INFOGRAPHIC : Apple University – How Will Apple Cope After Steve Jobs Departs?

Many times, a company is driven forward to dizzying heights by the ambition and driven personality of its owner and founder, none more so than Apple. Steve Jobs created the company and Steve Jobs is the company.

So much so that when Jobs was forced to take time off work to recover from his health issues, things started to look a bit shaky at Apple and many were left wondering what the company would do when Jobs wasn’t around anymore. Many may consider Jobs to be a God but he isn’t immortal (not even Apple has cracked that one yet!).

This great infographic, made by Online College Resource, outlines the rise and fall of Apple’s fortunes, based on Jobs’ leaves of absence. It also has a nice introduction to Apple University, which was set up to “teach Apple employees how to think like Steve Jobs and make decisions that he would make”. So clearly they are preparing for an Apple-PJ (Post-Jobs).

To see a bigger version of the infographic, just click on the one below.