft Created The iPod?
Ross | March 22nd, 2010Most people agree that great design more easily captures attention than poor design. For example, when Apple originally released the iPod – the iPod didn’t have the features of the Creative Labs MP3 players, or even the Microsoft Zune. In fact, many MP3 players today have more features than the iPod – but only a [...]
Ideas for small business and startups: Value Disciplines
Mike | October 13th, 2009Graduate school was one of the great times of my life: studying something that I absolutely wanted to study and surrounded by a group of folks who felt exactly the same way. Two years in business school went by with rocket-speed, but some of the ideas took root and continue to have an impact on [...]
I’m A Mac. I’m A PC.
Angeline | September 23rd, 2008Well-known UK graffiti artist Banksy once said, “The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people.” It’s true that the advertising industry consists of many talented writers, designers, and other creative types, and the outcome can be quite remarkable. For the computer giants, the [...]
Fear of Failure
Ross | August 4th, 2008“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new” – Albert Einsten People fear many things – death, heights, insects, rejection, criticism, etc. The fear of failure is perhaps one of the greatest (and most dangerous) fears. For many people, it is much easier to not take risks because risk often translates [...]
