Amaya Toman Maphakathi no-Okthoba 2005, u-Tim Cook wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba yisikhulu esiphezulu se-Apple. U-Cook ubenenkampani kusukela ngo-1998, futhi umsebenzi wakhe ubulokhu ukhuphuka ngokuthula futhi kancane, kodwa ngokuqinisekile. Ngaleso sikhathi, "kuphela" iminyaka eyisithupha kude nomqondisi wenkampani, kodwa ngo-2005, bambalwa kuphela ababecabanga ngekusasa elinjalo.
"Mina noTim sesisebenze ndawonye iminyaka engaphezu kweyisikhombisa manje, futhi ngibheke ngabomvu ukuba ngabahlanganyeli abasondelene kakhulu ukusiza i-Apple ifinyelele izinhloso zayo ezinhle eminyakeni ezayo," kusho owayeyisikhulu esiphezulu sakwa-Apple uSteve Jobs esitatimendeni sakhe esisemthethweni esiphathelene ne-Cook's. ukukhushulwa.
Ngaphambi kokunyuselwa esikhundleni sokuba yi-COO, u-Cook ubesebenza kwa-Apple njengephini likamongameli wezokuthengisa nokusebenza emhlabeni wonke. Lesi sikhundla wasithola ngo-2002, waze wasebenza njengephini likamengameli kwezokusebenza. Ngaphambi kokuqala umsebenzi wakhe e-Apple, uCook uthole ulwazi lomsebenzi eCompaq kanye ne-Intelligent Electronics. UCook waqale wagxila emsebenzini wakhe ekusebenzeni nasekuphatheni izinto, futhi ebonakala ewujabulela umsebenzi: “Ufuna ukuwuqhuba njengobisi,” echaza eminyakeni kamuva. "Uma udlula usuku lokuphelelwa yisikhathi, unenkinga".
U-Cook kuthiwa ngezinye izikhathi wayengawathathi ama-napkins kubo bobabili abahlinzeki kanye nabantu abasebenza ngaphansi kobuholi bakhe. Kodwa-ke, wakwazi ukuzuza inhlonipho futhi ngenxa yendlela yakhe enengqondo yokuxazulula izinkinga ezihlukahlukene, ekugcineni wathola ukuthandwa okuningi phakathi kwabanye. Lapho eba yi-COO, wanikwa umthwalo wemfanelo kukho konke ukuthengiswa komhlaba wonke kwe-Apple, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Enkampanini, uqhubekile nokuhola isigaba se-Macintosh futhi, ngokubambisana neMisebenzi kanye nabanye abaphathi abaphezulu, kwakuzohileleka "ekuholeni ibhizinisi jikelele le-Apple."
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Kanye nokuthi akuwona kanjani umthwalo wemfanelo kaCook kuphela, kodwa nokuthi ukufaneleka kwakhe kwanda kanjani, kancane kancane waqala ukuqagelwa njengongase abe umlandeli kaSteve Jobs. Ukukhushulelwa uqobo esikhundleni sokuba isikhulu esiphezulu akuzange kubamangaze abaningi abangaphakathi - uCook wayesesebenze noJobs iminyaka eminingi futhi wajabulela inhlonipho enkulu kuye. U-Cook wayengeyena yedwa ikhandidethi ye-CEO yesikhathi esizayo ye-Apple, kodwa abaningi babembukela phansi ngezindlela eziningi. Abantu abaningi bebecabanga ukuthi uScott Forstall uzongena esikhundleni sikaJobs esikhundleni sakhe. Imisebenzi yagcina ikhethe uCook esikhundleni sakhe. Wawazisa amakhono akhe okuxoxisana, kanye nokuzinikela kwakhe ku-Apple kanye nokulangazelela kwakhe ukufeza izinhloso ezinye izinkampani eziningi ezazicabanga ukuthi azifinyeleleki.
Izinsiza: Ihlelo le-Mac, Apple
