Nivi · June 9th, 2010
Michael Wolff on Guess Who:
“Windows knocked him off the main stage for 10 years; then the Internet seemed to sideline him; not to mention that serious business people (along with many others) thought he was nutty; then he had problems with the SEC (and not insignificant ones); then he nearly died.”
They call this resiliency.
Topics Entrepreneurs
That quote is hilarious. Jobs SEC troubles were so significant that he, uh… sold his shares and we never heard about it again.
Can everyone have that same resiliency?
Should they?? 🙂
Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing. Being resilient is extremely important and so is being realistic. Jobs has a lot of great qualities that make him an exceptional CEO and a role model for so many people.
The real test of his leadership, however, will be how he sets up a legacy at Apple and whether it can survive after his departure. Who is the next Steve Jobs? Will people love him/her? Will he/she be able to live up to Jobs’ standards? Fluctuations in the Apple stock price whenever Jobs is admitted to the hospital is not a promising sign for investors and customers.
Perhaps a good thing to do would be to start thinking about that successor and bringing him/her onstage on upcoming Apple launches. Letting that person steal the thunder from Jobs would be a very good sign and an indicator that Jobs is really unparalleled. Right now it feels like Apple is Jobs and Jobs is Apple.