Infographic by Voltier Digital (@VoltierDigital) for CEO.com (@CEO_com).
Above Infographic by Schools.com (@schoolsEDU)
Also see our previous blogpost, “College Students Use eReaders More, But Still Like Print.”
“Steve was among the greatest of American innovators – brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.” President Barack Obama
Read the eulogies of other dignitaries.
Read, hear, see the news:
NPR: “Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Dies At 56”
NPR: “Steve Jobs: The Link Between Machines And Humans”
BBC: “Steve Jobs of Apple dies at 56”
BBC: “Tributes for Apple 'visionary' Steve Jobs”
BBC: “Timeline: Steve Jobs and Apple”
Mashable: “Google’s Homepage Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs”
Marketplace: “An amazing legacy of innovation” [Slideshow]
Tech18: “The Complete Journey of Steve Jobs and Apple” [Infographic]
The New York Times: “Apple’s Visionary Redefined Digital Age”
International Business Times: "Lessons to be Learned from Steve Jobs' Leadership"
ClickZ: "Steve Jobs: 10 Lessons in Leadership"
Dr. Michael Milton: "Steve Jobs and the Great Commission"
Christianity Today: "The Gospel of Steve Jobs"
Quotes by Steve Jobs:
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me.... Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” [The Wall Street Journal, May 25, 1993]
"It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them." [BusinessWeek, May 25, 1998]
"Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?" [The line he used to lure John Sculley into becoming Apple's CEO, according to Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple]
“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.” [BusinessWeek, May 25, 1998]
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” [Stanford commencement speech, June 2005]
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.” [Stanford commencement speech, June 2005]
“I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next.” [NBC Nightly News, May 2006]
Sam S. Rainer III writes in Leadership Journal (@Leadership_Jnl) that Millennials, those born between 1980 and 2000, “are America’s most educated generation, most diverse generation, and surprisingly, America’s largest generation. And they are beginning to get married, enter the workforce, and lead the world.”
This generation is hopeful. In fact, 96% of them agree with the statement, “I believe I can do something great.” But the majority says individual prominence is secondary to helping the community and accomplishing things for the greater good.
Yet this hopeful generation lacks a solid spiritual foundation on which to base their hopes. As few as one in four attend church weekly. Nearly two-thirds never attend religious services. Church leaders face unique challenges in reaching them.
Older generations tended to place a higher priority on church activity and attendance. The younger generation, however, demands to know the purpose behind each activity. For Millennials, just attending church does not equal faithfulness. The only way they'll attend is if they see the church as being a meaningful part of their lives.
TED’s (@TEDTalks & @TEDNews) Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) says the rise of Web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated Innovation - a self-fueling cycle of learning that could be as significant as the invention of print. But to tap into its power, organizations will need to embrace radical openness.
Also read Warc’s (@WarcEditors) article “Procter & Gamble taps ‘collective creativity.’”
What do you think are the implications of Crowd Accelerated Innovation and video-driven content on the future and sustainability of publishing?
This Infographic is by mindflash (@mindflash). Click for a larger version. See also The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
Good leaders are good communicators. Susan Tardanico, executive in residence at the Center for Creative Leadership (@CCLdotORG), suggests 5 necessary communication characteristics leaders must exhibit to be successful:
· Beware of the “say/do” gap: align your actions with your words
· Take the complex and make it simple: distill compound thoughts and strategies into simple terms for quick clarity.
· Don’t fake it: let your values come through in your communication.
· Be visible: let your key stakeholders feel a personal attachment to you and the work that you believe in through face-to-face relations.
· Listen with your eyes as well as your ears: Stop, look and listen. Effective communication is 2-way. Ask good questions.
Hone your leadership skills and knowledge by using the SomersaultNOW dashboard, especially the articles and links in the Leadership tab.
More than 70,000 leaders attended the Willow Creek Association Global Leadership Summit (@wcagls) (#wcagls) Aug. 11-12. Its objective is “to transform Christian leaders around the world with an annual injection of vision, skill development, and inspiration for the sake of the local church.” Internationally known speakers offered attendees practical development insights.
Bill Hybels (@billhybels) began the summit with 5 critical questions:
1. What is your current leadership challenge level at work?
2. What is your plan for dealing with challenging people in your organization?
3. Are you naming, facing, and resolving the problems that exist in your church or organization?
4. When was the last time you re-examined the core of what your organization is all about?
5. Have you had your leadership bell rung recently?
Read summaries of all the presentations at the GLS blog. Also see Matt Perman's (@mattperman) blog What's Best Next.
In under 3 minutes, Derek Sivers (@sivers) dissects lessons from a candid video and explains how leaders (and followers) start movements:
- A leader needs the guts to stand out and be ridiculed.
- The first follower shows everyone else how to follow.
- The leader embraces the first follower as an equal (so now it’s not about the leader (singular) any more, it’s about “them.”
- The first follower is an underestimated form of leadership.
- The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader.
- When the second follower joins, it’s no long 2 but 3, and 3 is “news;” a movement must be public.
- New followers emulate the followers, not the leader.
- As more people join, momentum begins, until a tipping point occurs and a movement starts.
- As more people join in, it becomes less risky for others to join in (they won’t stand out, they won’t be ridiculed, but they’ll be part of the in-crowd if they hurry).
This is a great video to show at your next staff meeting!