What is it about Apple that causes otherwise intelligent people to throw away all trace of common sense? We all know that Apple has done very well for itself, turning around from a mere 4% market share in its computer division in the 90s to having a very viable and sustainable (and diverse!) product line. […]
March 23, 2007
CULT OF STEVE: Apple's mantra
I told you the whole thing is a cult. You gotta love this. Straight from Valley Wag: CULT OF STEVE: Apple’s mantra: “Steve Jobs, since his triumphant return to Apple, has become a latter-day deity, worshipped as much by techies as the shareholders he’s made rich. So much so that his admirers, from product designers […]
March 1, 2007
Leadership Lessons: When the CEO is synonymous with the brand
There are different types of CEO’s out there. Some are the operational types who crunch the numbers, those who are sales people at heart, those who are visionaries who guide a company in new directions and many more variations of these major archetypes. Then there are what I call “luminaries”. Luminaries are those leaders that […]
February 20, 2007
Welcome to Thunderdome: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs on stage at the D Conference
When I read that Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were going to be on stage together doing joint appearance at D:All Things Digital, the Mad Max movie came to mind. My mind kept echoing….”Two men enter. One man leaves. Two men enter. One man leaves.” Unrehearsed and unscripted? This is rare and should be a […]
February 5, 2007
Is the "Cult of Apple" really a cult? – Part 2
In the first part of this post I was talking about an article called “The 8 Marks of a Cult” and took with a sense of humor how Apple might size up to this analysis originally written in 1961. So let’s take the remaining 4 Marks and see how they shape up… Mark #5 – […]