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)

Jay Elliot lets us know he is really important

It seems the main point of the book is to let the reader know that Jay Elliot is very important. After you are able to get past the constant name dropping you will find a nice collection of stories written by a person that worked closely with Jobs.

I would not recommend this book to someone looking for leadership skills. But if you are wanting a concise history of Apple and some insight into Steve Jobs you could do worse.

Very inspiring read and listen at the same time.

I got the essence and the feeling of the author of his real experiences working with Steve Jobs. The stories and examples are so touching and inspiring. I am grateful for this incredible Audio Book and the hard copy.

Well worth the read/listen

Would you recommend The Steve Jobs Way to your friends? Why or why not?

Great book and nicely performed. It gives great insight into the Steve Jobs the author knew. My only negative comments are related to the author's presumption as to why/how/etc. Steve did what he did. Suffice is to say that Steve would have been the only one to shed light on many of the amazing things he did.

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.

This is an Excellent Book!

I felt that this was a very good depiction of Steve Jobs and on how his way of thinking! I felt like I got a inside look of the Man behind Apple!

Good read - for the history

I enjoyed the book. The history of Apple was interesting. The author is obviously over-the-top for Steve Jobs.

Good Read

This was a very good book that provides an intimate look at Steve Jobs. The book uses Jobs' approaches to problem solving as examples of business leadership. Largely, I think the book succeeds. It is a bit fawning (to be expected) and the author promotes himself at times (not surprising). The book moves along and is not repetitive. Quite enjoyable.

More of an Autobiography

I really enjoyed this book, but I kinda felt mislead. I thought that this was going to be more of a leadership book, but it turned out it was more biographical about the Steve Jobs at Apple. It was good, but not what I was expecting.

Good Inspiring book

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

No. I rarely listen to the same thing twice.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The author who played himself. He was Steve's righ hand man for several years and he gave good insite into how Steve Job's ran things and what he expected out of people.

Have you listened to any of Christopher Hurt’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. He was good.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No. It was expected.