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Tim Cook stepped down as Apple CEO in September, handing over the top job to former hardware chief John Ternus and taking an executive chairman role. Cook\u2019s still a visible representative of the company, having been recently photographed attending a state dinner<\/a> at the White House. But in an interview with The Independent<\/em><\/a>, Cook says he\u2019s \u201cnot meddling\u201d in Ternus\u2019 work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cFirst of all, John and I have an incredible level of trust in each other,\u201d Cook said. \u201cThe relationship must be based on trust, and the communication must be frequent and significant. But other than that, what I\u2019m focused on right now is worldwide policy. And the interface with governments around the world matters because there are lots of things where we\u2019re trying to advance or advocate for change. There\u2019s a significant amount of work in that, and I\u2019m doing that and helping John in any way he sees fit. I\u2019m not meddling. I\u2019m not a meddler.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cook also said he\u2019s told Ternus to \u201cmake it your own job. Put your time in the things that you can add the most value to around the company. And that means don\u2019t mimic me. Just like I didn\u2019t mimic Steve. We all have different strengths.\u201d (Ternus told staff that, based on advice from Cook, \u201cI need to spend my time where I can add the most value for Apple,\u201d Bloomberg<\/em> recently reported<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the interview, Cook discussed how he wanted to make the leadership transition to Ternus \u201cthe best transition ever, a textbook example that people could look back to and learn from.\u201d The transition \u201cactually started years ago,\u201d according to Cook, and he said that \u201cI think everything has gone sort of exactly the way I had envisioned it.\u201d Ternus introduced the iPhone Duo<\/a> just days after taking over, and Cook said that he \u201cwanted John to have some wind at his back.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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