William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28‚ 1955) is an American business magnate‚ investor‚ philanthropist‚ and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft‚ the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009‚ excluding 2008‚ when he was ranked third‚ in 2011 he was the wealthiest American and the second wealthiest person. During his career at Microsoft‚ Gates held the
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Bill Gates‚ through his career of success‚ made a strong imprint on American society. As an adolescent‚ he attended in Lakeside School. At this establishment‚ Gates had the opportunity to interact with computers‚ blossoming his love for them. He quickly went from using them to experimenting with programming‚ developing recreational games such as tic-tac-toe. However‚ while attending Harvard‚ Gates took his skill to a new level when he‚ along with Paul Allen‚ formed a BASIC Program that would run
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to name a few were and are great leaders in their own right. But were they born great leaders or taught to be good leaders? To give the qualities of a good leader you must understand what leadership is. “Leadership is the ability to influence people toward the attainment of goals”. (Lamberton‚ Minor‚ 2008‚ para 1.) What does this mean? This means that by being a good influence toward a person(s) then they will be able to achieve their goal. Being a good leader is a combination of qualities possessed
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betterment. Bill Gates‚ is one of those people‚ a hero and a philanthropist‚ who contributed his life to advance the world technologically as well as by other means to today’s era. Bill Gates is a Renaissance man‚ a person who is skilled in multiple fields or has a broad base of knowledge. Renaissance
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Genghis Khan Genghis Khan (Temujin) is an awesome Military Leader. He spread things and preserved religions after he conquer them. He united Asia under one ruler. He helped the Silk Road and was very rich and profitable. He treated his soldiers well and believed in loyalty. Genghis Khan is great and this is why: He spread a lot of things and he paved way for the Yuan Dynasty. During the Yuan Dynasty‚ China invented a lot of things. They invented Gunpowder‚ Paper Money‚ Magnetic Compass and more
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11/13/12 The Odyssey Essay Odysseus is a good leader because he always faces obstacles head on. Odysseus went to war in Troy. After many years the war is over and Odysseus starts his journey home. In “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus begins his journey home facing nature‚ monsters‚ and gods. With his skills in all ways of contending‚ Odysseus survived the journey home and returned to Ithaca. In the following essay I will tell you why Odysseus is a good leader and the traits that makes him so. Those traits
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you can do. Note that it is the followers‚ not the leader or someone else who determines if the leader is successful. If they do not trust or lack confidence in their leader‚ then they will be uninspired. To be successful you have to convince your followers‚ not yourself or your superiors‚ that you are worthy of being followed. Good leaders are made‚ not born. If you have the desire and willpower‚ you can become an effective leader. Good leaders develop through a never ending process of self-study
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Kim Jong Un is not by any means a good leader. He isn’t a good leader because he neglects his country and sets off dangerous bombs that can destroy land. As stated in the text‚ “his nation exploded a hydrogen bomb for the first time…” and by doing so it shows how bad of a leader he actually is (Smith‚ 13). Kim ordered the bomb to be set off which could have potentially damaged some of his land as well as the citizens there. Not only has he set off a bomb‚ but he has also neglected his citizen. “While
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are 10 characteristics of good leadership: Recognizes the value in other people‚ so continually invests in others – Good leaders see a large part of their role as developing other leaders. Leadership development takes place in an organization as good leaders begin to share their experiences‚ good and bad‚ with others. Shares information with those in the organization – There is a tendency of some leaders to hold information‚ because information is power‚ but a good leader knows that the more information
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Characteristics of a Good Leader Becoming a leader is not as easy as it seems. It requires an accurate unification of a leadership characteristics and leadership skills. Not only leadership characteristics and skills are required‚ but there are also traits that a good leader should have. “If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more‚ learn more‚ do more and become more‚ then‚ you are an excellent leader”‚ once Dolly Parton says about a good leader. Also‚ as what John C.
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