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Decoding Steve Jobs: Select Commentary from HBR.org

by Harvard Business Review
September 2011
Beginner
14 pages
24m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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Decoding Steve Jobs: Trust the Art, Not the Artist

Steve Jobs is back in the headlines, which got me thinking about this unique leader's legacy — and what, if anything, the rest of us can learn from how Jobs does his job. Whoever uttered the words, "trust the art, not the artist" must have had Steve Jobs in mind. There's no doubt that the Apple CEO will go down as one of the most creative, visionary, and high-impact leaders of his generation — or any generation. How many corporate executives can make a legitimate claim to have reshaped not just one industry but four: computing (the Mac), music (the iPod), mobile communications (the iPhone), and movies (Pixar). And how many CEOs can make the legitimate ...

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