Steve Jobs by Billy Manzi

Billy Manzi

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was born in 1955 and died in 2011, he lived for 56 years, in his time he was a brilliant man that single handedly created an explosion in the everyday world with his inventions such as the IPod, I pad, and IPhone. Apple as a whole had this to say, “Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leave3s behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.” Steve Jobs was a leader and a great man, it is sad to see him go.

The most important management lessons that can be learned here, are that when life brings you down, never give up on your dreams. Steve Jobs was diagnosed with terminal cancer and was given 6 months to live and get his “affairs in order”. A man with that amount of time and to overcome his adversity is stunning. In management you cannot be afraid to take risks, and Steve was not.

Retail has benefited from Steve Jobs innovations in so many ways. People have been given jobs from his line of work, been credited with creations from apps on iTunes, and been stimulating the economy from purchasing his retail. Steve Jobs have been an innovator, an accomplished creator, and a generally good human being. His innovations have been credited towards new advancements and he has been credited as being just as good as people such as Henry Ford, Rockefeller, and many other big names.

The lessons that we can learn from Steve Jobs are endless, in his life, he has like I said before, overcome cancer, created revolutionary machines, and has played a role in stimulating the economy. During a little research I did on Steve Jobs, I came across an article that read, “For all that Apple is known for fast product development, the truth is that Jobs was very good at waiting. After his return to Apple in 1997, when the company teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, he did what any smart CEO would do: slashed product lines cut software and hardware engineers, eliminated peripherals, reduced inventory and retailers and moved most manufacturing offshore.” All of this means one thing to me, Steve Jobs knew that patience beats speed.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

· http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/

· http://www.bnet.com/blog/business-strategy/6-lessons-we-could-learn-from-steve-jobs/2290