Ron Johnson was the former Senior VP of Retail Operations at Apple for the last 11 years, now he has taken a new role as the CEO for JC Penney.

Q. What ideals have you embraced from Steve Jobs?

A. The importance of doing everything you do to your very best. And that the journey is the reward. If you do things well one at a time, you end up in a really good place. Don’t get ahead of yourself. Control the things you can.