Steve Jobs on leadership
Steve Jobs98 quotes“Management is about persuading people to do things they do not want to do, while leadership is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could.”
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You have to be burning with “an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right.” If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs It’s not a faith in technology. It’s faith in people.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs Each dream you leave behind is a part of your future that will no longer exist.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs The best way to create value in the 21st century is to connect Creativity with Technology.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs If a user is having a problem, it’s our problem.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs You are all over the map, figure out the top 5 things you want to focus on and get rid of the rest.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs You cannot mandate productivity, you must provide the tools to let people become their best.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs Overnight success stories take a long time.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs Strategy is figuring out what not to do.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs Focus and simplicity – once you get there, you can move mountains.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs Never settle for average.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs I would rather gamble on our vision than make a ‘me, too’ product.
Steve JobsSteve Jobs The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.
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