{"id":1426,"date":"2012-08-29T17:59:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T21:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/revolutionofman.org\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2012-08-29T17:59:15","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T21:59:15","slug":"apple-sauce-vanilla-ices-advice-to-apple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/revolutionofman.org\/apple-sauce-vanilla-ices-advice-to-apple\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Sauce: Vanilla Ice’s Advice to Apple"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Posted August 29, 2012: Have you heard the news?<\/strong> iPhone <\/a>5 is being released this fall! Before you run out and get in line at the Apple Store, you must know that a new version of iPhone will probably be released before Christmas. Let\u2019s not forget about the new iPad!<\/p>\n

I have been an Apple (Mac) junkie since my freshman year at college (1993). I\u2019m astonished when I reflect on the impact Apple has had over the last 30 years. I\u2019ve owned almost every type of Apple device and made good money on Apple stock<\/a> (that I wished I held on to, but that is for another day).<\/p>\n

I recently visited the Apple Store and had one of the most frustrating customer experiences I have ever had. I shared this with a few family members and two of them had similar experiences. The experience was very un-Apple like.<\/p>\n

I asked myself, \u201cWhat if Steve Jobs<\/a> was watching our Apple experiences, what would he think\u201d?<\/p>\n

Think Different<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a 2009 TED Talk<\/a>, Simon Sinek, author of the book \u2018Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action<\/a>\u2019 summed up Apple\u2019s success under the leadership of Steve Jobs with this statement, \u201cEverything we do, we BELIEVE in challenging the status quo. We BELIEVE in thinking differently\u201d.<\/strong>\u00a0 It goes without saying that Steve Jobs was a passionate rebel whose mission was to challenge the status quo. That trait permeated throughout the DNA of the Apple organization. Jobs\u2019 passion for bucking the system, redefining our relationship with our technology and delivering wonderful experiences via Apple appealed to our emotions. In response, we bought Apple stuff. Why?<\/p>\n

\u2018Why\u2019 is not so much a question as it is a statement linked to our emotions. According to Sinek, people follow passion and \u2018why\u2019 we believe what we believe. If you go looking for an official Apple mission statement, you won\u2019t find one that explains \u2018why\u2019. That is because Steve Jobs personified the mission. Sinek puts forth the idea that, \u201cPeople don\u2019t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Did Martin Luther King Jr. say, \u201cI have a PLAN!\u201d? No. He said, \u201cI have a DREAM!\u201d Apple never translated \u2018why\u2019 Steve Jobs believed as he did into its mission statement. Their current mission statement<\/a> describes product (what) and design (how). That does not appeal to our emotions. This may seem subtle, but it strikes at the heart of Apple\u2019s existence. Has the organization unknowingly lost its compass?<\/p>\n

Under the new leadership of Tim Cook, Apple communicates, \u201cWe have a product.\u201d The leader is no longer a passionate rebel on a mission (Jobs). The leader is now capable process and efficiency expert (Cook). Therefore, things are changing throughout the organization. Will this change cause the organization to decline or will it continue to push the boundaries? Can Apple remain a Game Changer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vanilla Ice\u2019s Advice to Apple<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perhaps, Vanilla Ice<\/a> provides some good advice to Apple in his 1990 hit tune \u2018Ice, Ice, Baby<\/a>\u2019;<\/p>\n

\u201cAnything less that the best is a felony-
\nLove it or leave it- You better gain way-
\nYou better hit bull’s eye, the kid don’t play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Let me be completely transparent here. I don\u2019t usually find wisdom in Vanilla Ice lyrics, although I admit I\u2019m a fan.<\/p>\n

If Apple fails to deliver<\/strong> anything less than the BEST or a \u2018Game Changer\u2019, will we see it decline into mediocrity?<\/p>\n

Read Part 2: Success and Upgrade Fatigue<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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