Leadership Profile Paper This paper will profile Jeff Hawkins, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for PalmOne, Inc. examining qualities that Mr. Hawkins exhibits that make him influential leader. The paper will also examine details of the business strategy that make this man an exceptional innovator and his contribution to eBusiness technology. Vision Jeff Hawkins a graduate of Cornell Universityis best known as "the inventor who, in 1994, took blocks of mahogany and plywood into his garage and emerged with a prototype for the PalmPilot" (PC Magazine, 2000). Joining forces with friend Donna Dubinsky, Jeff "pulled off one of the most successful new-product launches in consumer electronics history, selling 400,000 units when they debuted in …show more content…
With add on modules PDA's come complete with a cell phone, organizer, MP3 player, still and video cameras, Web browser, E-mail reader, game player, usable keyboard, and still and video cameras. In fact, "PalmOne recently announced a clever GPS package that enables PDA s to give oral turn-by-turn directions to drivers" (Clark, 2004). There is no doubt that the wireless technology combined with the add on modules and other applications at a small cost and small size will create competition in the market. However the cell phone market alone has consumers in the billions. "If PalmOne gets only a small percent of that market share, the future is huge"(Clark, 2004). Conclusion It is apparent that Mr. Hawkins vision combined with his personal commitment and desire to constantly innovate new ideas with simple goals has made him a success. He has proven himself to be an exceptional innovator and his contribution to eBusiness technology has opportunities that are endless. References Barnett, S. (2000). The Man Who Almost Single-handedly Revived the Handheld Computer Industry. Pen Computing Magazine, Inc Retrieved January 14, 2005. From: www.pencomputing.com Clark, K. (2004). Round Two at Palm. US News & World Report. v137 i15 p46 Retrieved Jan 16, 2005. From www.infotrac.com. Meyers, L. (2000). Handspring's Hawkins Tells Audience he is an "Accidental Entrepreneur". Retrieved January 13, 2005 from:www.news.cornell.edu PC Magazine, (2000).
Addressing organizational needs, problems and strengths begins with leadership. Ensuring needs, problems and strengths are appropriately measured, analyzed and, where appropriate diverted, begins with great leaders. Great leadership is about “ferocious resolve, an almost stoic determination to do whatever needs to be done to make the company great.” (Collins, 2001). Success for the leadership capstone project can be defined many ways; implementing a solution to resolve the problem as well as acknowledging the limitations of the study and identifying areas of focus for future research. Success for this leadership project is due in part to the results and findings of the study; however, the fundamental key to its success centers around leadership.
Mobile phones in a rudimentary form date back to the 1970s. Since 3G cellular networks made its debut on the scene in 2001, its usage has skyrocketed, particularly in the past few years (Hoyt, 2014). The Apple Newton personal digital assistant (PDA) became available in the market for a hefty cost of $700. Then, the Palm Pilot 1000 was released in 1996. Despite the improved design and memory, it didn’t gain much popularity until 1999 until Epocrates came out (Hoyt, 2014, p. 267). Clinicians welcomed Palm Pilots as the retrieval of drug information and medical pearls of wisdom became easier, when compared to carrying reference guides in their pocket. Following the early model of PDAs, newer PDAs with upgrades such as internet access, WiFi, and
The Leadership EXCEL June session focusing on Civil/Criminal Justice consisted of a visit to Angola State Penitentiary on Wednesday, June 17. The objective of the session was to acquaint participants with the state criminal justice system. Board members leading the all-day session were: Ted Landry, George Pourciau, Joey Savoie Suzy Webb, and Program Coordinator, Trudy Marceaux.
The engineering manager focused and remained in-tune with the organizations vision. The vision of the organization remained the target and steadfastly adopted the vision of the company and coached and inspired the way for others to follow suite via a philosophy of long-term proactive thinking (http://diversitymbamagazine.com/why-leaders-need-vision-integrity-compassion-to-succeed).
This paper will present Baderman Island’s enterprise technology solution, and attempt to explain how the presented enterprise-wide solution will create value for the organization’s e-commerce marketplace. In addition, this author will explain how Baderman Island’s prototyping efforts will aid in improving the new system development as well as identify the project’s activities involved implementing the new technology. Good start
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