스티브잡스의 건강 이상설

  스티브잡스의 건강이상설이 본인의 공식서한에서 밝혀졌다.

서한의 내용에서 보면.. 자세한 내용은 알 수 있지만. 일단 호르몬 치료를 받고 있다는 내용인데..

사실 개인적으로 부러운 것은 스티브잡스의 소통의 방법인 듯 하다.

본인의 한마디가 회사에 미치는 영향을 누구보다도 잘 알고 있는 CEO가 민감한 상황을 모든 사람들에게 오픈되어 있는 웹사이트에 공개서한을 보낼 수 있다는 소통의 방법이 애플의 투명성을 보장하고 있는 것 같다.

국내의 많은 회사들이 블로그를 만들면서 네티즌들과 소통의 공간으로 활용하고자 하나,, 담당자만의 열정으로 끝나고 마는 것을 보면.. 스티브잡스가 단순히 오프라인의 프리젠테이션만 잘 하는 것이 아니라.. 온라인 상에서도 사람들이 무엇을 원하는지를 잘 알고 있는 고도의 심리전술가라고 생각한다.

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January 5, 2009
Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs
Dear Apple Community,

For the first time in a decade, I’m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote.

Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed.

I’ve decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show tomorrow.

As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The reason has been a mystery to me and my doctors. A few weeks ago, I decided that getting to the root cause of this and reversing it needed to become my #1 priority.

Fortunately, after further testing, my doctors think they have found the cause—a hormone imbalance that has been “robbing” me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy. Sophisticated blood tests have confirmed this diagnosis.

The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward, and I’ve already begun treatment. But, just like I didn’t lose this much weight and body mass in a week or a month, my doctors expect it will take me until late this Spring to regain it. I will continue as Apple’s CEO during my recovery.

I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple’s CEO. I hope the Apple community will support me in my recovery and know that I will always put what is best for Apple first.

So now I’ve said more than I wanted to say, and all that I am going to say, about this.

Steve