? Eight management experiences I learned from working at Apple.

Eight management experiences I learned when I worked at Apple. Sachin Agarwal is currently the CEO of Posterous. He worked at Apple for six years and learned a lot of valuable management experience. Apple is a company that combines fanatical fans and haters. But there is no doubt that it has been a great success, and the flag has been held high all the way. As we said before, its success is partly due to the fact that this company is really only in the huge initial stage-taking engineers as the absolute core, emphasizing the minimum bureaucracy, and caring about the corporate culture of employees. Sachin Agwall learned a lot about Apple's management style when he was an engineer. Before starting to build a simple blog platform, he had 6 years of working experience at Apple. "I like working there ... it was an extremely difficult decision for me to leave," he said. 1. Technology companies should be led by engineers, not managers. Agwall told us that Apple is completely dominated by engineers. "They don't have a lot of product management," he said. "Most project teams are really small, but they are all controlled by engineers." Most importantly, Agwall said that most managers are engineers themselves. "Not the product person or MBA person", that is to say, the person who manages the project knows the technology and knows what is necessary and what is really relevant for the project. 2. Establish a culture of respect between managers and employees. Agwall said that because most managers have strong engineering backgrounds, "there is not much boundary between product managers and code writers." "There is mutual respect between the two." "My manager worked as an engineer at Apple for 1 years before he was promoted to manager. . . This makes me want to work harder to impress him. " Agwall said. This respectful corporate culture and the small and closely related project team are a key reason for Apple's success. 3. Give employees full freedom and autonomy to improve products. At Apple, if employees find a troublesome problem on a product they are using, they are free to solve it without getting approval through layers of bureaucracy. All projects are driven by long-term goals, Agwall said, but the best things come from engineers. 4. Use challenges to promote the continuous growth of employees. Managers will challenge Agwall by giving him difficult tasks beyond his ability. "But I learned," he said. And from the manager's point of view, he began to manage the project within six months of starting to hire. Apple is good at developing its employees and providing them with the technology they need to grow with the company, he said. 5. The deadline is very important. Apple demands absolute implementation of deadlines and never delays them, Agwall said. "As for quality, one of the things I have learned is that I will never send a product that is not" Apple's quality ".Even if I cut it off sometimes, it will not come out in time," he said. "Especially in the initial stage ... construction has been going on, but it can't be put into production after construction," he added. "But at this time, it is better to transport, observe and emphasize the deadline." 6. Don't play a "feature/function" contest with your opponent. "Apple doesn't agree to play the game of" features "on its products, Agwall said, because the company focuses on the goals of its own products, rather than comparing it with its competitors, and wants to surpass them at the same level. This mission is "deeply rooted in the corporate culture", he added. Employees don't focus on what their competitors are doing-they are driven by innovation and come up with products that can challenge the business model. 7. Hire people who have a strong passion for your product. According to Agwall, "The people who work in Apple are those who really want to work in Apple". "I, myself ... am also an apple fan, so it doesn't matter, it's not a bad thing! "He said. "I will redouble my efforts to work for the company because I believe in it all my life." Enthusiasm is a key factor in the recruitment process-managers are looking for people who are really interested in the company, its products, overall style and mission. Agwall brought this mentality to Posterous: "Everyone we hired said," We love this product, and this is where we want to work. " 8. Emphasize the importance of work-life balance. Agwall tells us that Apple emphasizes the balance between work and life. "You work hard at the same time, but they will let you enjoy your time freely," he said. From perfect medical care to generous holidays during Christmas and Thanksgiving, Agwall said that people like the working environment provided by the company to employees. "Apple is convinced-their motto is that we love working here and we work hard, but once everything has been clarified and completed, it's time to enjoy life." 9. We should not only maintain the corporate culture at the beginning, but also when it becomes a big company (extra experience). As we said before, Apple has always been successful because of a strong start. From the lack of bureaucracy in the project, to the culture with engineers as the core, and then to the employees who emphasize enthusiasm and loyalty, this big company still maintains its original corporate culture. Culture is a key to its success. And it is not surprising that this is a very suitable place to work.