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It Just Works
- Author
- Neil West
- Narrator
- Neil West
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 15 October 2026
- Run Time
- 8 hours 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Narrated by the author, Apple insider Neil West.
Simplicity is Apple’s competitive advantage. It Just Works shows you how to make it yours.
What is the secret ingredient in every billion-dollar product, from the iPhone to ChatGPT to Lego? Simplicity. Humans love simplicity; it’s a hard-wired obsession. Apple has built one of the world's most valuable companies on this single principle.
In It Just Works, Apple veteran Neil West unpacks the principles of simplification behind Apple's world-conquering success under Steve Jobs, Tim Cook and now John Ternus. This book offers a clear, actionable guide for leaders, entrepreneurs and anyone ready to make a bigger impact in their work and life.
Through nine simple rules, this book will show you how to:
- Build effective solutions from the ground up.
- Make work simpler for you and your colleagues.
- Remove friction from products, processes and decisions.
- Solve problems that your customers don't even know they have.
- Communicate simply, persuasively and quickly.
- Stay focused and drive change.
Based on decades of experience at the cutting edge of innovation, West delivers a set of simplification methods you can apply immediately – without permission or additional resources – to transform your output and your results.
'This book suggests that the secret of Apple's success is hiding in plain sight: it is the relentless pursuit of simplicity. Perhaps it says something about most of the world's other large corporations that, while they yearn to replicate the end result, they find it altogether impossible to replicate the means' - Rory Sutherland, author of Alchemy
Critics Review
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This book suggests that the secret of Apple's success is hiding in plain sight: it is the relentless pursuit of simplicity. Perhaps it says something about most of the world's other large corporations that, while they yearn to replicate the end result, they find it altogether impossible to replicate the means
Rory Sutherland, author of Alchemy: The Magic of Original Thinking in a World of Mind-Numbing Conformity
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'In this actionable debut business guide, former Apple executive West draws from his decade overseeing the company’s music department in the UK and Europe to champion simplicity as the 'magic ingredient' for entrepreneurial success . . . Packed with insider knowledge, this is a must-read for business leaders seeking to innovate and communicate clearly and effectively'
Publishers Weekly
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It Just Works is a playbook for success in professional life. Simplicity is so often undervalued, and yet it’s so important [. . . ] I can highly recommend the book for excellent and entertaining storytelling, and outstanding insights into the way to be a winner in life. It’s a terrific and highly valuable read
Simon Hall, course leader at the University of Cambridge, author and former BBC News Correspondent
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Details
- Author
- Neil West
- Narrator
- Neil West
- Duration
- 8 hours 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 October 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035082049
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Entrepreneurship / Start-ups, Business innovation, Business strategy, Advice on careers and achieving success
Synopsis
Narrated by the author, Apple insider Neil West.Simplicity is Apple’s competitive advantage. It Just Works shows you how to make it yours.What is the secret ingredient in every billion-dollar product, from the iPhone to ChatGPT to Lego? Simplicity. Humans love simplicity; it’s a hard-wired obsession. Apple has built one of the world's most valuable companies on this single principle.In It Just Works, Apple veteran Neil West unpacks the principles of simplification behind Apple's world-conquering success under Steve Jobs, Tim Cook and now John Ternus. This book offers a clear, actionable guide for leaders, entrepreneurs and anyone ready to make a bigger impact in their work and life.Through nine simple rules, this book will show you how to:Build effective solutions from the ground up.Make work simpler for you and your colleagues.Remove friction from products, processes and decisions.Solve problems that your customers don't even know they have.Communicate simply, persuasively and quickly.Stay focused and drive change.Based on decades of experience at the cutting edge of innovation, West delivers a set of simplification methods you can apply immediately – without permission or additional resources – to transform your output and your results.'This book suggests that the secret of Apple's success is hiding in plain sight: it is the relentless pursuit of simplicity. Perhaps it says something about most of the world's other large corporations that, while they yearn to replicate the end result, they find it altogether impossible to replicate the means' - Rory Sutherland, author of Alchemy
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