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The Star
12 hours ago
- Business
- The Star
31 years ago, Steve Jobs used five simple words to explain what great leaders do best
In 1994, Steve Jobs gave a revealing interview to Rolling Stone after he was ousted from Apple and before returning to lead the iPhone and iPad revolution. What started as a conversation about software development and technology quickly turned into one of the most powerful leadership lessons of his life. When the interviewer asked if he still had as much faith in technology as he did 20 years earlier, Jobs replied: "Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them." 'Have a faith in people.' Five simple words. That's the lesson. Jobs flipped the question from technology to humanity. In doing so, he articulated a timeless leadership principle: Faith means trusting your people first. As Jobs matured as a leader, he didn't just believe in technology's power. He believed in people's potential to use the technology. He knew that when you start with trust, collaboration and innovation follow. Trust, in this sense, isn't something to be earned first. It's a gift leaders give before it's proved. Author and trust expert Stephen M.R. Covey puts it best in The Speed of Trust: Teams with high trust move faster and produce better results at lower cost. Conventional thinking says people must earn trust. Jobs, and many great leaders today, saw it differently. Trust comes first. Jobs's approach to leadership was rooted in the belief that employees are good and smart, capable of doing great work when given the right tools and freedom. Here's what happens when leaders follow that path: 1. People feel safe When leaders operate from trust, they create psychological safety. Employees feel free to contribute ideas, take risks, and innovate without fear of backlash. 2. People take ownership Jobs's trust in his engineers started before they even walked through Apple's doors. His hiring philosophy was clear; as he once put it: It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do. That level of autonomy builds accountability and pride in the work. 3. People feel respected Trust signals respect. When leaders trust employees' judgment to make their own decisions, it fosters mutual respect and loyalty. That's what makes up a strong work culture. 4. People understand the 'why' Jobs knew clarity of vision matters more than micromanagement. Here was his take on the important of a shared vision: Once they know what to do, they'll go figure out how to do it. What they need is a common vision. And that's what leadership is: having a vision; being able to articulate that so the people around you can understand it; and getting a consensus on a common vision. 5. People solve problems quickly Trusting employees to act empowers them to handle issues without waiting for approval. This speeds up decision-making and improves both customer and employee experience. The return on trust When leaders start with trust, they unlock people's best work from the neck up. It's a competitive advantage. A team that feels trusted works faster, innovates more, and costs less to manage. In Jobs's case, this trust was the foundation for creating products the world can't live without today. Jobs's leadership lesson starts with having faith in people. Give them the vision, tools, and freedom to do what they do best and you'll build a culture of trust, collaboration, and innovation. That's a great recipe for profitable business outcomes. – Inc./Tribune News Service
Evening Standard
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Inside Steve Jobs' daughter's multi-million pound Cotswolds wedding to Team GB Olympian
Eve, the youngest of the Jobs children, will be supported by her two siblings, Reed, 33, and Erin, 29. She also has a half-sister from Steve Jobs's first marriage, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, but it's unknown how close they are or whether Lisa will attend. Eve's mother, Laurene Powell Jobs, will be a major part of proceedings. Laurene has never remarried and has only been linked with one other romantic interest, the Michelin-starred chef Daniel Humm, since Steve Jobs' passing in 2011.
New York Post
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Steve Jobs' model daughter will get her $6.7M ‘fairytale' wedding this week — with mom's pal Kamala Harris expected to attend and Elton John performing
These impending nuptials are generating some Siri-ous buzz. Apple heiress Eve Jobs, 27, is set to tie the knot with Olympic equestrian gold-medalist fiancé Harry Charles, 26, this week — in a $6.7 million, British countryside blowout, boasting family friend Kamala Harris on the guest list and a performance by Elton John. Describing the working model's big day as 'a multi-million-pound fairytale' in the making, one insider claimed that the elite event, planned by 'I do'-industry superstar Stanlee Gatti, was already 'turning rural Oxfordshire upside down.' 5 The model has worked for dozens of high-profile fashion and beauty labels. Eve Jobs/Instagram The source told The Sun that the failed 2024 presidential contender — a close, personal pal of matriarch Laurene Powell Jobs — will make the scene, alongside the likes of Jessica Springsteen, Arctic Monkeys' Matt Helders and Princess Beatrice. Tech scions Jennifer and Phoebe Gates are thought to be making the trip as well. 'The wedding is being planned like a military operation. The itinerary is scheduled so precisely, with guests starting to arrive all this week before the wedding celebrations begin on Thursday,' the insider said. Jobs' siblings — Reed, 33, and Erin, 29 — are also expected to attend the ultra-posh party, though sources close to the family were unsure whether or not the bride's half-sister, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, will be present. Though details regarding Jobs' wedding looks have been kept under wraps this far, many have speculated that the blushing bride will opt for a unique couture gown for the main event. The happy pair first publicly debuted their relationship at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where Charles was competing. 5 Eve Jobs, 27, and Harry Charles, 26, publicly debuted their relationship last year, but some speculations have placed the timeline as far back as 2022. Eve Jobs/Instagram Since graduating from Stanford University, where her parents first met, Jobs has walked Paris Fashion Week runways for luxury labels like Coperni, competed in equestrian World Cup Finals and followed in her mother's philanthropic footsteps. Jobs is currently signed with DNA Model Management. In recent years, she has appeared on the cover of Vogue Japan — as well as a splashy Louis Vuitton campaign. Notably, the offspring of the late tech titan Steve Jobs will not inherit the Apple architect's billions, it has been widely reported. 5 Jobs and her mother are reportedly the two primary planners, per The Sun. Getty Images for TIME 5 Charles' father was also an Olympian equestrian. AFP via Getty Images 5 Eve is the most public of all of the legendary Apple founder's children, and frequently posts on social media. Koichi Mitsui/AFLO / Shutterstock Last month, the 27-year-old jetted off to Capri for a lavish Italian bachelorette weekend — alongside close friends like Olympian Eileen Gu, and fellow Stanford alums. Her fiancé's sister, Scarlett, and mother, Tara, also attended the glam girls' getaway.
Time of India
22-07-2025
- Time of India
When Apple's 2,700 computers ended up in a landfill to save the company: Behind the failed $10,000 dream machine
Apple's Lisa, a groundbreaking computer with a GUI, was launched in 1983 but its high price and performance issues led to its downfall. The Macintosh, a cheaper alternative, quickly overshadowed it. Facing unsold inventory, Apple controversially dumped thousands of Lisa computers in a landfill. The Lisa vs. the Macintosh: A Family Rivalry You Might Also Like: Apple's foldable iPhone could send this stock soaring — analysts say watch closely iStock Apple Macintosh Computer (left) and Apple's LISA The Final Days of Lisa Apple's LISA models (Image: Facebook/ Apple Lisa) 'A Better Business Decision' You Might Also Like: How Samsung may also emerge as the winner in Apple's first foldable iPhone launch When Apple launched the Lisa in 1983, it was a marvel of innovation. With a graphical user interface (GUI), clickable icons, twin floppy drives, and a then-powerful Motorola 68000 processor, the Lisa wasn't just a computer—it was a vision of the future. Unlike the cryptic black-and-green command-line interfaces of the time, the Lisa invited users into a visual world that felt intuitive and name—'Local Integrated Software Architecture'—may have sounded sterile, but the experience it promised was anything but. For the first time, users could interact with their computer in a way that didn't require programming knowledge. It was revolutionary—but also prohibitively $9,995 (around $30,000 today), Lisa was priced more like a luxury car than a desktop machine. And while its features dazzled on paper, the device proved slow, buggy, and too far ahead of its the Lisa's most formidable rival came from within Apple itself. After being removed from the Lisa team in 1981, Steve Jobs pivoted to a scrappy project known as the Macintosh. Initially conceived as a text-based, affordable computer, Jobs reshaped the Macintosh into a GUI-driven alternative to the Lisa—just without the hefty price 1984, Apple unveiled the Macintosh to the world with its now-iconic Super Bowl commercial. At just $2,495, the Macintosh offered a similar user experience with only a fraction of the Lisa's power—but also a fraction of its to reports cited in Tom's Hardware, while Lisa sold just 50,000 units over two years, Macintosh surpassed 70,000 units within months of its launch. The writing was on the to recoup losses, Apple released the Lisa 2 and rebranded it as the "Macintosh XL," slashing prices to $3,995. But the damage was done. The Mac had won consumer hearts, and the Lisa was quietly discontinued in the real twist came in 1989. With thousands of unsold Lisas gathering dust in warehouses, Apple made an eyebrow-raising decision: it loaded 2,700 brand-new computers onto trucks and dumped them into a landfill in Logan, spokesperson Carleen Lavasseur justified the move in a press statement at the time, quoted in Tom's Hardware: 'Right now, our fiscal year end is fast approaching and rather than carrying that product on the books, this is a better business decision.'Instead of letting them sit as financial dead weight, Apple chose to write them off—recouping up to $34 for every $100 of depreciated value. It was a business tactic, not a meltdown, but it stunned the tech world Lisa story is more than a cautionary tale of market failure. It's a reminder that being first isn't the same as being ready. Apple's dream machine was perhaps too advanced, too expensive, and too misunderstood for its era. That calculated loss helped secure the company's survival, ultimately paving the way for future triumphs, including the iPhone and MacBooks we know today.
CBC
11-07-2025
- Business
- CBC
Canadian economy added 83,000 jobs in June
Business ·Breaking Unemployment also fell slightly, by 0.1 percentage points to 6.9% The Canadian economy added 83,000 jobs in June, while unemployment fell by 0.1 percentage points, according to Statistics Canada data released Friday.
