Leadership for Contemporary Organization

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Leadership for Contemporary Organization
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Discussion..................................................................................................................................2
Leadership of Bill Gates: Skill, Characteristics and Knowledge...........................................2
Reason for Change in Leadership Style.................................................................................4
How and When did Bill Gates Learn the New Leadership Styles.........................................5
Leadership Method, Approach and Concept of Bill Gates....................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
Different leaders follow different leadership styles for successfully managing a
business organization (Al-Asfour & Lettau, 2014). There are certain leaders that have distinct
personality as well as leadership styles that make them stand out from the rest. Some of the
leaders that are extremely popular are Bill Gates, Steve Jobes and Mark Zuckerberg who
have shown remarkable style and talent in leadership. Among them, Bill Gates is one of the
most successful businessperson in the world (Şen, Kabak & Yangınlar, 2013). He started his
career with an unsuccessful venture. Then he launched Microsoft that became a booming
success. His leadership style and concepts has been the topic of discussion for long. The
company saw a major setback when they failed to acquire android. The leaders, including Bill
Gates were unable to gauge the impact that it might have (Shah & Mulla, 2013). Thus, their
mobile technology took a backseat. Their success is mainly depends on the Operating System
that they create. The majority of the people use their software for home and office purposes.
In this report, the leadership style, approach and concepts are discussed. Additionally, the
impact of that leadership style on organizational culture and employee involvement is
analyzed. Finally, the reasons for the leadership style changes have also been explored.
Discussion
Different leaders show different leadership styles that became the key reasons for
which they achieved success in their venture. One of the most successful and prominent
leaders in today’s world is Bill Gates, the founder and owner of Microsoft Corporation
(Youssef-Morgan & Luthans, 2013).