Models of Leadership November 28, 2000

Agenda Jon Housman Discussion Managing Your Team –Jerome Schneider, Kelly Shanley Rudi Gassner: –Andrew Hinchcliff, John Mitchell –Discussion Managing Your Career: Jean Pierre Divo How Tomorrows Leaders are Learning Their Stuff: Gregory Barrett Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer Inc. –Jeff Miller, Aldous Rajkumar –Discussion

Rudi Gassner What should Rudi do when his proposal is met by silence from the RDs? Why? What are the key considerations? How? In what manner?

Managing Your Own Career Lifelong love of learning First, know yourself Learning to lead –Technical,Conceptual and Interpersonal –Establishing direction, aligning people, motivating and inspiring Choosing positions; especially challenging early in career –“Good fit”with values and expertise –Opportunity to learn

Managing Your Career Creating a success syndrome –Contributions early and often –Stretch assignments –Relationship building Developing sound moral judgement –Appropriate use of power –Comprehension of consequences of decisions

Donna Dubinsky How well was the distribution initiative handled –By Jobs? –By Coleman? –By Weaver and Campbell? –By Dubinsky? Donna –Fast-tracker: over confident? –Team player?

Donna Dubinsky C.E.O. of Palm Computing, which was sold to U.S. Robotics, and then 3COM 3COM refused to spin out business Started Handspring

Donna Dubinsky Computing tools for personal uses; great products Long-term builder, not a job hopper.(Apple/Claris for 10yrs.)

Donna Dubinsky Respect for people for what they can contribute Decisive - does not believe in consensus decision making

Donna Dubinsky Steve Jobs left after disagreements with Scully, therefore issue died. Dubinsky was promoted and stayed another 5 yrs. with Apple Became COO of Claris, an independent susidiary of Apple Took one year off Has a sense of perspective (balance) Culture of fun