As most of you know, Steve Jobs is an extremely private person, someone difficult to know well, but certainly described as loyal to his friends, family, and trusted coworkers. The forthcoming authorized biography will reportedly include not just interviews with Jobs, but with others as well, supposedly with no restrictions on the questions being asked. […]

After the markets closed, a letter from Steve Jobs was released Wednesday afternoon, in which he said he’s immediately resigning as CEO of Apple Inc., but will remain Chairman of the Board and an Apple employee. As expected, COO Tim Cook is assuming the CEO position full time; he had served as interim CEO during […]

In a world where Steve Jobs is king of the hill CEO-wise, it’s common to believe that one person may be indispensable to a company. When that person departs, everything falls apart in their wake. How can it be otherwise? Yet many large multinational corporations have survived and flourished after the departures — or death […]

Over the past week, Apple’s stock has soared, after taking a small hit when Steve Jobs announced his third leave of absence to deal with his ongoing health issues. At the same time, some stockholders are demanding that Apple’s board of directors disclose the CEO succession plans, so people know who will replace Jobs when […]