1) Bill Gates believes that Microsoft’s ability to attract‚ motivate‚ and retain superior people is its source of competitive advantage. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Yes. Gates had long recognized that it took exceptional people to write outstanding software Microsoft is all about software. Microsoft is a pioneer in this industry and hence attracted extremely intelligent‚ creative and ambitious college graduates since its start up days. Bill gates knack of recognizing genius
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determines mastery of that skill is seen prevalently in society. He substantiates this claim by examining numerous success stories including that of Bill Gates‚ showing that his triumph of the tech industry came as a result of opportunities and Gates’ ability to seize them‚ “...he was presented with an… extraordinary series of opportunities… They gave Bill Gates extra
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Though many readers may believe that the proper education would lead to success all the way‚ it is wise to realize that being naïve will not help in the future‚ nor will it help in the present. Bill Gates and his Microsoft Empire post a very classic scenario that supports the topic. At young‚ Bill Gates began to tinker with computer technology. He created his own programs and taught himself the technology. He had a proper education with good grades‚ but it was his job experience which leads him
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Reaction Paper * Biography of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates * Brief description of Apple & Microsoft Company * Sypnosis of the story * Reaction * Moral Lesson Alyssa Flor F. Llait Mrs. J. Verzosa VIII – Einstein ICT - Biography of Steve Jobs Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24‚ 1955 in
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CEOs never graduated college and some never even bothered to apply. • Credibility statement/ material Forbes list of billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine on March 10‚ 2011. Bill Gates gets the second places of the Forbes list and 2 others CEO in the list. • Preview of main points/ central idea • Transition to body of speech Today I will explain these 5 CEOs made it to the top without a college degree and defied the idea that
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occurring in the company’s environment. The article is about the newly appointed CEO of Microsoft‚ Satya Nadella‚ just the third CEO after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.‚ and what new strategies will be set in place with this key employee move. Bill Gates is apparently abandoning his role as chairman and becoming Nadella’s “ technology advisor.” Gates will be more active on an everyday basis within the different business departments in new product development. Nadella spent 22 years working
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Harvard Business School 9-392-019 Rev. July 8. 1993 Bill Gates and the Management of Microsoft Despite the fact that we’ve been successful financially‚ there’s an ongoing need to anticipate where this industry is going‚ and to be at the forefront of changing the products. And this is every bit as challenging as it’s ever been--and perhaps more so. Bill Gates‚ Microsoft Chairman and CEO‚ 1991 On June 30‚ 1991‚ Microsoft Corporation closed the books on another year of dazzling growth. Revenues for
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Michael Copeland Mr. Nichols November 4‚ 2013 Core 1 Hard Work and Opportunity Gets You Further Than Natural Talent “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” ― Stephen King. Hard work and dedication is what will get you to the top. A person can have all the talents in the world but that can only get you so far. If you do not have the drive‚ determination‚ and dedication to succeed in whatever you do you will not
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interviews into personality traits. Among the top executives examined there is also Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. The co-founder of Microsoft managed to score no less than positive 73% and negative 27% in terms of facial expressions. This means that: "He was at ease‚ affable and low key‚ but displayed small‚ weak social smiles‚ and touches of contempt‚" Hill stated. In terms of positive expressions‚ Gates bested Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs‚ whose facial coding ended up revealing a positive
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sobriety. Nowadays Josh Hamilton is recognized as a model for recovery in sports and reminds us all how important it is learn from our errors in life. I’m sure all of you all have heard about the company Microsoft created by bill gates and Paul Allen‚ but Before Microsoft‚ gates and Allen were the founders of Traf-o-Data‚ a massively
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