(argh! somehow this comment got posted into the wrong thread originally: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1790564 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1790564

(argh! somehow this comment got posted into the wrong thread originally: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1790564 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1790564 ) Sculley seems to be saying the following about Jobs: - Straddles the line of micromanagement vs. personal communication with workers. (Interested in every detail of the process.) - Acknowledged all workers (memorized first names of Mac team). - Directly communicated with all workers. Example was telling developer that their code isn't good enough. - Is a perfectionist. - Kept teams small (Mac team limited to 100) and fired people if needed new talent on the team to keep team to that size (enforced accountability). - Hired well. - Focused on simplification. - Got rid of the bad.