URon Johnson uyehla esikhundleni sokuba yi-CEO ye-JCPenney chain. Owayeyinhloko yophiko lwezokudayisa kwa-Apple wehlulekile ukudlulisa akufundile wakusebenzisa kwa-Apple esikhundleni sakhe esisha, futhi ngemuva kochungechunge lwezinkinga, manje useshiya i-JCPenney…
U-Ron Johnson waqanjwa ngokuthi "uBaba Wezitolo Zakwa-Apple" ngoba nguye, kanye no-Steve Jobs, owakwazi ukwakha elinye lamaketanga okuthengisa aphumelela kakhulu athola udumo emhlabeni jikelele. Nokho, ngo-2011 wanquma ukushiya i-Apple, ngoba wayefuna ukuhamba ngendlela yakhe futhi azame ukwakha into efana ne-Apple e-JCPenney. Kodwa ukuzibandakanya kukaJohnson kulolu chungechunge lwezitolo manje kugcina ngokungaphumeleli.
Konke kwaqala ngokuthi uJohnson athathe inkokhelo engamaphesenti angu-97 ngenxa yochungechunge lwezinkinga, futhi manje u-JCPenney umemezele ukuthi usexoshe isikhulu sakhe esiphezulu. UJohnson uzongena esikhaleni sikaMike Ulman, indoda uJohnson amthatha ingakapheli iminyaka emibili edlule.
[yenza isenzo=”citation”]I-Apple ibe nethuba eliyingqayizivele lokugcwalisa indawo yenkinga.[/do]
Umbono kaJohnson lapho efika e-JCPenney wawucacile: ukusebenzisa ulwazi lwakhe lwe-Apple ne-Apple Stores ukuqala isikhathi esiyimpumelelo sesitolo somnyango. Ngakho-ke uJohnson wasusa izaphulelo ezitolo, njengoba ekholelwa ukuthi intengo akufanele ibe umshayeli oyinhloko wokuthengisa, futhi wazama nokwakha ezinye izitolo ezincane ngaphakathi kwezitolo ezinkulu (isitolo-ngaphakathi-esitolo). Nokho, lezi zinyathelo azihlangabezwanga nempendulo enhle evela kumakhasimende, ethinte imiphumela ye-JCPenney. Le nkampani ilahlekelwe yimali kuyo yonke ikota selokhu kwaqashwa uJohnson, kanti intengo yesitoko yehle ngamaphesenti angama-50.
"Sithanda ukubonga uRon Johnson ngamagalelo akhe ku-JCPenney futhi simfisela inhlanhla ngekusasa lakhe." kusho isitatimende esisemthethweni se-JCPenney simemezela ukudlula kukaJohnson. Kepha esikhundleni sesiphetho, ikusasa likaJohnson yilona okukhulunywa ngalo kakhulu ezinsukwini ezizayo. Isikhundla kwa-Apple, ashiya kuso ngo-2011, sisangenamuntu.
I-Apple yazama ukuyigcwalisa, kodwa isixazululo ngoJohn Browett akusebenzanga. Esimeni senhloko yezitolo UBrowett wayeka ngemva kwezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye, lapho eba isisulu sezinguquko ezinkulu zokuphatha enkampanini yaseCalifornia. U-Tim Cook, oyi-CEO yakwa-Apple, akakamtholi umuntu ofanelekayo esikhundleni sokuba yinhloko yezokuthengisa, ngakho uzimele ngokwakhe Indaba yakwa-Apple. Manje angase abe nethuba eliyingqayizivele lokugcwalisa isikhundla esiyinkinga unomphela. Kungalindelwa ukuthi uCook aphendukele kuJohnson, u-Apple angazange ahlukane naye kabi.
Khona-ke kungumbuzo wokuthi uRon Johnson ngokwakhe uzosabela kanjani esicelweni esivela enkampanini lapho ashiye khona uphawu olubalulekile. Ngemuva kokuhluleka ukuphumelela e-JCPenney, ukubuyela ku-Apple kuzomnikeza indawo ethule endaweni ajwayelekile lapho ezohlehla khona kalula ezinkingeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple ayikwazanga ukufisa umuntu ofaneleka kakhulu esikhundleni esingagcwaliswanga isikhathi eside emazingeni aphezulu okuphatha kunomuntu onolwazi olungaphezu kweminyaka eyishumi ngayo.
Umbuzo uthi ngabe ungumuntu ofaneleka ngempela yini ngemuva kwalokho akukhombisile nokuthi impumelelo yezitolo zakwa-Apple ayikho kwenye indawo futhi ivela komunye umuntu...