New book on Steve Jobs tells: One thing that employees would never find in a meeting with Apple founder was ...

Apple: The First 50 Years is a new book by tech journalist David Pogue. In the book Pogue sheds light on how Apple founder Steve Jobs’ meeting style shaped Apple’s culture for decades. As reported by Business Insider, in the book Pogue detailed that how the Monday meetings with Jobs shaped the decision making process in the company.

When Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, he dedicated Mondays to executive team meetings. In the meetings the leaders would openly challenge each other’s strategies. Former marketing chief Phil Schiller recalled that these sessions were intense but productive: “We’re all going to fight as loud as we want… and then when we leave the room, we all own the decision together.”

Jobs believed the meetings refine ideas

Steve Jobs often compared these meetings to a rock tumbler, where rough stones are polished via friction.

Jobs believed that arguments, debates, and even fights helped refine ideas and sharpen collaboration. Former hardware executive Jon Rubinstein noted that sometimes team members would even switch sides in arguments to test ideas from different perspectives.

No PowerPoint slideshow was allowed in meetings with Steve Jobs

As per the book, one thing the employees would never find in a meeting with Jobs was a PowerPoint slideshow. Jobs considered them unnecessary, famously saying: “I hate the way people use slide presentations instead of thinking.

People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.” Instead, discussions were expected to be direct, thoughtful, and rooted in deep understanding of the subject.Though disruptive at the time, Jobs’ style fostered a culture of collaboration and shared purpose that continues to influence Apple years after his passing.

Tim Cook remembers the 'moment' when Steve Jobs offered him Apple CEO's job

Recently, Apple CEO Tim Cook recalled the moment when Apple founder and former CEO Steve Jobs wanted Cook to take over as CEO of the company.

In a recent interview with CBS, Tim Cook said Jobs invited him to his home and explained that he wanted Cook to lead the company in the future. During that conversation, Jobs also gave him advice on how to approach the role. Cook said Jobs told him to “never ask what I would do — just do the right thing.

” According to Tim Cook, that guidance helped him focus on leading the company in his own way rather than trying to copy Jobs’ decisions.“It was such a gift for me, because he took off my shoulder this question of ‘What would Steve do?’” Cook said. “I just put my head down and thought, I’m going to be the best version of myself.”