Which leader am I choosing?
Leader : William Henry "Bill" Gates, the third.
Background:
Bill Gates is an American business magnate, investor, programmer, inventor and philanthropist. Gates is the former chief executive and current chairman of Microsoft, the world's largest personal-computer software company, which he co-founded with Paul Allen.
Bill Gates is consistently ranked in the Forbes list of 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 world's second wealthiest person. Bill Gates is not the wealthiest person any more as he was beaten by a Mexican.
William Henry "Bill" Gates, Strengths and Weaknesses:
Strengths:
Background:
Bill Gates is an American business magnate, investor, programmer, inventor and philanthropist. Gates is the former chief executive and current chairman of Microsoft, the world's largest personal-computer software company, which he co-founded with Paul Allen.
Bill Gates is consistently ranked in the Forbes list of 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 world's second wealthiest person. Bill Gates is not the wealthiest person any more as he was beaten by a Mexican.
William Henry "Bill" Gates, Strengths and Weaknesses:
Strengths:
- Expert Knowledge - Bill Gates is regarded by his followers as an expert.
- Power & Influence - Gates is influenced by his strong willed mother, and emotionally intelligent father, Bill Gates utilized his distinctive personality to influence business agenda.
- Charismatic - Regards to truly wanting to help developing countries.
- Social Network - With Warren Buffet and Mark Zuckerberg, ability to communicate amongst peers with similar power and influence and generate ideas that are not overly similar but: rather gives him the ability to think outside of the box.
- Socialized power - In Philanthropy, it is for the good of the organization, opposite of personalized power.
Weaknesses:
- One of a kind, dominance - Being a billionaire is rare which can make it complicated for followers to relate.
- Past Managerial reputation as results driven leader - Gates management position at Microsoft is sometimes questionable due to his communication style and results driven reputation.
- Avoidance in conflict resolution.
Opportunities:
- Philanthropy - Developing others.
- Business ventures in the health industry.
- Image and trust building through the media and other networks.
Threats:
- Billionaire - Billionaires are rare around the globe but with so much power brings his leadership style in the limelight. Even the slightest imperfectly conveyed utter of words may cause critics to rise.
- Improper use of donations - Donating to trustworthy candidates is the key.
- Business negotiations ultimately straying away from Philanthropy.
- Government regulations that hinder the positive influence of Philanthropy.
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