Apple CEO Tim Cook described the moment when Steve Jobs asked him to lead the company. This took place in August 2011, a few weeks before Jobs' death. This is stated in a new book by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli "Formation of Steve Jobs: The Evolution of reckless upstart in the visionary leader".
"It happened when he was already at home. He called and said, "I want to talk to you about something." I asked when, and he said: "Now". I immediately came. He said that I should become a CEO of Apple" - says Cook. "At that moment it seemed to him that he will live much longer" - noted biographers. According to him, they discussed that will mean for Cook as CEO with Jobs as chairman of the board of directors of Apple. "It was an interesting conversation" - said Cook.
It was also found that the founder of Apple Tim Cook called the mother, as was worried that it's too much work. "He knew what an important role the family plays in his life, and he wanted me for the same," - said the current head of Apple. "Once he called my mother - he does not even know her, she lives in Alabama. He said that he is looking for me, but he knows how to find me! He spoke to her about me, "- he said.
From the book "Becoming Steve Jobs" has learned that Tim Cook was ready to become a part of the donor liver to Steve Jobs. Cook was going to donate organs when Steve needed a transplant . "He cut me off in mid-sentence. No, he said, I will never let do it. I'll never do that" - says Cook.
Author of a biography of Jobs promise to answer questions about how the ousted from the company businessman was able to return to Apple and to prove his prophetic gift. Schlender and Tetzeli argue that relied on an incredibly exclusive sources of information.