80/20法则告诉管理者,为最大化他们取得的成果所必须做的少数几件事。对于管理者来说,在生产和经营活动中如果掌握了80/20法则,必将事半功倍。1997年,当乔布斯重新成为苹果公司的掌门人时,公司已经接近破产,剩下的现金流仅够公司再支撑几周。乔布斯果断砍掉多种型号和产品,包括打印机、服务器等,通过专注于创造现金流的30%产品,例如iMac,乔布斯挽救了苹果公司。长期以来,乔布斯只关注几样核心产品和核心功能,对其他的问题则予以忽略。但就是专注这些,使得乔布斯和苹果成为行业翘楚。乔布斯所运用的正是80/20法则。80/20法则,就是指少数事件 The 80/20 rule tells managers the few things that must be done to maximize the results they make. For managers, in the production and management activities if mastered the 80/20 rule, will do more with less. When Jobs returned to head Apple in 1997, the company was nearly bankrupt and the remaining cash flow was enough for the company to support for another few weeks. Jobs decisively cut a variety of models and products, including printers, servers, etc., saved Apple by 30% of products focused on cash flow generation, such as iMac. For a long time, Steve Jobs focus on just a few core products and core functions, while ignoring the other issues. But it is to focus on these, making Jobs and Apple industry leaders. Jobs is the use of the 80/20 rule. The 80/20 rule means a few events