National College of Business Administration & Economics

(School of Business Administration)

FINAL PROJECT: “BILL GATES”

SUBMITTED TO: SIR ARIF NASIB

PROJECT BY:

ISHAL SHUKAT ALI (2172079)

 Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
BILL GATES LEADERSHIP STYLE............................................................................................4
Gates as Head of Microsoft..........................................................................................................4
Gates after Microsoft...................................................................................................................5
BILL GATES LEADERSHIP QUALITIES...................................................................................5
Expertise.......................................................................................................................................5
Passion.........................................................................................................................................6
Influence.......................................................................................................................................6
HOW BILL GATES IS A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER?..................................................6
Empowerment of Others..............................................................................................................6
Always-Learning Attitude............................................................................................................6
Limitless Goals............................................................................................................................7
BILL GATES ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS...........................................................................7
Resiliency.....................................................................................................................................7
Assuredness..................................................................................................................................7
Productivity..................................................................................................................................8
Is Bill Gates A Good Leader?......................................................................................................8
CHARACTERISTICS OF BILL GATES.......................................................................................8

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INTRODUCTION

William Henry Gates III is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, author,
and philanthropist. William Henry Gates is a co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. During his
career at Microsoft, Gates was president, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief
software architect, as well as being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. He is
viewed as outstanding amongst other known business visionaries of the microcomputer
insurgency of the 1970s and 1980s.
Gates was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. In 1975, he co-founded Microsoft with his
childhood friend Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It has become the largest personal
computer software company in the world. Gates headed the company as chairman and chief
executive officer until he stepped down as chief executive in January 2000, succeeding Steve
Ballmer, but remained chairman of the board and became a director. In the late 1990s, he had
been criticized for his commercial tactics, which were deemed anti-competitive. This view has
been confirmed by numerous court decisions. In June 2008, Gates went to work low maintenance
at Microsoft and full-time at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the private altruistic
establishment him and his better half, Melinda Gates, established in 2000. He left the country. As
chairman of Microsoft's board of directors in February 2014 and took on a new position as a
technology consultant to support newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella. In March 2020, Gates left
his positions on the boards of Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway to focus on his philanthropic
efforts, including climate change, global health and development, and education.
Since 1987 he has been included in the Forbes list of the richest people in the world. From 1995
to 2017, he held the Forbes title of the richest person in the world every year except from 2010 to
2013. In October 2017, he was surpassed by founder and CEO Jeff Bezos of Amazon, which had
an estimated net worth of $ 90.6 billion compared to Gates' net worth of $ 89.9 billion at the
time. As of April 2021, Gates had an estimated net worth of $ 146.7 billion, making him the third
richest person in the world.
Later in his career and since leaving daily operations at Microsoft in 2008, Gates has been in
business and philanthropic activities. He is the founder and president of several companies,
including BEN, Cascade Investment, bgC3 and Terra Power. He has donated substantial sums of
money to various charities and scientific research programs through the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, which is said to be the largest private charity in the world. Through the foundation,

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he spearheaded an early 21st century vaccination campaign that significantly contributed to the
eradication of wild poliovirus in Africa. In 2010, Gates and Warren Buffett founded The Giving
Pledge, with which they and other billionaires pledge to dedicate at least half of their wealth to
philanthropy.
BILL GATES LEADERSHIP STYLE
Bill Gates is an American business tycoon and is known for being one of the pioneers in the
technology industry. He is co-founder and former director of Microsoft. Gates currently has a net
worth of $ 107.4 billion and has been ranked many times as the richest man in the world. Forbes'
"billionaires of the world" ranking included Gates as the number one richest person in 19 of the
past 25 years. But before we explain the principles behind its legendary success, let's start with
how it all began.
Gates had a gift for computers and technology from the beginning of his life. He attended
Harvard University, but dropped out of school in his senior year in 1973 after reading an article
about the Altair microcomputer in an issue of Popular Electronics magazine. After leaving
Harvard, Gates and his friend Paul Allen founded a company known as "Micro Soft" (which later
became "Microsoft") to write programs for Altair.
Gates as Head of Microsoft
Five years after Gates left Harvard, Microsoft signed an exclusive deal with IBM, just as the
company was taking off. In 1981, Microsoft bought the "DOS" operating system from a
company called Seattle Computer Products, which manufactured and reused IBM computers.
Windows was first introduced in 1983. It was originally designed as an expansion of the MS-
DOS operating system. Before long, Microsoft went public and established its headquarters in
Redmond, Washington.
Gates became the youngest person to earn a billion dollars in 1987, at the tender age of 31. Since
then, Gates has continued to introduce new operating systems and programs. The result was
astronomical success and wealth. But what is Bill Gates' leadership style? What characteristics
characterize it?
Gates after Microsoft
In 2001, Gates stepped down as CEO of Microsoft. Since then, he has taken on other roles within
the company from time to time. In 2007, he returned to Harvard, nearly three decades after

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dropping out of school to receive an honorary degree. Gates was honored to deliver a graduation
keynote address to his class, where key insights into his leadership style were learned.
In 2009, Gates and fellow billionaire Warren Buffett started a campaign called The Giving
Pledge, in which billionaires donate half of their salaries to charity. While not all contributors are
billionaires, there are more than 150 people who have become members. The list of Giving
Pledge members includes George Lucas, MacKenzie Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg,
Arthur Blank, Larry Ellison, as well as Gates and Buffett.
To this day, Gates continues to make public appearances and participate in charities and
campaigns for the good of humanity. He right now lives in Medina, Washington with his
significant other Melinda. Together, they brought up two girls named Phoebe and Jennifer and a
child named Rory. With a great career in software design, many people wonder how he managed
to be successful in the company he co-founded. Your leadership style offers valuable insights.

BILL GATES LEADERSHIP QUALITIES

Expertise
Among Bill Gates' leadership styles is his experience. Thanks to Gates' willingness to learn
computers and gain more knowledge and experience in the field, he has managed to take
Microsoft to remarkable levels.
Deep knowledge of a topic or topic is one of the best characteristics you can have in a leader;
provides a cutting-edge advantage in product design. A successful team needs an experienced
and experienced member as a leader to ensure projects are headed in the right direction
Passion

While we hinted at Gates' willingness to learn, that trait was also combined with a passion that
took him to the pinnacle of the PC and software industry. While companies demand quality
products and money, Gates has won millions of customers thanks to his passion and commitment
to his work. Passionate leaders inspire teams to commit to goals that might otherwise seem
unattainable. Think no more of Steve Jobs inspiring his test team. Influenced by shaping his
organization's trajectory to his lofty goal of putting a computer on every desk, Gates influenced
not just his company, but the world at large.

HOW BILL GATES IS A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER?

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Empowerment of Others
Gates is known for helping to bring out creativity in team members. Rather than having Gates
with ideas, he practices what is called "intellectual stimulation," where he encourages and
empowers others to use creativity in situations where it is needed. With more creative minds,
more ways to solve problems emerge.
Always-Learning Attitude
Gates sees learning as a long-term process. Although software is his specialty, he has also been
willing to learn and try new things to gain new skills. This lifelong learning approach has
cultivated a culture of endless competitiveness. Look no further, Microsoft Teams comes close to
Slack as an example of how far Microsoft has come from its inception.
Limitless Goals
That said Gates has never been a complacent person. As the leader and CEO of Microsoft, he
never encouraged his team to reach a certain limit in terms of success, but instead pushed
members to be as successful as possible no matter how long it took. Despite the Microsoft brand,
customers have often shared dissatisfaction with the product. Gates taught his team to learn from
these shortcomings to move towards greater progress.
Despite his upper-class, even "elitist" status, Gates is known as an empathic person in addition to
his charity work. Believe in "individualized consideration". Rather than thanking the entire team
at once for a job well done, thank each specific team member for providing their staff with the
knowledge that each of their contributions counted towards a successful project. For example,
recognizing the achievements of each team member is meant to motivate them and maintain
positive morale.
BILL GATES ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS
Resiliency
Gates is considered an advanced thinker. From an early age he showed uncommon tenacity in
solving difficult problems. Gates devised a long-term plan to become Microsoft's successful
leader, and despite unforeseen obstacles along the way, including in the form of lawsuits, he
stayed true to his plan to the end and never changed course. His focus was always on the future,
creating a strong and resilient strategy.

Assuredness

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Gates hasn't always been known for his charisma and personality. But as the brain behind
Microsoft, he has been his face for most of the company's existence. His intellect and confidence
in front of the camera inspired the confidence in customers that their trust and money are
invested in a man with true leadership qualities. Conversely, some other companies have turned
to a "face" inside or outside the company to help give the public a positive perception.

Productivity

Gates is not a man known for slowing down or taking breaks. With the end goal for force to
forge ahead projects, he urges groups to work at a lively speed so they gain consistent headway
and it is harder to back off. That is one motivation behind why exiting Harvard was ideal to him;
He needed to commit the vast majority of his time towards his product and programming desires
since that was the manner by which he saw himself succeed.

Is Bill Gates A Good Leader?

Gates isn't a man known for easing back down or taking breaks. To maintain momentum on

projects, encourage teams to work at a fast pace so that they make steady progress and make it

harder to slow down. This is one of the reasons leaving Harvard was ideal for him; He wanted to

devote most of his time to his software and programming aspirations because that was how he

saw himself succeed.

CHARACTERISTICS OF BILL GATES

Passion - Bill is very motivated. He does not believe in opponents. When you see the
possibilities, you also see how you can make it happen. Surround yourself with other passionate
people who have the same vision.

Vision - He has incredible concentration. When so many others say it's not possible, he doesn't
give up. Learn from failure and expect to fail multiple times before doing well. It will measure
your progress and take the time, money, and resources it takes to succeed.

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Continuous Learner - Bill is a serious thinker. He is a brilliant man who has a passion for
learning and can't get enough of it. He realizes he doesn't know it all and can't get enough. It's
not really arrogant. He is willing to admit that he has more to learn. He really loves reading and
studying.
Your brain is a sponge, but it also processes and analyzes based on everything else in your brain.
He is the ultimate angel investor, philanthropist, and problem solver. Seriously, if it's worth
doing, find a way to do it with the knowledge and resources. Now he uses some of the best
resources on the planet with the Gates Foundation as it continues to make our world a better
place.