Apple's current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Cook has been leading Apple since 2011 after Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Computer. Under his leadership, Apple has become a 3 trillion dollar company. The company is not behind in latest technology and innovation.

Steve Jobs

Tim Cook frankly admitted that the education he received from Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Computer, is behind his success. In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Tim Cook said that even though Apple's co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs died more than a decade ago, he is leading Apple by using the exceptional leadership techniques he learned from him. He also mentions three important things he learned from Steve Jobs. Let's take a look at three important things Tim Cook learned from Steve Jobs.

Even if the team size is small, great things can be done

Even small teams can do great things, as Steve Jobs proved. Because the team of iPhone makers that revolutionized the smartphone world was very small. Although the size of the team is small, they have revolutionized the technology world by bringing the iPhone to the market. Cook said the teams involved in making iPods and iPhones were also much smaller than they needed to be.

Hiring people who can challenge

Apple is known by almost everyone as one of the best companies to work for in the technology sector. But getting a job at Apple is very difficult. Tim Cook says there's a particular reason why it's so hard to get a job at Apple. He said Steve Jobs taught him to hire the best people who have the ability to challenge. In addition, the employee should have certain skills that the employer does not have.

There should be no fear or hesitation in changing opinion

The good thing about hiring the best workers is that their plans can often be better than the employer's. They should take these plans well. Cook said that while working with Steve Jobs, he learned to never cling to the old ways. Whenever Jobs got a new idea, he changed his mind instantly. At first Cook was a bit surprised by this but later he got used to it.