"stay hungry stay foolish." organizational behavior steve jobs and apple

“STAY HUNGRY.STAY

FOOLISH.”-Steve Jobs(1955-2011)

PRESENTED BY: Shubhi Mittal

Bachelors with honours in business studies,

Delhi university

I would like to thank my teacher MRS.

PRATIBHA VERMA for her eminent help and

support.

WHAT’S APPLE?• Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is

an American multinational corporation  headquartered in Cupertino, California.

• It designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers.

• Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod music player, the iPhone smartphone, and the iPad tablet computer.

• Its consumer software includes the OS X and iOSoperating systems, the iTunes media browser, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites.

LET US DISCUSS ITS HISTORY!• The company was co-founded by Steve Jobs,

Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976.

• It was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc. on January 3, 1977 without Wayne, who sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak for $800.

• During the first five years of operations, revenues doubled every four months, an average growth rate of 700%.

•  The word "Computer" was removed from its name on January 9, 2007, the same day Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone, reflecting its shifted focus towards consumer electronics.

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

COMPANY’S IDEOLOGIES!

• Empathy for Customers• Aggressiveness in Achievements• Positive Social Contribution• Innovation and Vision formation• Individual Performance• Team Spirit• Pursuit of Excellence and Quality

work• Individual Reward• Excellent Management

JOBS AS A BUREAUC

RATIC LEADER!

TACKLING PROBLEMS WITH PATIENCE!

“You have probably had somebody punch you in

the stomach and it knocks the wind out of you and you cannot breathe. The

harder you try to breathe, the more you cannot

breathe. And you know that the only thing you can do is just relax so you can

start breathing again.” - Steve Jobs, after he was ousted from Apple Computer, in 1985.

Personality Attributes• Visionary

• Risk Taker • Emotional Stability• Openness to

Experience• Highly Focused • Committed and

Persistent • Passionate • Positive Attitude

“ I am convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones

is pure perseverance.” - Steve Jobs, in 1995

 An Aura of Charisma!• Vision: “One person, one computer”

• Risk: “Slice it, dice it, and if it looks good, eat it for breakfast”

• Highly optimistic• Highly focused• A continuous trigger – motivation• Quest for perfection • Make the change and not go with the

changes • Quoted as a “ brilliant and impulsive

leader”

Shows off his legendary charisma when introducing new products at press conference.

at the launch of first iphone

The Managerial Grid

As per Blake and Mouton’s managerial grid jobs always worked at the optimum level!

Jobs ,A transformational leader!

• Space for creativity• Perceived as a great

motivator and a good coach

• “ ..my job is not be easy on people, but to make them better.

• “ An apple without Jobs!- can it exist??

• Good job or good JOBS?

Inspirational words!

COMPANY EMPLOYEES• PROUD

• INVOLVEMENT• CHALLENGE• FAIRLY

TREATED• VALUED

EMPLOYEES’ BENEFITS•Discounts

•Holidays•Health and life•Fitness •Counseling•insurance

“Competitive rate of pay and performance related rewards”

“Benefits packages depend on employees’ position,

location, and years with the company”

APPLE AS AN EMPLOYER!• Health assessments

• Medical examinations• employee wellness

programmes• smoking cessation

programs• Seminars on nutrition• Adapt to employees

needs• Managing employees

mistakes

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

•Training workers on their rights•Training managers on their obligations•Supplier Employee Education and Development (SEED) program

Concern towards customer needs

• Approach customers • Probe politely to

understand all the customer’s needs

• Present a solution for the customer to take home today

• Listen and resolve any issues or concerns

• End with a fond farewell and an invitation to return

Let’s reach to a conclusion!

Is Organizational Behavior Apple’s top priority?

OFCOURSE YES! • Employees Assistance Programs• Extra Bonuses • Support of workforce diversity• Very high ethical standards

All lead to such a conclusion!

Think different!!! Thank you!