On 29th of November 2018 we had an interesting session in GNCT lecture on Leadership. Initially our lecturer explained some key points of leadership using a presentation. From that we got an idea of what was that day's scenario.
In that presentation there were some awesome life stories of great true leaders who lives and who had lived in the world. This small scenario made the session more interesting and more valuable.
After this we were divided into two groups and our lecturer told us to perform an act in front of the class regarding leadership. Two instances of leadership were given to two groups and we got about fifteen minutes to ready for the act. After the preparation both teams acted for the given scenarios.
Our group had to act a scene of how to handle the situation in a meeting of presenting a presentation when one of the important slides is missing. In this act we were not quite successful. But other team performed their act superbly.
Finally we discussed how our act gone wrong. Our lecturer explained how things should be going and it really helped to us.
After the activity was finished our lecturer told us to write a blog about our most inspired leader.
My most inspired leader
Entrepreneur Bill Gates founded the world's largest software
business, Microsoft, with Paul Allen, and subsequently became one of the
richest men in the world.
Who Is Bill Gates?
Entrepreneur and businessman Bill Gates (born October 28,
1955) and his partner Paul Allenfounded
and built the world's largest software business, Microsoft, through
technological innovation, keen business strategy and aggressive business
tactics. In the process, Gates became one of the richest men in the world. In
February 2014, Gates announced that he was stepping down as Microsoft's
chairman to focus on charitable work at his foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Net Worth and House
In March 1986, Bill Gates took Microsoft public with an
initial public offering (IPO) of $21 per share, making him an instant
millionaire at age 31. Gates held 45 percent of the company's 24.7 million shares,
making his stake at that time $234 million of Microsoft's $520 million.
Over time, the company's stock increased in value and split
numerous times. In 1987, Bill Gates became a billionaire when the stock hit
$90.75 a share. Since then, Gates has been at the top, or at least near the
top, of Forbes' annual list of the top 400 wealthiest people in America. In
1999, with stock prices at an all-time high and the stock splitting eight-fold
since its IPO, Gates' wealth briefly topped $101 billion.
In 1997, Gates and his family moved into a
55,000-square-foot, $54-million house on the shore of Lake Washington. Though
the house serves as a business center, it is said to be very cozy for the
couple and their three children.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
In 1994, Bill and Melinda Gates established the William H.
Gates Foundation, which was dedicated to supporting education, world health and
investment in low-income communities. With Melinda's influence, Bill had taken
an interest in becoming a civic leader in the footsteps of his mother, studying
the philanthropic work of American industrial titans Andrew Carnegie and John D.
Rockefeller. He realized that he had an obligation to give more of his
wealth to charity. In 2000, the couple combined several family foundations and
made a $28 billion contribution to form the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation.
In 2000, Bill Gates stepped down from the day-to-day
operations of Microsoft, turning over the job of CEO to college friend Steve
Ballmer, who had been with Microsoft since 1980. He positioned himself as chief
software architect so he could concentrate on what was for him the more
passionate side of the business, though he remained chairman of the
board.
Over the next few years, Bill’s involvement with the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation occupied much of his time and even more of his
interest. In 2006, Gates announced he was transitioning himself from full-time
work at Microsoft to devote more quality time to the foundation. His last full
day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. In February 2014, Gates stepped down as
chairman of Microsoft in order to move into a new position as technology
adviser; longtime Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was replaced by 46-year-old Satya
Nadella.
Gates continues to devote much of his time and energy to the
work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The organization tackles
international and domestic issues, such as health and education and helping
students in the United States become college-ready. In 2015, Gates spoke out in
favor of national Common Core standards in grades K through 12 and charter
schools. Gates also proved to be a groundbreaking employer when, around this
time, the foundation announced that it would give its employees a year's paid
leave after the birth or the adoption of a child.
In 2017, the foundation launched the first of what was to
become its annual "Goalkeepers" report, an examination of progress
made in several important areas related to public health, including child
mortality, malnutrition and HIV. At the time, Gates identified infectious and
chronic disease as the two biggest public health concerns that needed to be
addressed over the coming decade.
In April 2018, Gates announced that he was teaming with
Google co-founder Larry Page to
provide $12 million in funding for a universal flu vaccine. He said
the funds would be awarded in grants of up to $2 million for individual
efforts that are "bold and innovative," with an aim of beginning
clinical trials by 2021. Although some questioned whether $12 million would be
enough to spark any real medical breakthrough, others praised the intentions
behind the investment, while Gates indicated that there could be more to come.
