published in The New Daily, written by Jackson Stiles A reluctant Apple has been forced by the sheer weight of consumer demand to sell a laptop-tablet hybrid, sounding the death knell of the PC and perhaps the demise of the laptop. Early on Thursday morning (AEST), CEO Tim Cook u.

The shift around Apple unveils a hybrid that Steve Jobs would hate / is not purely structural. It changes what capabilities organisations value, how people find meaning in their roles, and what conditions make good work possible. Leaders who understand this early retain the talent they need and build cultures that attract it.

The most important question is not whether Apple unveils a hybrid that Steve Jobs would hate / will matter, but how quickly it will matter in your specific context. Leaders benefit most from mapping the ripple effects early — not just the direct impact but the second and third-order consequences that arrive later and hit harder. That is the practical work of foresight.