The speculations stemming from people looking into the crystal ball explaining the past are also very annoying. Nobody knows if Jobs' personality, his attentio

The speculations stemming from people looking into the crystal ball explaining the past are also very annoying. Nobody knows if Jobs' personality, his attention to detail, his business strategy, luck or something else entirely are the reason for Apples success. In most cases CEOs have limited influence on the company, so most analyses I've read seem to fall victim to the Narrative Fallacy[1]. [1] http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Narrative_fallacy http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Narrative_fallacy edit: removed scribd link to unauthorized copy The Drunkards Walk by Leonard Mlodinow which has a section on CEOs influence on a companies success.