I used to fly a pirate flag at my office. One of the many lessons I learned from Steve Jobs and maybe Ayn Rand ๐
- Mike Spina
- Aug 11
- 1 min read
Most people think it was just Steve being rebellious. I think they might be missing the point.
In 1983 Jobs told his team: Pirates don't ask permission. Pirates move fast. Pirates fight for something bigger than themselves.
His team went on to produce the Macintosh ๏ฃฟ. ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Your breakthrough innovations won't come from playing it safe. They'll come from the teams ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ดโโ ๏ธ
โข Let them challenge sacred cows
โข Shield them from corporate red tape
โข Give them a flag to rally around
โข Watch them create magic
What team needs permission to stop following the rules and start making history?
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น. ๐ดโโ ๏ธ
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