Summary
Jay Elliot draws on his work alongside Steve Jobs at Apple to examine how Jobs led people and shaped products. Chapters address choosing lieutenants, interviewing employees, protecting innovation within a larger company, product strategy and employee ownership.
The book presents Elliot’s interpretation of Jobs’s methods. Its preface explains his firsthand position as a human-resources executive and member of the early Macintosh team. It is a management account, rather than a Jobs-authored set of rules.
Why read it Our view
Use Elliot’s account to examine hiring, delegation, product standards and the organizational space given to a new product team.
Written about
- Steve JobsManagement subject in a colleague’s accountElliot, a former Apple executive, interprets Jobs’s leadership through his own experience; this is not a Jobs endorsement.Source