The Steve Jobs Way

iLeadership for a New Generation

By: Jay Elliot, William L. Simon

Narrated by: Christopher Hurt

Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

In iLeadership, Jay Elliot gives the listener the opportunity of seeing Steve Jobs as only his closest associates have ever seen him, and to learn what has made him - and the mystique of his management style - capable of creating tools so extraordinary that they have remade three industries and have transformed the way we create, consume, and communicate with each other.

Jay Elliot worked side by side with Steve as Senior Vice President of Apple and brings us his deep insider perspective of Steve's singular iLeadership style - which encompasses four major principles: product, talent, organization, and marketing.

Jay shares the lessons that come out of Steve's intuitive approach to show how the creative and technological brilliance of iLeadership can be utilized to drive breakthroughs in any organization, irrespective of size.

©2011 Jay Elliot and William L. Simon (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

“There have been so many books about Steve Jobs but none that have the vantage point of an insider like this one. The narrative is very engaging and I could not stop reading.... Jay has done a fantastic job to provide insights that we all can use from the man who has inspired two generations of entrepreneurs.” (Naeem Zafar, Lecturer, Entrepreneurship, University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business)

"Steve Jobs is a revolutionary leader and thinker who has been written about by many people. But for the first time, in The Steve Jobs Way, Jay Elliot brings a deep, insider perspective of Steve Jobs' unique leadership style, which has forever changed our everyday lives and the world around us.” (Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks Coffee International and author of It's Not About the Coffee)

“Christopher Hurt gives an outstanding narration of this insider’s analysis of Steve Jobs’s one-of-a-kind leadership at Apple. Hurt’s casual gravitas is perfect for an analytic business biography; he’s superb at using his vocal tone and phrasing to emphasize crucial points.” ( AudioFile)

Good read for personal development.

Its a great read for personal development, when you have in-built passion to do something. However, the only thing Steve and hence this book has not focused enough on is to groom and prepare a equally challenging and passionate successor for Apple. Apple has become the greatest company in the world truely because of Steve's vision. However, it can severely damage its value proposition if Steve is out of picture for Apple. I am not sure Tim Cooke has same passion as Steve to lead Apple going forward.

Gave Jobs a real dimension

This book gives an insight into Jobs which is credible and 3 dimensional - something I found lacking from the biography. The author's admiration for Jobs is apparent throughout and the book demonstrates just how Jobs earned it. This book was a good listen.

ILeadership will help your leadership

This was my first audio book in years, I started a 45 minute commute to work and needed something other then endless drone of the radio. I picked this book because of the reviews and because I wanted to learn something of Jobs and Apple. What I gained was an insight into the way Jobs thinks and his leadership style, his attention to detail and his unique understanding of the customer. I am self employed and have been the opposite of a detailed person for most of my business life, but after listening to this book I realize
that I need to get more detailed, for the details are what make a product good or just mediocre.
Hurt was a good narrator, I enjoyed his style but the book seemed to jump around sometimes, wondering off if different directions but I was sorry to come to the end of it, as I am with any good book and I will listen to it again.
I would recommend this to anyone who is in business, or just has an interest
in Apple. In fact, I am typing this on an iPad that I just got after listening to the book. I had wanted the iPad since it first came out but after listening to this book I wanted to visit the Apple store and see how they did things, how they
merchandise the store and how the whole thing integrated with the customer. I felt I could learn from what they did.

Love it!

I really enjoyed this book. Great insider look at the person, the process, and the culture of the company. I enjoyed that it was written by a fellow executive - gives the sensation that you've been observing Steve Jobs from his shoes. While I agree with another review that I read that the main takeaway from this book is that you are not Steve Jobs and you never will be, I still think there are tons of great ideas to draw on. Plus, it's just an interesting story. The only thing that I would have liked to be different was for the story to be organized chronologically rather than by theme. However, that's probably because I wasn't familiar with the Steve Jobs story to begin with.

Excellent and Inspiring book!

A must read and reread again. I like to come back to this book again and again.

Loved It

Where does The Steve Jobs Way rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

My first Audio Book. Nothing more to say, than I loved it! So much that I have created an account with Audible, and have since purchased who knows how many books. Obviously it is one sided, but all Biographies are. Whether an Autobiography, or Biography.

😎 Awesome!!

More I read or listen about Steve Jobs the more I want to hear 👂.. Awesome Book !!

Great insider's perspective on a complex man

Would you listen to The Steve Jobs Way again? Why?

Yes. There are a number of great points on leadership that I would love to spend time digesting again.

What did you like best about this story?

It was told from a close associate's viewpoint.

Entertaining as a biography, not as a book on leadership

I thought this book was a "handbook" about Steve's leadership style, designed for the reader to learn and implement strategies from. It's not. It's more like a biography, written by someone who clearly can't see the sun because of Steve's shadow. Which is fine - I am an admirer of Steve's, too - it all just sounds a little bit too much. It was entertaining and inspiring at times, though, so if you are a hardcore Steve fan, I'm sure you will enjoy it.

Absolutely loved it

Found out so much about this enigmatic man - I found the narration very good and the information contained in the book very informative. I'm glad I purchased the book, thoroughly enjoyed it.