August 25, 2011 at 13:43Icon Ambulance - Ambulance Pictographic Aid
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Translation of a story that happened in California.
On Sunday morning, January 6th, 2008, I was in church when my phone vibrated. As imperceptibly as possible, I checked the phone and noticed that it appears on the screen - "The subscriber is not defined." I decided to ignore the call.
After the service, when my family and I went to the car, I looked at the messages on the phone. There was one from Steve Jobs. It read: “Vic, please call me back at home.” I would like to discuss something important. ”
Even before we got to the car, I called Steve Jobs back. I was responsible for all the mobile apps in Google and in this role I very often dealt with Steve. This was one of the advantages of my work.
“Hi Steve, this is Vic,” I said. “I'm sorry I didn't answer your call. I was in the service of the church and your number was not decided. I decided not to answer. ”
Steve laughed. He said: “Vic, until the number is defined as“ Lord God, ”you should not answer calls at all during the service.”
I laughed too. In general, this is normal when Steve called me for a week excited about something. But it was very unusual to get a call on Sunday asking him to call him home. I wondered what had happened so important?
“So, Vic, we have something important here and we need to resolve this right now. I have already appointed some of our team to help, so I hope you fix it tomorrow, ”said Steve.
“I was looking at the Google logo on my iPhone and I don’t like this icon. The second “O” in the word “Google” has an irregular yellow gradient. This is wrong and I instructed Greg to make a revised version tomorrow. Is it coming? "
Of course it’s coming! A couple of minutes later, on the same Sunday, I received a letter from Steve with the subject “Icon Ambulance”. The letter was instructed to collaborate with Greg Christie about the icon.
When I was 11, I fell in love with the Apple II computer, I had dozens of stories about Apple products. They have been a part of my life for decades. Even when I worked for Bill Gates at Microsoft for 15 years, I admired Steve and everything Apple does.
In the end, when I think about leadership, passion and attention to detail, I recall that Steve Jobs call on Sunday morning in January. It was a lesson that I will never forget: the head of the company must take care of the details. Even about the yellow gradient. Even on Sunday.
To one of the greatest leaders I've ever met.
My prayers and hopes are with you, Steve.
Note perev .: Vick Gundotra - senior vice president in Google on Social. media.
Greg Christie - leads the development of user interfaces in Apple.
And the bonus is probably the same icon .
On Sunday morning, January 6th, 2008, I was in church when my phone vibrated. As imperceptibly as possible, I checked the phone and noticed that it appears on the screen - "The subscriber is not defined." I decided to ignore the call.
After the service, when my family and I went to the car, I looked at the messages on the phone. There was one from Steve Jobs. It read: “Vic, please call me back at home.” I would like to discuss something important. ”
Even before we got to the car, I called Steve Jobs back. I was responsible for all the mobile apps in Google and in this role I very often dealt with Steve. This was one of the advantages of my work.
“Hi Steve, this is Vic,” I said. “I'm sorry I didn't answer your call. I was in the service of the church and your number was not decided. I decided not to answer. ”
Steve laughed. He said: “Vic, until the number is defined as“ Lord God, ”you should not answer calls at all during the service.”
I laughed too. In general, this is normal when Steve called me for a week excited about something. But it was very unusual to get a call on Sunday asking him to call him home. I wondered what had happened so important?
“So, Vic, we have something important here and we need to resolve this right now. I have already appointed some of our team to help, so I hope you fix it tomorrow, ”said Steve.
“I was looking at the Google logo on my iPhone and I don’t like this icon. The second “O” in the word “Google” has an irregular yellow gradient. This is wrong and I instructed Greg to make a revised version tomorrow. Is it coming? "
Of course it’s coming! A couple of minutes later, on the same Sunday, I received a letter from Steve with the subject “Icon Ambulance”. The letter was instructed to collaborate with Greg Christie about the icon.
When I was 11, I fell in love with the Apple II computer, I had dozens of stories about Apple products. They have been a part of my life for decades. Even when I worked for Bill Gates at Microsoft for 15 years, I admired Steve and everything Apple does.
In the end, when I think about leadership, passion and attention to detail, I recall that Steve Jobs call on Sunday morning in January. It was a lesson that I will never forget: the head of the company must take care of the details. Even about the yellow gradient. Even on Sunday.
To one of the greatest leaders I've ever met.
My prayers and hopes are with you, Steve.
Note perev .: Vick Gundotra - senior vice president in Google on Social. media.
Greg Christie - leads the development of user interfaces in Apple.
And the bonus is probably the same icon .