The Steve Jobs Guide To Manipulating People And Getting What You Want It was huge news when Steve Jobs returned to Apple, the company he helped start but had since lost its “magic.” When he stood on stage at Macworld in January 2007, Wall Street Journal reporter Jim Carlton wrote, “The return of Elvis would not have provoked a bigger sensation.” Jobs insisted he was only an “advisor” to Apple at the time, but those in and around Apple knew he was really in control. The company's CEO Gil Amelio depended on Jobs for the company’s vision moving forward. But on his first Thursday back at Apple, Jobs used this newfound leverage to his advantage: He called a board meeting and demanded the company reprice its stock options by lowering the exercise price to make them valuable again. It was legal at the time, but not considered good business, at least ethically. “You brought me here to fix this thing, and people are the key… Guys, if you don’t want to do this, I’m not coming back on Monday. The board gave Jobs what he wanted.
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