Thursday, January 8, 2009

Apple's Last Macworld

It happened finally this Tuesday. The curtains closed with Tony Bennett's 'I left my Heart in San Francisco'. Apple's last Macworld, an annual event which I always look forward to ever since its video coverage is available online. It is actually an items on my bucket's list to attend one, witnessing the great fearless leader on stage pulling out even more pieces of art. Well, it seems definite now that this will be left forever unchecked.

What education perspective can I draw from this? For one, it illustrates just how critical is the succession of leadership in any organisation. How much of the leader's good attributes gets infused into the organisation's DNA? Its common belief, shared values, work ethnics. I guess only unrelenting effort in excellence and having a strong, shared sense of vision can achieve this.

I wish that the fearless leader will be recovering well and be back to make a few more dents in the industry before all is done.

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