Tim Cook

Tim Cook The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level

Journalist Leander Kahney reveals how CEO Tim Cook has led Apple to astronomical success after the death of Steve Jobs in 2011. The death of Steve Jobs left a gaping void at one of the most innovative companies of all time. Jobs wasn't merely Apple's iconic founder and CEO; he was the living embodiment of a global megabrand. It was hard to imagine that anyone could fill his shoes--especially not Tim Cook, the intensely private executive who many thought of as Apple's "operations drone." But seven years later, as journalist Leander Kahney reveals in this definitive book, things at Apple couldn't be better. Its stock has nearly tripled, making it the world's first trillion dollar company. Under Cook's principled leadership, Apple is pushing hard into renewable energy, labor and environmentally-friendly supply chains, user privacy, and highly-recyclable products. From the massive growth of the iPhone to lesser-known victories like the Apple Watch, Cook is leading Apple to a new era of success. Drawing on access with several Apple insiders, Kahney tells the inspiring story of how one man attempted to replace someone irreplacable, and--through strong, humane leadership, supply chain savvy, and a commitment to his values--succeeded more than anyone had thought possible.
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John Manoogian III@jm3
4 stars
Apr 4, 2024

Review of Tim Cook the person - 5 stars. The book itself is well written but not amazing. But as a human being, he's pretty legit.

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Mert@mertb
3 stars
Sep 10, 2023

If you already follow every news about Apple, there is nothing new for you in this book.

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Rebeca Keren Nuñez@rebecanunez
4 stars
Jun 17, 2022

Muy interesante. Había algunas cosas que conocía, porque ya leí la biografía de Steve Jobs de Walter Isaacson, pero a la mayoría los desconocía. Me gusta cómo, si bien se concentra sobre todo en la gestión de Cook como CEO de Apple, también da lugar y analiza lo mencionado, a la luz de la vida personal de Cook. Tiene un tono ágil y es de fácil lectura. Aveces me resulto un poco repetitivo, pero eso no dificulta para nada su lectura. Recomendado.

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Rebeca Keren Nuñez@rebecanunez
4 stars
Oct 25, 2021

Muy interesante. Había algunas cosas que conocía, porque ya leí la biografía de Steve Jobs de Walter Isaacson, pero a la mayoría los desconocía. Me gusta cómo, si bien se concentra sobre todo en la gestión de Cook como CEO de Apple, también da lugar y analiza lo mencionado, a la luz de la vida personal de Cook. Tiene un tono ágil y es de fácil lectura. Aveces me resulto un poco repetitivo, pero eso no dificulta para nada su lectura. Recomendado.

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Adam@adam
2 stars
Aug 17, 2021

I feel like I know almost nothing more about Tim Cook after reading this – other than his role at Apple after Jobs passed away.

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Nick Nikolov@nicknikolov
3 stars
Oct 20, 2023
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Reshav Pandey@pandeyreshav
3 stars
Sep 24, 2023
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Fan @frankbaozhu
5 stars
Feb 12, 2023
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René Buchholdt@buchho
2 stars
Feb 2, 2023
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Alex Spurrier@alspur
2 stars
Oct 15, 2022
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Nimish@nimsaw
5 stars
Aug 13, 2022
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Francesco@fromeo
3 stars
Aug 12, 2022
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Eren Gündüz@eren
3 stars
Aug 12, 2022
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Nathan@yellingbytes
3 stars
May 1, 2022
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Daniel Klopper@betraydan
4 stars
Jan 13, 2022
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Grzegorz Skowron@louisfantom
4 stars
Jan 4, 2022
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Przemek Dziewa@przemek
5 stars
Jan 4, 2022
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Stephen Schenkenberg@schenkenberg
2 stars
Dec 29, 2021
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Diogo Maia Caetano@diogo
4 stars
Sep 16, 2021
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DB.@jazz
3 stars
Sep 14, 2021
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Tyler Jefford@tjefford
3 stars
Jun 10, 2021

Highlights

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Eylon gil@roxan

Despite telling cook during her interview that she was not a techie, ahrendts secured the position "because she shared apple values and our focus on innovation" cook wrote in an email to the apply employees "she places the same strong emphasizes we do on customer experience. she cares deeply about people and embraces our view that are that our most important resource and our soul is people.

under her leadership employees are not hired for their sales experience, but for their empathy and compassion

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Company values and compassion