Ukusuka e-Alabama kuya eCupertino: Uhambo lukaTim Cook, noma ukuthi uholele kanjani i-Apple ekulinganisweni kwe-trillion dollar

U-Tim Cook uthathe izintambo ze-Apple ngo-August 2011. Ngemva kukamanduleli wakhe, umngane kanye nomeluleki uSteve Jobs, wazuza njengefa umbuso omkhulu wezobuchwepheshe ophumelelayo. U-Cook wayenabo futhi usenabo abagxeki nabagxeki abaningi ababengakholwa ukuthi angakwazi ukuhola i-Apple ngempumelelo. Naphezu kwamazwi anokungabaza, u-Cook ukwazile ukuholela i-Apple embundwini wemilingo wamadola ayizigidi eziyisigidi. Lwalunjani uhambo lwakhe?

U-Tim Cook wazalelwa uTimothy Donald Cook e-Mobile, Alabama ngoNovemba 1960. Wakhulela eRobertsdale eseduze, lapho afunda khona esikoleni esiphakeme. Ngo-1982, u-Cook waphothula e-Alabama's Auburn University ngeziqu zobunjiniyela futhi ngawo lowo nyaka wajoyina i-IBM esigabeni esisha se-PC ngaleso sikhathi. Ngo-1996, uCook kwatholakala ukuthi une-multiple sclerosis. Nakuba lokhu kamuva kwafakazelwa ukuthi akulungile, uCook usasho ukuthi lesi sikhathi sawushintsha umbono wakhe ngezwe. Waqala ukweseka izinhlangano ezisiza abampofu waphinde wahlela imijaho yamabhayisikili ngenjongo enhle.

Ngemva kokushiya i-IBM, u-Cook wathuthela enkampanini ebizwa ngokuthi i-Intelligent Electronics, lapho asebenza khona njengesikhulu esiphezulu. Ngo-1997, wayeyiphini likamongameli wezinto zebhizinisi eCompaq. Ngaleso sikhathi, uSteve Jobs wabuyela ku-Apple futhi waxoxisana ngokoqobo ngokubuyela kwakhe esikhundleni sokuba yi-CEO. Imisebenzi yabona amandla amakhulu ku-Cook futhi yamfaka esikhundleni sokuba iphini likamongameli omkhulu wezokusebenza: “Ingqondo yami yangitshela ukuthi ukujoyina i-Apple kwakuyithuba elivela kanye empilweni, ithuba lokusebenzela ungqondongqondo wokudala, nokuba eqenjini elingavusa inkampani enkulu yaseMelika,” usho kanje.

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Enye yezinto zokuqala uCook okwakudingeka ayenze kwakuwukuvala amafekthri akhe nezindawo zokugcina izimpahla futhi esikhundleni sazo afake abakhiqizi bezinkontileka - umgomo wawuwukukhiqiza umthamo owengeziwe kanye nokuletha ngokushesha. Ngo-2005, u-Cook waqala ukutshala imali okwakuzovula indlela yekusasa le-Apple, okuhlanganisa nokwenza amadili nabakhiqizi bememori ye-flash, kamuva eyakha enye yezingxenye eziyinhloko ze-iPhone ne-iPad. Ngomsebenzi wakhe, u-Cook waba negalelo elikhulu nakakhulu ekukhuleni kwenkampani, futhi ithonya lakhe lakhula kancane kancane. Waduma ngendlela yakhe yokubuza imibuzo engenasihe, engayekethisi, noma ngokuba nemihlangano emide evame ukuthatha amahora amaningana kuze kube yilapho okuthile kuxazululiwe. Ukuthumela kwakhe ama-imeyili nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sosuku - nokulindela izimpendulo - nakho kwaba yinganekwane.

Ngo-2007, i-Apple yethula i-iPhone yayo yokuqala eyinguquko. Ngawo lowo nyaka, uCook waba isikhulu esiphezulu sokusebenza. Waqala ukubonakala kakhulu esidlangalaleni futhi wahlangana nabaphathi, amaklayenti, abalingani nabatshalizimali. Ngo-2009, u-Cook waqanjwa njenge-CEO yesikhashana ye-Apple. Ngawo lowo nyaka, waphinde wanikela ngengxenye yesibindi sakhe kwaJobs - bobabili banegazi elifanayo. “Angisoze ngakuyeka wenze lokhu. Ngeke,” kuphendula uJobs ngaleso sikhathi. NgoJanuwari 2011, u-Cook ubuyela esikhundleni sokuba yi-CEO yesikhashana yenkampani, ngemuva kokushona kweMisebenzi ngo-Okthoba wonyaka ofanayo, uvumela wonke amafulegi endlunkulu yenkampani ukuthi ehliswe kuze kube yisigamu-mast.

Ukuma esikhundleni sikaMisebenzi kwakungelula neze kuCook. Imisebenzi yayibhekwa kabanzi njengomunye wama-CEO angcono kakhulu emlandweni, futhi abantu abaningi abavamile nochwepheshe babengabaza ukuthi u-Cook angathatha ngokufanelekile izintambo ku-Jobs. U-Cook uzame ukulondoloza amasiko amaningana asungulwe Imisebenzi - lokhu kufaka phakathi ukubonakala kwezihlabani ezinkulu ze-rock emicimbini yenkampani noma "Into Eyodwa Eyodwa" edumile njengengxenye yomkhiqizo we-Keynotes.

Okwamanje, inani lemakethe le-Apple lingamadola ayizigidigidi. Ngakho inkampani ye-Cupertino yaba inkampani yokuqala yaseMelika ukufeza lesi senzakalo esiyingqopha-mlando. Ngo-2011, inani lemakethe ye-Apple lalingamabhiliyoni angama-330.

Umthombo: I-Business Insider