Leadership is not a trait people are born with. Leaders are realized through their actions and influence. There has been many historical figures that has demonstrated leadership, and the change that has resulted from their actions can still be seen today. Similar to significant leaders in the past, there are many modern leaders today who inspire others and change the world around them. Bill Gates,co-founder of Microsoft, is a prime example of a modern leader. William Henry “Bill” Gates was born on October 28, 1955, in Washington. During his school years, Gates developed an interest in coding and computer programming. This interest quickly turned into passion. At the age of 15, Gates developed a software program that would monitor traffic …show more content…
His actions within the company quickly defined him as a capable leader. Gates would personally review every single line of code before it was sold, and even rewriting the code himself occasionally. He would often go through sleepless nights to improve the software that his business developed. He made sure Microsoft kept evolving by pursuing partnerships with other businesses. His persistence finally paid off with Microsoft achieving a business contract with IBM. Microsoft’s success increased dramatically in later years, after the partnership with IBM. Revenue was $16 million between 1979 and 1980. In a short four years, and with only 25 employees, Gates has lead Microsoft to compete with big businesses and …show more content…
He is a leader because of what he represents. He is a symbol of advancement and success. Even though Gates is recognized as business leader rather than a political one, that does diminish his importance. His efforts to give opportunities to the less fortunate symbolizes hope for future generations. Gates influenced the world around him. He completely reformed global culture with the introduction of technology. Microsoft’s products became the medium of information exchange. All around the world, information and social interaction has changed form and became more easily accessible than ever before. However, Gates is not perfect. He has made mistakes in the past. There were certain companies that were swindled and cheated by Microsoft. A flaw with Gates is his lack of ethical business
Inventing Microsoft Windows, a software used by more than 50% of the world population in desktops/laptops, Gates practically owns the field of computer software technology. In the United States v. Microsoft Corp. Supreme Court case of 2001, Gates’ company was accused of becoming a monopoly, engaging in practices forbidden by the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. Another lawsuit was filed against Gates accusing him of monopolizing. Both of these cases were ultimately settled, allowing Microsoft to continue as it was. One could debate long and hard over whether Gates’ is the modern-age Rockefeller, controlling an entire industry. Many have tried, and failed, as seen in previous cases. Just as the other “captains of industry/robber barons” did, Gates’ saw an opportunity, took it, and completely exploited it. Whether doing so would be moral or immoral, is an entirely different argument.
At just twenty years old, Bill Gates cofounded Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen. He is now the richest man in the world with over $85.2 billion to his name. So why did Microsoft end up being way more successful than any computer program like it? The answer is because of the free enterprise system, and competition. Gate's product was considered new and innovative at the time, which made customers want to try it out.
Not all leaders have to be someone who will change the world. A leader may be someone who will change the life of just one person. LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth are great leaders because they have influenced the lives of many people. While many want to become like them and achieve their goals and dreams move on, to make it their enthusiasm and desire to achieve a goal are proposed. Every day thousands of people in the world struggle and persevere for a goal, which leads to achieve great things and get up and face the world day by day. There are all kinds’ leaders as example athletes, politicians, artists, singers, and etcetera. This is because we are all different and each of us has, interests and very different thoughts, and then for each person there is a skill and gift one must take advantage of it.
William H. Gates III was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle Washington. He is the middle child and only son to his parents William Jr. and Mary. He has two sisters, Kristi and Libby. As a child he enjoyed sports and cub scouts. His parents had a law career in mind for him, like his father, but he had an interest in computers early on. He began studying computers in the seventh grade at Seattle’s Lakeside School, which was a private school chosen by his parents in hopes of challenging his curiosity and intellect. There he came to know Paul Allen, who would later become his business partner. Gate’s early experience with computers included debugging them, helping computerize electric power grids, and founding with Allen a firm called Traf-O-Data. He did all these things while still in high school. Their small company earned them $20,000 in fees for analyzing local traffic patterns.
Becoming the richest man in the world, Bill Gates is one of the most influential men. Not only is Bill Gates one of the most influential figures in the world, but he is also one of the most influential figures in the business world. Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. Gates was born into already well established family. “His father, William Henry Gates Jr., was a successful lawyer, and his mother, Mary Maxwell, was chairwoman of United Way International.”(Stevenson).
Gates showed an interest in computer programming at a very young age, spending all of his free time creating programs on the teletype terminal computer his school had donated. Gates went on to create Microsoft and develop the Windows operating system, which continues to be tremendously popular. Bill Gates is, like many other famous entrepreneurs, also known for his philanthropic activities, donating very large amounts of money to charitable organizations and scientific endeavors. Gates established the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000, a private philanthropic foundation dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing health care, improving education opportunities, and providing access to technology worldwide.
Microsoft helped influence hardware in technology still used and updated today. The Gates Foundation works to improve the health state of individuals in poorer counties. TerraPower works to contain the harmful effects of radiation while studying it. Gates works to present and solve problems as he receives them. “I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.”(Bill
“His agreements with hardware manufacturers have often served to prevent the success of rival products even when they are already on the market and Microsoft versions have yet to be completed. In 1995, the development of Windows 95, a revolutionary operating system, drove hardware manufacturers to produce computers with more memory and more hard disk space. Microsoft thus effectively compelled the entire computer industry to follow its lead. Such practices involved Gates and Microsoft in legal struggles over alleged anticompetitive practices and copyright infringement throughout the 1990s”(McGuire 1). With their more advanced operating systems they had to have more advanced computers that can run them but the other companies couldn't update their operating system as fast.
Bill Gates is a very successful man with a net worth of over seventy-nine billion united states dollars. He game changer because he created a new software that laid out a path for future generations of technology. He changed the world of technology, and changed a lot of perspectives on thought, ability, and creativity. Bill Gates is a smart man, and he is admired for his ability to create a new world to share with everyone just from a few ideas running through his head. He called this new world ‘Microsoft.’
In less than three decades Gates made Microsoft form a startup to every home has a computer. (Becraftp.preface) In 1972 Bill Gates confounded Traf o Data further increasing his wealth. In 1989 Mr. Gates founds the entertainment network corbis. By this time Bill now owns 64% of Microsoft along with Paul allen who owns 36% of Microsoft.
Bill Gates is one of the co-founders of one of the world's largest computer companies in the world, Microsoft. From founding this company through the free enterprise system, he became one of the richest men in the world. Through technological innovation, keen business strategy and aggressive business tactics, he built the world's largest software business.
To be a leader you need to be able to inspire others, get people motivated, and set an example to other people. A leader needs to do all of these because if one of these aspects fails people don’t look at the leader...
The corporation was established in 1975 after Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University to devote his energy full time to the company. Microsoft Corporation is a technology-based company that develops licenses and supports software products, services, and devices (Microsoft, 2016). Bill Gates was actively involved in key management and strategic decision-making at Microsoft and assumed a critical role of new products, which is a major element of technical development. One of Gates priorities was satisfying his customers’ needs and in doing so, the multi-billionaire entrepreneur/leader dedicated a lot of his time to meet his customers and staying in contact with Microsoft workers across the globe via email. Two factors of being a successful leader are visionary and commitment and Bill Gates possess those attributes from the very beginning, which tremendously contribute to his leadership and management skills.
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Microsoft did not magically morph into the success it is today . It is able to remain successful in large part by Mr. Gates’ ability to carefully analyze the changes in technology, consumers and the limitations of the current