...illiam H. Bill Gates was born on 28th October, 1955 in Washington DC, US. Besides Bill Gates are the Chairman and the founder of Microsoft; He is also a successful business man, an honest man and a truly charitable person. He is also an author and wrote some of the books: “The Road Ahead “and Business @ the Speed of Thought”. Bill Gates is truly fond of playing Golf, Tennis and Bridge. He is apprehended the designations as CEO of Microsoft and Chief Software designer, he is ranked the richest people of the world, and he is known as the second richest person in the world. Bill Gates is also a leading individual shareholder of 6.4% of the world stock. Bill Gates father is William H. Gates II. He is a successful attorney of Seattle, and his mother was a teacher, a Principal of University of Washington. His father expected from Bill a lot and would follow his footsteps. Bill himself was a God gifted student, He was excellent in all the subjects and he always showed special skills in Mathematics. That is why his parents sent him in a private and Lakeside highly demanding school besides challenging him in a public school. Bill had a deep awareness of computer programming at very early age. While he was a Harvard student, Gates also authored a Basic Programming Language. He ran a small Company with his friend Paul Allen and he also made a computer and sold it. Before completing graduation, In 1975 he was gone Harvard to establish Microsoft with the help of his friend Paul...
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...Shawn Johnson 12/11/11 Assignment 5-1 The two business leaders that I will be comparing are Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. These guys are the leaders of the Information Technology Industry who have revolutionized the Information Technology world with their great thinking and innovation. As far as their education is concerned they both don’t have a good record, they both were the dropouts. As I am doing the comparative analysis of each of their appropriate skills, I will be considering the differences and similarities between Bill Gates of Microsoft and Steve Jobs of Apple Computer, two of the most successful Business Leaders in the world of personal computing. Both started their careers almost at the same time and within the same industry. They are without a doubt two of the most successful and wealthy men in the PC industry. Steve Jobs is a true creative thinker and technological leader while Bill Gates is a brilliant businessmen and true genius. The competition and rivalry between Gates and Jobs has become one of the most enduring and fascinating in the American business industry. In the end both men are well-known and idolized by many. Both Bill Gates and Steve jobs are extremely good at taking in good ideas, and developing them and making them into a successful product. This mostly because they are not at all afraid of taking any risks and try very hard even if they do not always get it right the first time. An example for this would be MS-DOS for Microsoft and an example...
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...Bill Gates William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. On June 27, 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates continues to serve as Microsoft’s chairman and as an advisor on key development projects. In June 2006, Ray Ozzie assumed Gates’ previous title as chief software architect and oversees technical architecture and product oversight responsibilities at Microsoft. Craig Mundie assumed the new title of chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft and is responsible for the company’s research and incubation efforts. Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International. Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13. In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's chief executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair. In his...
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...TO: Paul Welch, Vice President of Research FROM: Colten Harris, Jackson Wallace, Easton Heigley, Daniel Gift DATE: March 10, 2015 SUBJECT: America’s Wealthy Introduction Since America’s conception, new pioneers have walked this country not with a goal to finish a map like Lewis and Clark, but to strive for “The American Dream” and never settle for less than absolute success. Each man researched is from a different time period, with different circumstances surrounding them. With different presidents, different rules and regulations, even with different life expectancies. However, all men had one dream, to make America a better place. From oil pipelines to windows operating systems, these men truly did create things that changed the lives of all Americans for the better. They are the unspoken heroes. Not of war or battle, but of ingenuity, hard work and of sound mind. These are America’s Wealthy. Findings John D Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1836. He began with humble beginnings and is a perfect definition of a rags to riches dream that many Americans that try to live by. His life at home was somewhat shaky. His father was never at home very much because he was a traveling salesmen who sold elixirs. In his early teens his family moved to a suburb of Cleveland, there he took a 10 week business course that would help him later in his life as the richest man in America. His first job was with a bookkeeper at a commission firm. He excelled at keeping track of...
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...Bill Gates There are very few individuals who have the ability to change the culture of the world by using their mind. It takes incredibly strong courage and belief in yourself to be able to have such a lasting impact. One individual who was able to do so was a man named, Bill Gates. We all most likely know the name behind one of the most infamous and influential products on the market, Microsoft. It is guaranteed that we take these products and services of Microsoft for granted. Most people use Microsoft office, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, on a regular basis but the story behind Microsoft doesn’t just begin with a “shazam” and then there was Microsoft. There were many ups and downs before Microsoft and Bill Gates hit the open market. The reason that Microsoft became such an empire was because of the man behind the scenes. It was Bill Gate’s leadership that excelled Microsoft past everyone else. Gates’ most prevalent leadership aspect was his innovation, his ability to see what the future needed. Gates was task oriented and diligent. He pushed his employees past their limits. He did so by inspiring confidence in the ones around him. Gates has the belief that there is never a light at the end of the tunnel, there is not an end ever in sight; there are always more challenges waiting, and being persistent is how you achieve your goals. Bill Gates is an incredible person. Gates fell in love with computers at a young age. At the time, computers were not known...
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...Introduction The role of leaders in the development of human society was traditionally extremely important. It is an undeniable fact that successful leaders contributed to the general progress of society even though not all of their actions were good. Nevertheless, regardless the actions of a leader, he/she stimulates his surrounding to certain actions or even counter-actions which inevitably lead the group or the entire society to progress. At the same time, it is necessary to underline that the notion of leadership is quite large and may be applied to different spheres though, in principle, the concept of leadership remains unchanged and does not really depends on the field where it is applied. In other words, leaders are present in all fields, including not only politics, but also economy, science, technologies, culture, etc. Obviously, leadership is equally important to all spheres. This is why it is possible to speak about the significance and the role of a personality of leaders in history. Basically, this does not necessarily mean the interpretation of the role of a leader in terms of the world history, but it rather implies his/her significant to the epoch and his/her influence on the surrounding people. What is more important is the fact that leaders possess a great power to influence people, fully reveal their potential and realize their greatest dreams. This means that leaders can realize themselves but they can also stimulate other people to fully reveal their...
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...William “Bill” Gates Omar Ford-Bey CIS 131 Mr. Campbell 22 April 2012 William(Bill) H. Gates is the chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, was a Seattle attorney. The late Mary Gates, a school teacher at the University of Washington regent, and chairman of United Way International. Gates came from a family of entrepreneurship and high spirited liveliness. Early in his life, Bill was very bored at school and his parents knew it so they were always trying to feed him more information to keep him busy. Bills parents finally decided to put him in a private school where he would be challenged more. The Lakeside private school had just bought a new computer when Bill arrived and he was immediately hooked. Within a week he had surpassed the knowledge of the computer teacher at Lakeside. Learning the BASIC programming language was a breeze for Bill and he was soon writing his own programs. Bills love for computers and math led him to a new place around his neighborhood that was renting computer time. He got an arrangement with the owners that he would get free computer time if he found things that would make the computer crash. During this time Bill met Paul Allen his business partner for the rest of...
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...Organizational Impact Innovation. In a world that is constantly bombarded with breakthroughs in technology and revelations concerning human behavior, modern organizations can scarcely hope to survive without having one foot placed firmly in the future. As consumer need grows and changes over time, so too must an organizations ability to provide for those needs, as well as anticipating preferences and desires that consumers may not be yet aware of. Few organizations embody the spirit of American Industry and patriotism as well as the General Motors automotive company. With a history spanning 106 years, GM has been producing vehicles since its inception in 1908 (NY Times, 2014). Today, General Motors is still an automotive powerhouse, selling over 9 million vehicles worldwide in 2013 alone, via its many subsidiaries, including Chevrolet, Buick, Opel and Vauxhall. In 2008, in the wake of enormous economic upheaval in the United States, General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as sales plummeted to disastrous levels. GM, critically short of operating cash, received a bridge loan from the U.S. Treasury, under the conditions that the company further accelerate a tough restructuring of its operations that had been underway for several years (General Motors, 2014). Subsidiary brands that had been showing lackluster sales, (namely Saturn, Oldsmobile, Hummer, Pontiac and Saab) were dissolved in lieu of the new restructuring efforts, and capitol was funneled toward innovative...
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...Reflections on World’s Leadership Mr. Bill Gates (Good Leader) Mr. George Walker Bush (Bad Leader) Presented to: Prof. Dr. Hayfaa A. Tlaiss Prepared by: Sarwat Praveen Student Number: 3518229 Section-2 & Group-2 Table of Contents MR. BILL GATES 2 INTRODUCTION2 ABOUT HIS LIFE…2 LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF BILL GATES4 GROWING AND LEARNING4 HAVING VISION5 CARING ABOUT PEOPLE5 MY PERCEPTION, WHY BILL GATE IS A GREAT LEADER…6 BILL GATE IS MY INSPIRATION7 MR. GEORGE WALKER BUSH8 EARLY LIFE AND CAREER8 MY PERCEPTION, WHY HE IS BAD LEADER9 GEORGE BUSH FIRST PRESIDENTIAL TERM…9 FEW GOOD STEPS TAKEN BY GEORGE BUSH10 GEORG BUSH SECOND PRESIDENTIAL TERM10 GEORGE BUSH POST PRESIDENCY11 HOW DID HIS LEADERSHIP STYLE IMPECT ME AND MY LEADERSHIP STYLE 11 REFRENCES…13 Mr. Bill Gates INTRODUCTION William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor. Gates is the former chief executive and chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company, which he co-founded with Paul Allen. He is an exceptional leader in the business field. Being named the richest man in the world for the past decade by Forbes magazine, it was clear that Bill Gates must be an outstanding business leader taking his company Microsoft from a small firm that was founded in 1975 to a global company that is worth...
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...for his influence on the wider culture both in business and in people’s personal lives.” Clearly Steve Jobs was recognized for being in the technology industry with new Apple products advancing every year. He was in this leadership until October 5, 2011 when he passed away due to pancreatic cancer. He was truly someone who would be hard to forget, he was not just an ordinary technologist or entrepreneur, he was someone who was distinctly different, which is why this paper is going to explain what his actions were as a famous leader. Many great leaders such as Steve Jobs led companies to growth and success with different leadership theories and styles. Steve Jobs was a transformational leader. He was charismatic, encouraging, and inspiring to motivate to higher levels of effectiveness. He had a charismatic personality. According to Fiedler’s contingency theory, “leadership success depends on a match between leadership style and situational demands”...
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...William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. On June 27, 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He shares his thoughts about the foundation and other topics on Gates Notes, a Web site launched in January 2010. Gates continues to serve as Microsoft's chairman and as an advisor on key development projects. In June 2006, Craig Mundie assumed the new title of chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft and is responsible for the company's research and incubation efforts. 1. Bill Gates’ early life 1.1 Family Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International. 1.2 Education Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13. In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's chief executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair. 1.3 Personal...
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...Opportunity[edit] See also: Global digital divide, Digital divide and Global Internet usage Developing countries lag behind other nations in terms of ready access to the internet, though mobile access has started to bridge that gap. Access to computers, or to broadband access, remains rare for half of the world's population. For example, as of 2010, on average of only one in 130 people in Africa had a computer[2] while in North America and Europe one in every two people had access to the Internet.[3] 90% of students in Africa had never touched a computer.[4] Local networks can provide significant access to software and information even without utilizing an internet connection, for example through use of the Wikipedia CD Selection or the eGranary Digital Library. Focusing on Africa[edit] Exploring the Introduction of Computer Technology in Africa[edit] Africa presents a unique cultural climate for the introduction of computer technology not only because of its diverse population, varied geography and multifaceted issues but also because of it singular challenges. Africa is composed of 53 countries many gaining independence since 1950 containing 75 unique ethnic groups and approximately 700 million people. It has been colonized and hence influenced strongly by the European’s from France, Portugal, Britain, Spain, Italy and Belgium except for the countries of Ethiopia and Liberia. Martin & O’Meara [5] describe Africa’s diversity and some of the issues that is...
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...Longform Reviews Video Tech Science Entertainment Cars Design Business US & World Forums Facebook Twitter Guest editor Bill Gates Can mobile banking revolutionize the lives of the poor? By Ben Popper We're excited to have Bill Gates as our guest editor in February. Throughout the month, Bill will be sharing his vision of how technology will revolutionize life for the world's poor by 2030 by narrating episodes of the Big Future, our animated explainer series. In addition, we'll be publishing a series of features exploring the improvements in banking, health, farming, and education that will enable that revolution. And while the topics reflect the bets Bill and his wife Melinda are making with their foundation, they've asked us for nothing less than fully independent Verge journalism, which we're more than happy to deliver. Turns out Bill Gates is a pretty confident guy. Nilay Patel, Editor-in-Chief In the village of Sori along the banks of Kenya’s Lake Victoria, fishing has long been the lynchpin of the local economy. Jobs here are largely divided by gender: men catch the fish, and the women process the meat, take it to market, and handle finances. As detailed in a 2012 study from the SIT Graduate Institute, residents of Sori traditionally kept their money at home. Theft was a constant concern, and many of the women interviewed reported their husbands misappropriating their savings. For many, traditional banks were either too far away, or demanded minimum deposits...
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...------------------------------------------------- Bill Gates From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other people named Bill Gates, see Bill Gates (disambiguation). Bill Gates | Gates in June 2015. | Born | William Henry Gates III October 28, 1955 (age 59) Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Residence | Medina, Washington, U.S. | Nationality | American | Alma mater | Harvard University (dropped out) | Occupation | Technology Advisor of Microsoft Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO of Cascade Investment Chair of Corbis | Years active | 1975–present | Net worth | US$76.5 billion (October 2015)[1] | Board member of | Microsoft Berkshire Hathaway | Religion | Roman Catholicism (formerlyCongregationalism)[2] | Spouse(s) | Melinda Gates (m. 1994) | Children | 3 | Parent(s) | William H. Gates, Sr. Mary Maxwell Gates | Website | the Gates Notes | Signature | | William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor.[3][4][5] In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO andchief software architect, and was the largest individual shareholder until May 2014.[6][a] Gates has authored and co-authored several books. Starting in 1987, Gates was included in the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people[9] and...
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...Essay for Make the Rules or your Rivals Will November 22, 2011 "Make the Rules or your Rivals Will"! It is the name of the game and a strategy to win at your opponent. Wow, what a powerful statement in today's business world! Upon reading the book by Richard Shell, the title alone captures the pure essence of how businesses have utilized the legal system to their advantage since the early 1800's. Businesses are formed on a daily basis and can range from a mom and pop sole proprietorship, a big corporate giant to the masses, or a huge conglomerate government business to maintain the laws of the land. Law and business are interrelated and one cannot survive without the other and the glue that binds them together is legal strategy. The legal environment in which businesses operate is becoming more complex and companies must understand the basics of business law if they want to avoid legal entanglements. Situations that present potential legal problems arise everyday in most businesses and owners need to be aware and posture themselves to handle these issues effectively and quickly. There would be pure chaos in today's capitalistic society if there was not a standard way of doing business because business needs are always evolving from decade to decade. Back in the 1800's there were not any class action lawsuits, litigation explosions, securities regulations or antitrust laws. The business arena needs a way to change the rules as it relates to the business...
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