Steve Jobs About Managing People

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Steve Jobs was one of the most famous CEO in the world. Ever wonder how he did it? How did he manage his people and build a successful multinational company?

Watch as Steve Jobs talks about managing people.

Discussion Questions:

  1. According to the interview, how is the company organized?
  2. What kind of organization is set up in this company?
  3.  According to Steve Jobs, why did Apple become successful?
  4. Explain your company’s management style. Is there anything that you would like to change?
  5. What do you think is the best way to manage people? Elaborate on it.
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5 replies on “Steve Jobs About Managing People”

According to the interview, how is the company organized?
The company is organized like a start up.

What kind of organization is set up in this company?
They have Teams Lead whom are in charge of a department, they work with other Teams leads and discuss the topics, then these Teams Leads go to their teams and filter the ideas.

According to Steve Jobs, why did Apple become successful?
Because the best ideas win

Explain what is your company’s management style. Is there anything that you would like to change in your management?
We work in a similar way, maybe we need to think more in the best ideas win. For sure these ideas must be aligned with the strategic plan that the main board thought and planned.

What is the best way to manage people?
To make people feel self-confident and help them achieve their personal goals and that these goals are aligned with the company’s overall strategy.

Welcome to the Phoneenglish blog! Hope this exercise proves to be beneficial in developing your writing skills further.

See how you can revise this sentence to improve it a bit more:

For sure these ideas must be aligned with the strategic plan that the main board thought and planned.

For sure, these ideas must be aligned with the strategic plan that the main board thought has set and planned.

Cheers to more entries from you!

1. According to the interview, how is the company organized ?
Like a start-up
2. What kind of organization is set up in this company ?
A “commando-like” organization
3. According to Steve Jobs, why did Apple become successful?
The predominant management style in the company is a participative style so the ideas are the main goal to have.
4. Explain what is your company’s management style.
My company has got a leading style, but the CEOs delegate many decisions because they trust workers.
5. Is there anything that you would like to change in your management?
Management is very focused on meeting deadlines and satisfying customers, it should include more innovation to improve the skills of workers

Good work with your answers to your lesson’s discussion questions.

However, be sure to write your responses in full sentences and with more details.

For instance, instead of “Like a start-up”, you can write it better as “The company is organized like a start-up.”

You can do it!

Hello Joanna; I suppose this space is only for comments no related with the discussion questions, isn’t it? Or maybe writing here the answers is what should be done?

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