tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865768815327716731.post572124593914772850..comments2008-12-05T15:23:21.388-05:00Ralph Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872065446489560244noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865768815327716731.post-90030043498359135472008-12-05T15:22:00.000-05:002008-12-05T15:22:00.000-05:002008-12-05T15:22:00.000-05:00It looks like Steve Jobs is interested in more than sales numbers, he does have a keen interest (and therefore respect) for what his engineers are actually doing. He knows that not all engineers are equal. (That includes himself - nothing replaces talent). His message is clear: quality comes first, and by the way deadlines come first as well! He probably does not care much about being compliant with process X (muda). If a leader has a good vision, and he cares and knows about details of the products at the same time, then you have a good chief engineer. So, you have a good deal of Lean there. Now, has Apple been lucky so far that they have succeeded with ONE chief engineer? Probably! Is it scalable and sustainable? Probably not!ogourmenthttp://smarterportal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865768815327716731.post-74384695025118781562008-04-09T09:56:00.000-04:002008-04-09T09:56:00.000-04:002008-04-09T09:56:00.000-04:00I think anyone that's read Good to Great will know the answer. As long as Jobs stays in the role the business can thrive but once gone it's most likely to collapse. Think Chrysler of the 80's.Ian Furst http://www.waittimes.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795888117578055704noreply@blogger.com