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