tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12948038.post6747452664253657231..comments2023-07-29T09:15:17.416+01:00Comments on allan's blog - Agile & Digital Business: You are not Steve Jobs (and don't try to be him)allan kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06262139490250478379noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12948038.post-70703229306840215652011-11-19T21:10:37.505+00:002011-11-19T21:10:37.505+00:00You're absolutely right that Jobs is a terribl...You're absolutely right that Jobs is a terrible role model for business leaders (or anyone, for that matter).<br />But for me the one thing in which he *was* exemplary is his single-minded pursuit of what he believed in. That's a bit different to perfectionism, although it may be mistaken for it.<br />It also doesn't always lead to success. In Apple's case it was a combination of that and several other factors - including luck and timing - that have put them in the position they are in now. In Job's case the very same blinkered vision probably cost him his life too. That is tragic, but makes the rest of the story all the more powerful.<br /><br />If you're just in the game to be "successful" in the typical business sense then Job's approach is not going to work for you.<br /><br />But many of us do what we do because our value system drives us. And that's not something I think anyone should ever compromise on.Phil Nashhttp://www.levelofindirection.comnoreply@blogger.com