I hope that Tim remembers that Steve used to balance everything with conflict. His teams used to compete against each other to come up with the best product. Now it seems that there are a bunch of yes men and anyone who wants to question things are shown the door. Jony was good, but it took a Steve Jobs to push him to greatness.
This was Steve Job’s leadership, to push talented people. It’s not easy, but the results are amazing.
I don’t know who is going to come up with Apple’s next big design, I just hope there is enough conflict to create a diamond of a product and not a lump of coal.
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Steve Jobs said that, Tim just quoted him.
Tim, Steve and countless others before them. Especially those who know their time is up.
What is important is to not lose track of it. Something we often do.