Comments on: Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ ’12 Rules of Success’

By: Richard van Seenus

Richard van Seenus — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:55:22 +0000

Great article! Good guidelines to work by. I would say it all starts with Loving what you do, if you have that the rest comes a whole lot easier.

By: loop

loop — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:25:55 +0000

Next time include sources please =)

By: Francine Schwartz

Francine Schwartz — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:52:06 +0000

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” I love this, because it speaks to art, to technology, to the combination of the two. It speaks to something as ‘everyday’ as a beautifully presented meal, which tastes good and is healthy. And it speaks to the elegant, efficient objet d’art called MacBook.

All of his points resonate. The idea of being a pirate rather than joining the Navy, for instance. Which takes courage and demands integrity–expressing your opinion on whether something is good idea or a bad one, in spite of what others, even your superiors, may say. Because that’s when you really care about the product or the service. And that’s when your participation on a team or in a company really means something.

By: John Exley

John Exley — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:37:03 +0000

I love the quote “be a yardstick of quality”, I think it is very important to remain focused on your goals and accomplish every task. Be known as reliable! And as you said, saying “no” is a big component of that. If you say “yes” to everything workers or customers ask of you, you will quickly become overwhelmed and not complete what you promised you would do.

Great article!

By: Gerry Poe

Gerry Poe — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:27:07 +0000

These are a fascinating reflection of who Steve Jobs is and his results. It says to us all that in setting standards with accountability holds us all to task. Not yeilding to life, pressure, past, or future, just staying on task will render the value we expect.

Insite into the drivers make the trip more understandable.

I would add the following:

Do everything you do as a contribution not as a revenue. Giving as part of ownership makes the effort less than the reward.

Gerry Poe | CEO