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Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban: Great Leader
Myrecks Wallace Hodge
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving/COLL-148
June 9, 2013
Taryn Stevenson

Week 5 Leadership Outline: 100 points

I. Introduction

A. My presentation is going to be about Mark Cuban and how he is a very good example and role model for any businessman or woman.

B. Mark Cuban is a very successful businessman and current owner of the Dallas Mavericks. His current net-worth is 2.3 billion dollars.

C. The purpose of my presentation is to show businessmen that anyone who has perseverance and a little bit of luck can succeed in the business world.

D. Main ideas:

-Characteristics of a leader
-Mark Cuban
-Skills necessary in my opinion to become an effective and successful leader
-My personal strengths and weaknesses II. Your Field of Study
A. I chose business administration because it is a career that has been in my family for a long time and I feel that this career is what I was meant to do.

B. I expect to graduate within the next 2 years.

III. Who is the leader?
A. I chose Mark Cuban because I’ve followed him since I was a young teenager and I see him as a role model. He has shown me that no matter how you start out in life there is a way to improve one’s situation.

IV. Characteristics of an effective leader
A. An effective leader must have mission, vision, competency, goals, communications skills, interpersonal skills, a strong team, inspiration and ambition.

V. Define Your Leadership Qualities
A. What are your personal strengths as a leader?

I believe that my personal strengths as a leader are my ability to compromise, present my idea clearly, listen and to solve problems easily.

B. What are your personal weaknesses as a leader?
My personal weaknesses as a leader are my lack of communications skills, don’t like to work in teams, and conflict management.

1. How you are going to improve on your weaknesses?
The only way of improving ones weaknesses is to

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