Biography of Donald Trump the Leader

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INTRODUCTION

Donald John Trump is the definition of the accomplishment of the American dream, he was born in June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York, is an American, business executive, entrepreneur, television and radio personality and author. He is the CEO of Trump Organization, an American-based real estate developer, and the founder of Trump Entertainment, which operates several casinos. He received a great deal of publicity following the success of his reality television show, The Apprentice (in which he serves as both executive producer and host for the show). He is the son of Fred Trump who was a wealthy real estate developer based in New York City.

Trump has gained notability for his celebrity lifestyle and his real estate successes, including several skyscrapers bearing his name. He is popularly known as The Donald, a nickname given to him by the media after his ex-wife Ivana Trump, a native of the Czech Republic and only marginally fluent in English, mistakenly referred to him as such in an interview. He is also known for his catchphrase "You're Fired" and his unique hair style. Due to his outspokenness and media exposure, Trump is an easily recognizable public figure.

Starting with the renovation of the Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt with the Pritzker family, he continued with Trump Tower in New York City and several other residential projects. Trump would later expand into the airline industry (buying the Eastern Shuttle routes), and Atlantic City casino business, including buying the Taj Mahal Casino from the Crosby family, then taking it into bankruptcy. This expansion, both personal and business, led to mounting debt.[4] Much of the news about him in the early 1990s involved his much publicized financial proble...

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...the team's performance to guide review meetings, particularly with the loosing team. If a candidate makes a good case in the boardroom Donald acknowledges that. (1)

RESPONDING, REALIZING, and CONFORMING: By participating in The Apprentice, Donald contributes to many people, including candidates, TV production staff, a TV channel's management, advertisers, viewers and, presumably, stockholders. In order to do so he must, to some degree, be responding to, conforming to and realizing their needs. (1)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

www.trump.com

www.starpulse.com AND AFTERWARDS TYPE DONALD TRUMP

www.askmen.com AND AFTERWARDS TYPE DONALD TRUMP

www.biography.com AND AFTERWARDS TYPE DONALD TRUMP

BOOKS

?THE MASTER APPRENTICE?, BY DONALD TRUMP

?THE ART OF DEAL?, BY DONALD TRUMP

?HOW TO GET RICH?, BY DONALD TRUMP

OUR CLASS BOOK OF LEADERSHIP

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