philanthropist Bill Gates was born in Seattle‚ Washington in 1955. He is one of Americas best known self made billionaire. The donations to world made by him are plethora amount‚ however‚ most significant and probably his best is his organization Microsoft. The organization was established during 1975 Bill Gates worked hours and hours and in virtually no time was capable to take his organization to a multi-billion dollar firm. During 2000‚ Bill and his wife Melinda established the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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William H. Gates (1955- ) may be the greatest philanthropist of our time‚ if the sheer sum of wealth donated to philanthropic causes is the measure. By 2002‚ Gates had given sixty percent of his wealth to charity and contends that‚ over his lifetime‚ the total will be ninety-five percent. He is viewed as the twenty-first century’s Rockefeller or Carnegie. He earned his wealth as co-founder (with friend Paul Allen) and chief executive officer of Microsoft (a major software company and one of the largest
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“hands off” management style which is very similar to Laissez-Fraire leader(67‚ Practicing Leadership)‚ very delegative leadership that has often lead to low productivity levels but in this case the approach has worked extremely well for Mr. Buffett. His second style of leadership is that his followers have complete faith in him and his honesty towards their business decisions. His third effective leadership style is that he is loyal to his fellow customers and his last would be his ways of profitability
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rules and apply them in your life. Bill Gates was born on Oct 28th‚ 1955 and he is an American business magnate‚ philanthropist and chairman of Microsoft. The software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest people. During his career at Microsoft. Gates held the position of CEO and chief software architect and remains the largest individual shareholder. He has also authored or co- authored several books. Gates is one of the best- know entrepreneurs
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Corporate World An effective organization focuses on strong leadership‚ power and political issues. These components are critical to creating an organization mindful of values‚ ethics‚ culture and innovation. Analyzing the use of power and politics are essential to understanding the behavior of individuals within organizations. There are two sides to power and politics. In one respect power and politics imply the shady side of leadership. However‚ power and politics can be positive tools that managers
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the best global corporations to work in Forbes magazine‚ the Starbucks brand is synonymous with success (Starbucks: Global Coffee Giant Has New Growth Plans. 2013). Starbucks Coffee Corporation’s Stewardship in how it conduct Business Starbucks leadership knew that its frontline workforce‚ or its retail store workers such as baristas‚ shift managers‚ and store managers are at the heart to success for the company. Treating the frontline workers well will ensure happy employees who will in turn safeguard
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Summary: Microsoft has a blinding reputation and presentation with the public and its users. They investment in the communities‚ the youth and globally. Not only the company invests but the employees contribute. As Always Bill Gates take it to the top with the William and Melinda Gates Foundation. Microsoft’s efforts and dedication is admirable. Its support of start-up software companies‚ creates a unique composition of company characteristics‚ that somewhat contradict their actions within the competitive
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changing the world by developing students in character‚ scholarship‚ and leadership. (Indiana Wesleyan University‚ 1999). World issues effect the improving of global health with multiple challenges including health problems of society. In 2003 a request for these challenges were gathered and included in a working paper in the Journal of Nursing. Here is the list of identified challenges that was sponsored by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Cancer Institute (http:/www.grandchallengesgh
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women rights would have taken center stage. Then the atrocities against the women would have been on the lower side. Women’s leadership in politics is equally needed in the international arena. For example‚ Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia‚ where there is no women leadership‚ need some female leaders to understand the plight of women. There are many success stories of leadership by women but they are few and far between. For example‚ Angela Merkel‚ Chancellor of
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WRC 1013 22 September 2013 Compare/Contrast: Steve Jobs & Bill Gates Steve Jobs (born in Green Bay‚ Wisconsin on the 24th of February 1955) is best known as the co-founder & CEO of Apple Computer and somewhat less so for his leadership of Pixar which is a computer animation studio. On the other hand‚ Bill Gates (born in Seattle‚ Washington on the 28th of October 1955) is known for the creation of the Windows operating system‚ as well as being the co-founder and current Chairman and Chief Software
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