BILL GATES : Transformational leadership models are grounded in a world view of self-interest. But the exclusive Pursuit of self-interest is found wanting by most ethicists (Gini‚ 1995‚ 1996; Rosenthal & Buchholz‚ 1995). Authentic transformational leadership provides a more reasonable and realistic Concept of self- a self that is connected to friends‚ family‚ and community whose welfare may be More important to oneself than one’s own. Burns (1978) discussed leadership as transforming‚ and on occasion
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Abstract Bill Gates is a modern business phenomenon. Bill Gates achieved his success through his leadership style‚ remarkable vision‚ and obsessive desire to win. He has distinguished himself as producing the top software for personal computers through his strong desire for success. Bill Gates has the characteristics of entrepreneurial leadership. He has found and operated an innovative business that developed a world renowned software. Bill Gates is a task oriented and charismatic person
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Leadership Paper: Richard Branson Richard Branson has been practically a household name in the U.K. for the past 20 years and is also well respected in the business world. He is the founder of the Virgin Group‚ known for record labels‚ cellular phones‚ airlines‚ and many other business ventures. He is responsible for a $5 billion empire consisting of over 200 different companies around the world. (ICFAI‚ 2002) Branson is also known for his unique character and leadership styles‚ one who is
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about being true to yourself‚ your ideas‚ and focusing on the essentials to achieve your ultimate goal. Branson had a high internal locus of control means higher job satisfaction‚ and a preference for participative management. He began building his entrepreneurial empire in his teenage years. At age 17‚ being frustrated with the rules and regulations of schools and brimming with activism‚ Branson and a friend‚ Jonny Gems‚ started a magazine called Student. The magazine tied many schools together and
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interest in life comes from setting myself huge‚ apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them”. [Branson …] Born in England in 1950‚ the near sighted‚ dyslexic young boy struggled through school; Started a youth-culture magazine called ‘STUDENT’. The publication worth $8‚000 was launched in 1966 and as a success one hundred thousand issues was circulated. In 1970‚ Branson and his friend Nick Powell created a mail order venture focusing on the record industry in London. In 1972‚ a
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Assignment Three: Leadership of Richard Branson By: Earl Kenneth Remo Jr. Dr. Ronnie Holmes MGMT 500: Modern Management Thursday‚ March 12‚ 2015 Richard Branson is a good leader-member relations and treats his employees with respect‚ like his own family‚ even to the extent of giving invitations to his junior members for home for parties. He always welcome the feedback and new ideas of the employees. Branson gives his employees the freedom and initiative has to be creative. He obtained his
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Richard Branson Despite never interested in becoming an entrepreneur‚ Richard Branson evolved into one of the most successful and wealthy business men of the 20th century. Born in England‚ Branson was raised by encouraging yet unorthodox parents. He struggled with dyslexia as a teenager‚ but overcame his many school related issues to thrive as a young adult. At the young age of 16‚ Branson started a Student magazine at Stowe School‚ and later went on to turn a record retail shop into one of the
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Richard Branson 1.0 Introduction The purpose of this report is to analyse one of the most significant models/ideas Richard Branson presented to organisations today‚ then to find out how effective it contributes to a wide range of issue or problems of the current business world. Additionally‚ this report will discuss the possible issues that could be arisen when the model/idea is implemented in the real business situations. The report is categorised into four main chapters as follows: 2.0 the background
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Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson was born on 18th July 1950‚ he is an English business man best known for the Virgin Group of more than 400 companies. Branson was born in Blackheath in London‚ he was the eldest son of a barrister.He attended Scaitcliffe School until the age of thirteen. He then attended Stowe School until the age of sixteen. Branson has dyslexia and had poor academic performance as a student. His first business venture when he was only 16 was a magazine called Student
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assignment I will attempt to put Richard Branson in a sort of box that he would surely object to and would certainly pop out of like a jack-in-the- box. The difficulty with attempting to analyze the leadership style of Branson is that everything that has been written about him prefaces his achievement with his larger than life personality. There’s no denying that Branson is fun and passionate‚ but he’s also very bright and very hardworking. I think that if Branson took the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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