Class Description
The Steve Jobs Way: Leadership and Innovation You Can Use
This “The Steve Jobs Way: Innovation and Leadership You Can Use” course is designed to provide students with insight into Steve Jobs’ business principles, philosophies, and techniques in ways you can adapt and apply to your workplace. These methods with help students grow professionally and, in the words of Steve Jobs, “put a ding in the universe”.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the “The Steve Jobs Way: Innovation and Leadership You Can Use” course, students will be able to:
- Apply various innovative and effective leadership concepts
- Create a culture of innovation
- Understand that sometimes more is less and less is more
- Use various design concepts in the creation of their product or service
- Build and lead teams that enhance quality, productivity, and effectiveness
Duration:
- One day
Class Topics include:
- General Thoughts on Product Design
- What makes a product compelling?
- Design Marketability
- The Myth and the Man
- Strengths, Weaknesses and Heros
- Business Principles and Values
- Philosophy on Product Quality
- Jobs’ Leadership Style
- Various Topics, Examples and Stories
- Defining Your Leadership Style
- Servant Leadership
- Oz Principle
- Leadership Grid
- Traits of a Good Leader
- Situational Leadership
- Jobs’ Team Building Philosophy
- Various Topics, Examples and Stories
- Jobs’ Thoughts on Innovation
- Various Topics, Examples and Stories
- General Innovation Concepts
- Types of Innovation
- Disruptive Innovation Flow
- Inspiration for Innovative Solutions
- The Inspiration Paradox
- Business Uses of Innovation
- General Innovation Tools
- Design Thinking
- Various Convergent and Divergent Innovation Tools
- Jobs’ Examples of Innovation
- Various Topics, Examples and Stories