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Learn the seven principles needed to innovate like Steve Jobs In The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs, bestselling author Carmine Gallo reveals the qualities that make the Apple co-founder the most innovative leader in business today. Each principle is backed with research, quotes, and first-person interviews with experts and business leaders, as well as specific ideas for applying those principles to every business, large or small.
Carmine Gallo (Pleasanton, CA) is the author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs and coaches leading executives for public presentations of any type. |
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A "THINK DIFFERENT" APPROACH TO INNOVATION-- Based on the Seven Guiding Principles of Apple CEO Steve JobsIn his acclaimed bestseller The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs author Carmine Gallo laid out a simple step-by-step program of powerful tools and proven techniques inspired by Steve Jobs's legendary presentations. Now, he shares the Apple CEO's most famous, most original, and most effective strategies for sparking true creativity--and real innovation--in any workplace.THE INNOVATION SECRETS OF STEVE JOBS "Steve Jobs has reinvented music distribution, the mobile telephone, and book publishing. You might want to take a look at how someone creates multi-billion dollar ideas, and turns them into multi-billion dollar products that everyone loves and admires. This book is not an option. Buy it now, bank it tomorrow." -- Jeffrey Gitomer, author of The Little Red Book of Selling 'In The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs, Carmine Gallo captures the true mindset of Jobs and Apple. This book is not just for the techie and marketing crowd, although they will gain valuable insight that can be applied to their worlds. It is also for anyone who loves technology and wants to understand how to create simple devices that are easy to use and can impact our lives.' -- Tim Bajarin, president, Creative Strategies, Inc. "An inspiring roadmap for anyone who wants to live a life of passion and purpose." -- Tony Hsieh, author of Delivering Happiness and CEO of Zappos.com, Inc. "Apple changed the world with the Mac and hasn't stopped innovating since. Carmine Gallo reveals the secrets and gives you the tools to unleash your inner Steve." -- Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com and author of the national bestseller Behind the Cloud Learn how to RETHINK your business, REINVENT your products, and REVITALIZE your vision of success--the Steve Jobs way. When it comes to innovation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is legendary. His company slogan "Think Different" is more than a marketing tool. It's a way of life--a powerful, positive, game-changing approach to innovation that anyone can apply to any field of endeavor. These are the Seven Principles of Innovation, inspired by the master himself:
By following Steve Jobs's visionary example, you'll discover exciting new ways to unlock your creative potential and to foster an environment that encourages innovation and allows it to flourish. You'll learn how to match'and beat'the most powerful competitors, develop the most revolutionary products, attract the most loyal customers, and thrive in the most challenging times. Bestselling business journalist Carmine Gallo has interviewed hundreds of successful professionals--from CEOs, managers, and entrepreneurs to teachers, consultants, and stay-at-home moms'to get to the core of Steve Jobs's innovative philosophies. These are the simple, meaningful, and attainable principles that drive us all to "Think Different." These are The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs. An enhanced ebook is now available with 10 demonstration videos of Jobs' sure-fire innovation secrets. Select the Kindle Edition with Audio/Video from the available formats. |
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Introduction: Why Steve Jobs? Chapter quote: "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." Steve Jobs Principle One: Do What You Love (Think different about your career and your business) Chapter quote: "My goal wasn't to die the richest man in the cemetery. It was to go to bed at night saying, we've done something wonderful." Steve Jobs Principle Two: See Genius in Their Craziness (Think different about your customers) Chapter quote: "Some people think you've got to be crazy to buy a Mac. But in that craziness, we see genius." Steve Jobs Principle Three: Sell Dreams, Not Products (Think different about your products) Chapter quote: "We sell tools to unleash your personal creativity." Steve Jobs Principle Four: Offer New Experiences (Think different about the buying experience you offer your customers) Chapter quote: "People don't want to buy personal computers. They want to know what they can do with them. In the Apple store, we'll show them." Steve Jobs Principle Five: Say No to 1,000 Things (Think different about marketing and product design) Chapter quote: "I'm as proud of what we don't do as I am of what we do." Steve Jobs Principle Six: Master the Message (Think different about communicating the vision behind your service, product, company or cause) Chapter quote: "A key Jobs business tool is his mastery of the message." Fortune Magazine Principle Seven: Inspire Evangelists (Think different about your employees) Chapter quote: "Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about the money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it." Steve Jobs One More Thing.. Expect Excellence from Yourself and Others (What Steve Jobs has in common with Henry Ford and other innovative entrepreneurs) Chapter quote: "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected." Steve Jobs |
