William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28‚ 1955) is an American business magnate‚ investor‚ philanthropist‚ and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft‚ the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009‚ excluding 2008‚ when he was ranked third‚ in 2011 he was the wealthiest American and the second wealthiest person. During his career at Microsoft‚ Gates held the
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scale. Bill Gates‚ an American entrepreneur‚ found success from being the co-founder of Microsoft and designing and developing software for the Personal Computer (How to be a Billionaire). William Henry Gates III was born on October 28‚ 1955‚ in Seattle‚ Washington. He was the second child and only son of William Henry Gates Jr. and Mary Maxwell Gates. His father‚ being a Seattle attorney and his mother being a schoolteacher helped him achieve his brilliant state. In middle school‚ Gates developed
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betterment. Bill Gates‚ is one of those people‚ a hero and a philanthropist‚ who contributed his life to advance the world technologically as well as by other means to today’s era. Bill Gates is a Renaissance man‚ a person who is skilled in multiple fields or has a broad base of knowledge. Renaissance
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Bill Gates‚ through his career of success‚ made a strong imprint on American society. As an adolescent‚ he attended in Lakeside School. At this establishment‚ Gates had the opportunity to interact with computers‚ blossoming his love for them. He quickly went from using them to experimenting with programming‚ developing recreational games such as tic-tac-toe. However‚ while attending Harvard‚ Gates took his skill to a new level when he‚ along with Paul Allen‚ formed a BASIC Program that would run
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Bill Gates was unconventional in his youth but later made a great contribution to society. His contributions not only impacted society‚ but were also impacted his unconventionality. Bill gates was born in Seattle‚ WA on October 28‚ 1955. Gates went to Harvard College in 1973 and study computer. When he was younger his mother made him go to a private school name lakeside school‚ his mother name is Mary Maxwell Gates‚ his father name is William H. Gates Sr. Gates only had two sister and their names
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Bill Gates Computer Genius Imagine the world without electronics. Our world would not be the same world as we know it today. Thanks to Bill Gates we have all of these modern day luxuries. Bill Gates changed the world with his company Microsoft. He introduced the world to software that anyone could use. He was the richest man in the world‚ and used his wealth to make a change that would impact the world. Gates left a legacy as the computer genius that everyone wished to be. The early years of
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William Henry Gates the third was born on October 28th‚ 1955‚ Seattle Washington. His parents were William H. Gates‚ Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates. Gates is an investor‚ computer programmer‚ and inventor. Gates dropped out of college and co-founded a company in 1976‚ called Microsoft with his good friend Paul Allen. This company later became the largest PC software company on earth. Gates had many positions during his career at Microsoft. He was CEO‚ chairman‚ and chief software architect. Microsoft
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Running head: BILL GATES: A LEADER IN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY Bill Gates: A Leader in Innovative Technology Richardo Coccia Baker College MGT 451R: Management Styles and Strategies Tim Martin July 8‚ 2008 Abstract The Microsoft Corporation has been a giant in the software industry for over three decades. The company’s founders‚ Bill Gates and Paul Allen‚ put together an operating system for the computer world that ultimately captured the attention of every one on earth. However‚ it was
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Chief William J. Bratton‚ Compstat‚ and Leadership When one thinks of a leader‚ what type of person do we think of? Is that individual a hero that we see on television‚ a cartoon character‚ a family member‚ or is that person a public servant? Regardless of occupation and title‚ a leader is a person who inspires others and they know how to motivate people. “When they arrive‚ you see something about them that stands out. The inner strength of their leadership ability emerges”. (Gonzalez‚ 2007
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The Concept of Follower Readiness As It Relates To Situational Leadership Model Developed by Paul Hersey and Kenneth H. Blanchard‚ situational leadership is a contingency model that focuses on the followers. The model suggests that successful leadership is accomplished by selecting the right leadership style‚ based on the level of followers readiness. Emphasis on the followers in leadership effectiveness reflects the reality that it is the followers who accept or reject the leader. Regardless of
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