Ember Carriers Blog » Succession Planning http://www.embercarriers.com/blog From Possibility to Results Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=434 Navigating Your Future – Using a GPS http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/06/24/navigating-your-future-using-a-gps/ http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/06/24/navigating-your-future-using-a-gps/#comments Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:23:12 +0000 http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/?p=877 Long before people even imagined gizmos for their cars called GPS devices…there were navigators.

Octant or Hadley's Quadrant - Royal Ontario Museum

Octant or Hadley’s Quadrant  (Photo credit: Al_HikesAZ)

The role of the navigator was to help a ship’s captain determine where he wanted to be and compare it to where the ship actually was. Only then did …

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Steve Jobs while presenting the iPad

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs has influenced computer design during his storied career but more importantly, he has influenced what it means to be a company leader. His idiosyncratic leadership style, hyperbolic presentations, and fiercely hands-on management approach have inspired the envy of executives and the fear of more than a …

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