Rufe talla

Tsawon shekara guda, Apple yana neman ƙwararren ɗan takara don matsayin shugaban kasuwancinsa. Kuma da ya same ta, ya fi wata shida kafin ya zauna a sabuwar kujerarsa. Dan takarar da ya dace shine mace, sunanta Angela Ahrendtová, kuma ta zo Apple tare da babbar suna. Shin mace mai rauni a kallon farko, amma wanene shugaban da aka haifa a ciki, yana sarrafa daruruwan apple Stores a duniya kuma a lokaci guda kula da tallace-tallace na kan layi?

A kan Tim Cook a ƙarshe gano sabon VP na tallace-tallace da tallace-tallace na kan layi, sanarwa Apple tuni a watan Oktoban bara. A wannan lokacin, duk da haka, Angela Ahrendts har yanzu tana da cikakkiyar sadaukarwa ga matsayinta na babban darektan gidan kayan gargajiya na Burrbery, inda ta sami mafi kyawun lokacin aikinta har zuwa yau. Yanzu ya zo ga Apple a matsayin gogaggen shugaba wanda ya yi nasarar farfado da wata alama mai cike da rudani tare da ninka ribar sa sau uku. Tare da Tim Cook da Jony Ive, za ta kasance mace tilo a cikin manyan jami'an Apple, amma wannan bai kamata ya zama mata matsala ba, saboda za ta kawo kwarewa ga Cupertino wanda babu wani - sai Tim Cook -.

Zai zama mahimmanci ga Apple cewa bayan watanni goma sha takwas, lokacin da Tim Cook ya gudanar da harkokin kasuwanci da tallace-tallace da kansa, sashin maɓalli zai sake samun maigidansa. Bayan tafiyar John Browett, wanda bai haɗa tunaninsa da al'adun kamfanin ba kuma ya bar bayan rabin shekara, Apple Story - na jiki da kuma kan layi - ya jagoranci tawagar kwararrun manajoji, amma rashin jagoranci ya kasance. ji. Labarin Apple ya daina nuna irin wannan sakamako mai ban sha'awa a cikin 'yan watannin nan kuma Tim Cook dole ne ya ji cewa akwai bukatar a yi wasu canje-canje. Dabarun Apple game da shagunan sa ba su canza ba shekaru da yawa, amma lokaci yana gudana ba tare da katsewa ba kuma ya zama dole a mayar da martani. A cikin wannan yanayin ne Angela Ahrendts, wanda ya yi nasarar gina cibiyar sadarwar da aka sani na shaguna a duniya a Burberry, yana da cikakkiyar rawar da zai taka.

Ga Cook, nasarar Ahrendts a sabon aikinta yana da mahimmanci. Bayan ya cimma yarjejeniya da John Browett a 2012, ba zai iya jurewa ba. Watanni da shekaru na gudanarwar rashin jin daɗi na iya yin mummunan tasiri a kan labarin Apple. Ya zuwa yanzu, duk da haka, adireshin Ahrendts a Apple ya kasance mai inganci sosai. Lokacin da Cook ta sanar da shigarta rabin shekara da ta gabata, mutane da yawa sun kalli abin mamaki ga abin da shugaban Apple ya iya jawo hankalin kamfaninsa. Ya zo tare da babban mutum na gaske a cikin filinsa kuma tare da babban tsammaninsa. Amma babu abin da zai zama mai sauƙi.

Haihuwa don fashion

Ko da yake a cikin 'yan shekarun nan Angela Ahrendtsová tana aiki a Burtaniya, inda ba a daɗe ba ta samu har ma da godiya ga Daular Burtaniya, ƙaura zuwa Apple zai zama dawowa gida. Ahrendts ya girma a yankin Indianapolis na New Palestine, Indiana. A matsayinta na uku cikin yara shida na ƙaramin ɗan kasuwa kuma abin ƙira, ta fara ɗorawa zuwa salon tun tana ƙarami. Matakan nata sun tafi Jami'ar Jihar Ball, inda ta sami digiri na farko a fannin kasuwanci da tallace-tallace a 1981. Bayan makaranta, ta koma New York, inda ta yi niyyar fara sana'arta. Kuma ta bunƙasa.

A cikin 1989, ta zama shugabar Donna Karan International, sannan ta rike mukamin mataimakin shugaban zartarwa na Henri Bedel sannan ta zama mataimakiyar shugabar kamfanonin Fifth & Pacific Companies, inda ta ke da alhakin cikakken layin samfuran Liz Claiborne. A 2006, ta samu wani tayin daga Burberry fashion gidan, wanda da farko ba ta son ji game da, amma a karshe ya sadu da m mutumin da ta sana'a rayuwa, Christopher Bailey, da kuma yarda da tayin ya zama babban darektan. Don haka sai ta koma Landan tare da mijinta da ’ya’yanta uku kuma ta fara farfado da wata alama da ke ɓallewa.

Fasahar tuki

Ahrendts bai zo kamfani mai girman girma da shaharar da Burberry yake a yau ba. Akasin haka, yanayin wata alama mai dogon tarihi tun daga tsakiyar karni na 19 ya yi kama da wanda Apple ya samu kansa a cikin 1997. Kuma Ahrendts ya kasance ɗan Steve Jobs don Burberry, yayin da ta sami nasarar dawo da kamfanin a kan ƙafafunsa a cikin 'yan shekaru. Menene ƙari, haɓaka har zuwa ɗari na kamfanoni masu daraja a duniya.

Fayil ɗin Burberry ya rabu a lokacin zuwanta kuma alamar tana fama da asarar ainihi. Ahrendts ya fara aiki nan da nan - ta sayi kamfanonin kasashen waje da suka yi amfani da alamar Burberry kuma ta haka ta rage girmanta, kuma ta yanke samfuran da aka bayar. Tare da waɗannan matakan, ta so ta sake mayar da Burberry alama mai ƙima, alatu kuma. Wannan shine dalilin da ya sa ta bar tsarin tartan ya zama kamar na Burberry akan wasu samfuran kawai. A sabon wurin aikinta, ta yanke kashe kuɗi, ta kori ma'aikatan da ba dole ba kuma a hankali ta nufi gobe.

“A cikin alatu, ko’ina zai kashe ku. Wannan yana nufin cewa ba ku da wani abin marmari, "in ji Ahrendtsová a wata hira da aka yi da shi Harvard Business Review. “Kuma sannu a hankali mun zama a ko’ina. Burberry yana buƙatar zama fiye da tsohuwar, ƙaunataccen kamfani na Biritaniya. Ana buƙatar haɓaka ta zuwa wata alama ta kayan alatu ta duniya wacce za ta iya yin gasa da babbar gasa."

Idan muka waiwayi aikin Angela Ahrendts a Burberry yanzu, muna iya cewa manufarta ta yi nasara. Kudaden shiga sun ninka sau uku a lokacin mulkinta na gidan kayan gargajiya kuma Burberry ta sami damar gina kantuna sama da 500 a duniya. Shi ya sa a yanzu ya zama cikin manyan kamfanoni biyar na alfarma a duniya.

Haɗuwa da duniyar zamani

Duk da haka, Apple ba ya daukar Ahrendts mai shekaru 500 don tafiyar da kamfanin gaba daya. Tabbas, wannan matsayi ya kasance tare da Tim Cook, amma Ahrendtsova kuma ya kawo babbar kwarewa a fagen kasuwanci. Shagunan bulo da turmi fiye da XNUMX a duniya da ta iya ginawa a Burberry suna magana da yawa. Bugu da ƙari, Ahrendts zai zama mai sarrafa Apple na farko wanda zai sami cikakken kulawa ba kawai na tallace-tallace ba, har ma da tallace-tallace na kan layi, wanda a ƙarshe zai iya zama iko mai mahimmanci. Ko da tare da tallace-tallace na kan layi da kuma haɗa kantin sayar da kayayyaki tare da sababbin fasahohi, Ahrendts yana da kwarewa mai yawa daga tashar Birtaniya, kuma hangen nesa ya bayyana.

“Na girma a duniyar zahiri kuma ina jin Turanci. Al'ummomi na gaba suna girma a cikin duniyar dijital kuma suna magana da zamantakewa. A duk lokacin da za ka yi magana da ma’aikata ko kwastomomi, dole ne a yi ta a dandalin sada zumunta, domin a yau ne mutane ke magana”. Ta bayyana Ahrendts tana tunanin duniyar yau shekara guda kafin Apple ya sanar da daukarta. Ya kamata a tuna cewa ba ta umurci wani kamfanin fasaha da ke kera na'urorin hannu ba. Har yanzu alama ce ta zamani, amma Ahrendts ya gane cewa na'urorin hannu, Intanet da cibiyoyin sadarwar jama'a sune abin da mutane ke sha'awar a yau.

A cewarta, wayoyin hannu sune na'urar shigar sirrin alamar. A cikin shaguna na gaba, mai amfani dole ne ya ji kamar ya shiga gidan yanar gizon. Abokan ciniki za su buƙaci gabatar da samfuran da ke ɗauke da chips waɗanda ke ba da mahimman bayanai, kuma shagunan kuma za su buƙaci haɗa wasu abubuwa masu mu'amala, kamar bidiyon da ke kunna lokacin da mutum ya ɗauki samfurin. Wannan shine ainihin abin da Angela Ahrendts ke da shi game da makomar shaguna, wanda ya riga ya kasance a bayan ƙofa, kuma yana iya ba da labari da yawa game da yadda alamar Apple Labari zai bunkasa.

Duk da cewa Apple har yanzu yana gina sabbin shaguna da sabbin shagunan, haɓakar su ya ragu sosai. Shekaru uku ko hudu da suka wuce, tallace-tallace ya karu da fiye da kashi 40 cikin dari a shekara, a cikin 2012 ya kasance da kashi 33 cikin dari, kuma a bara ma sun ƙare da Apple Story tare da ma'auni na kawai 7% girma idan aka kwatanta da lokacin da ya gabata. .

Darajoji iri ɗaya

Hakanan mahimmanci ga Tim Cook shine gaskiyar cewa Angela Ahrendts tana raba dabi'u iri ɗaya da Apple. Kamar yadda John Browett ya tabbatar, za ku iya zama mafi kyau a fagen ku, amma idan ba ku rungumi al'adun kamfanin ba, ba za ku yi nasara ba. Browett ya sanya riba akan kwarewar abokin ciniki kuma ya ƙone. Ahrendtsová, a gefe guda, yana kallon komai ta hanyar ruwan tabarau daban-daban.

"A gare ni, gaskiyar nasarar Burberry ba a auna ta hanyar ci gaban kuɗi ko darajar alama ba, amma ta hanyar wani abu da ya fi ɗan adam: ɗaya daga cikin al'adun da suka fi dacewa, masu kirki da tausayi a duniya a yau, suna jujjuya dabi'u na gama gari da haɗin kai ta hanyar haɗin kai. hangen nesa daya." ta rubuta Ahrendts a bara bayan an riga an san cewa za ta tafi Apple. Shekaru takwas na ginin daga ƙarshe ya haifar da kamfanin Ahrendts ta ce koyaushe tana son yin aiki, kuma ƙwarewarta a Burberry ita ma ta koya mata abu ɗaya: "Kwarewar ƙarfi ta ƙarfafa imanina cewa komai game da mutane ne."

Ahrendts, in ba haka ba Kirista mai ibada da ke karanta Littafi Mai-Tsarki kullum, tabbas ba zai sami matsala ba ya dace da takamaiman al'adar Apple. Aƙalla gwargwadon ƙima da ra'ayoyin da ake da su. Ko da yake Apple ba ya sayar da kayan ado da tufafi ga miliyoyin, samfuransa sun kasance mafi kyawun kayayyaki a duniyar fasaha. Wannan kasuwa ce Ahrendts ta fahimta sosai, kamar yadda ta fahimci buƙatar tabbatar da mafi kyawun ƙwarewa ga abokan ciniki a cikin shagunan ta. Wannan shine abin da Burberry ya kasance akai akai, shine abin da Apple ya kasance akai akai. Koyaya, godiya ga Ahrendts, Labari na Apple yanzu na iya matsawa zuwa mataki na gaba, saboda ɗan Amurkan da ake so yana da cikakkiyar masaniya game da mahimmancin shekarun dijital, kuma mutane kaɗan a duniya sun sami damar haɗa shi da ƙwarewar siyayya. kanta kamar ta.

A karkashin jagorancinta, Burberry ya fara amfani da duk wani sabon abu da ya bayyana a kasuwa. Ahrendts da fasaha, wannan haɗin yana tare kamar watakila babu wani. Ta kasance daya daga cikin na farko da suka gane yuwuwar Instagram kuma ta fara amfani da shi don tallata tambarin ta. Zurfafa cikin Burberry, ta kuma aiwatar da wasu hanyoyin sadarwar zamantakewa kamar Facebook da Twitter, sannan kuma ta yi amfani da mujallu na duniya don haɓakawa. A ƙarƙashinta, Burberry ya girma ya zama alamar zamani na gaske na ƙarni na 21st. Idan muka kalli Apple daga wannan kusurwar, kamfani mai kunya da kunya koyaushe yana kasancewa a baya. Ya isa a kwatanta sadarwar Apple akan hanyoyin sadarwar zamantakewa, wato, inda a zamanin yau wani muhimmin bangare na gwagwarmayar gwagwarmaya ke faruwa.

Apple ya kasance koyaushe ya kasance ƙasa-da-ƙasa a cikin sadarwa tare da abokin ciniki. Ya kasance yana ba da sabis mara kyau a cikin shagunan sa, amma da alama a cikin 2014 hakan bai isa ba. Don haka zai zama mai ban sha'awa sosai ganin yadda shagunan Apple za su canza a ƙarƙashin Ahrendts. Kasancewar Tim Cook ya yarda ya jira fiye da rabin shekara don sabon ƙari ya tabbatar da cewa ya yi imani da sabon abokin aikinsa. "Tana ba da fifiko sosai kan kwarewar abokin ciniki kamar yadda muke yi," Cook ya bayyana a cikin imel ga ma'aikata lokacin da yake sanar da daukar Ahrendts a bara. "Ta yi imani da wadatar rayuwar wasu kuma tana da wayo." Ahrendts kawai zai yi magana da Tim Cook, don haka zai kasance a gare shi yadda zai bar canjin tallace-tallacen apple ya tafi.

Wataƙila rami ne

Ba duk abin da ke haskakawa shine zinari ba, in ji wani sanannen karin magana na Czech, kuma ko da a cikin wannan yanayin ba za mu iya yin watsi da al'amuran duhu ba. Wasu sun ce Angela Ahrendts ita ce mafi kyawun hayar da Apple ya yi tun lokacin da ya dawo da Steve Jobs a cikin jirgin a 1997. A lokaci guda, duk da haka, ya zama dole a gane cewa yanzu mutum yana zuwa Apple, wanda ba shi da wani kamanceceniya a cikin kamfanonin har yanzu.

Angela Ahrendts tauraruwa ce, tauraruwa mai daraja ta duniya, wacce a yanzu ke shiga cikin al'umma inda ake ɗaukar mafi girman hulɗar mutane da kafofin watsa labarai ko halartar liyafa a matsayin wani abu na musamman. A lokacin aikinta, Ahrendts na kewaye da manyan mashahuran masana'antar kiɗa da fina-finai, sau da yawa tana fitowa a bainar jama'a, tana ɗaukar murfin mujallu. Lallai ita ba shuru ba ce shugabar zartarwa tana jan zare a bango. Menene bambanci da jagorancin Apple na yanzu. Ko da yake an ce za ta iya shiga cikin kamfanin Apple cikin sauki ta fuskar dabi'u, amma da wuya Ahrendts ya amince da yadda kamfanin ke aiki.

Har ya zuwa yanzu, 'yar kasuwa mai kuzari ta saba yin tambayoyi kusan duk lokacin da wani ya buƙace su, ta ci gaba da tuntuɓar abokan ciniki da kuma yin sadarwa sosai a shafukan sada zumunta. Amma yanzu yana zuwa wurin da ba zai zama babban mutum ba, kuma zai yi matukar ban sha'awa ganin irin matsayin da yake dauka a Apple. Ko dai Tim Cook ko Jony Ive, biyu daga cikin manyan mutanen Apple, za su jagorance shi, kuma tauraro mai haske zai zama kudan zuma mai aiki tukuru, kuma a zahiri babu abin da zai canza ga babban colossus, wanda, ko da bayan tafiyar Steve Jobs. yana dogara ne akan babban sirri da haɗin kai tare da jama'a, ko kuma Angela Ahrendtsová za ta fara canza Apple a cikin hotonta, kuma babu inda aka rubuta cewa ba za ta iya motsawa daga shaguna ba don canza hoton kamfanin kamar haka.

Idan da gaske tana da wannan tasiri sosai a cikin sabon aikinta kuma ba za a iya tsayawa ba, to wasu suna hasashen za mu iya kallon Shugaban Kamfanin Apple na gaba. Duk da haka, irin waɗannan al'amuran har yanzu ba a cika su ba. Angela Ahrendts yanzu ba ta zuwa don sarrafa dukkan kamfanin, ko ma haɓaka samfuransa. Ayyukanta na ɗaya zai kasance don ƙarfafa ayyukan tallace-tallace na Apple da ayyukan tallace-tallace na kan layi, saita madaidaicin hangen nesa da dawo da shagunan Apple zuwa saman ci gaba da ƙididdiga masu amfani bayan watanni na aiki.

Albarkatu: GIGOM, Fast Company, CNET, Ultungiyar Mac, Forbes, LinkedIn
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