The Steve Jobs Way: iLeadership for a New Generation (Audiobook) (Repost)

The former Senior Vice President of Apple Computer and close colleague of Steve Jobs’s throughout his tenure, Jay Elliot takes listeners on a remarkable tour through Jobs’s astonishing career. From the inception of game-changing products like the Apple II and the Macintosh, to his stunning fall from grace, and on to his rebirth at the helm of Apple, his involvement with Pixar, and the development of the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and much more, The Steve Jobs Way presents real-life examples of Jobs’s leadership challenges and triumphs, showing readers how to apply these principles to their own lives and careers. Packed with exclusive interviews from key figures in Apple Computer’s history, this revealing account provides a rarely seen, intimate glimpse into the Steve Jobs you won’t see on stage, thoroughly exploring his management and leadership principles. From product development meetings to design labs, through executive boardroom showdowns to the world outside of Silicon Valley, you will see the real Steve Jobs, the “Boy Genius” who forever transformed technology and the way we work, play, consume, and communicate — all through the eyes of someone who worked side by side with Jobs. “Fascinating work that both validates the Jobs/Apple mystique while demystifying it at the same time! Great [book] for all of us working to keep our visions married to the details.” —David Allen, author of the international bestseller Getting Things Done Jay Elliot served as the Executive Vice President of Apple and was responsible for all corporate operations and overall corporate business planning, reporting directly to Steve Jobs. As a member of the Macintosh Development team he oversaw the development of the Macintosh software. During his tenure at Apple sales grew from $150 million to more than $3 billion. Prior to joining Apple, Jay started as a computer programmer at IBM and eventually moved into senior management, heading IBM’s 16,000 Santa Teresa Software Laboratory. He has also been a senior manager at Intel Corp. His articles and interviews have been published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time Magazine and Fortune. William L. Simon is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including iCON (Wiley 2005). He is also the author, along with the ‘world’s most infamous hacker’ Kevin Mitnick, of the bestsellers The Art of Deception and The Art of Intrusion. He lives in Los Angeles, California.