MICHAEL DELL

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Background Personality Leadership

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BACKGROUND:

Born on February 23, 1965, in Houston, Texas

Mother is a stock broker and father is orthodontist

Landed in a job washing dishes at a Chinese restaurant at the age 12 so that he could put away money for his stamp collection.

Purchased an early Apple computer at the age of 15 for the strict purpose of taking it apart to see how it worked.

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Dell married Susan, a Dallas native whom he in 1989 and the couple has four children.

In 1999, the couple started the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.

In 2004, Dell stepped down as CEO of Dell but remained chairman of the board. 

In 2007, again he took his charges as CEO due to the lackluster performance of the company.

In a move to help rebuild the company he founded, Dell announced in February 2013 that he would be taking his business private again. 

PERSONALITY:

LEADERSHIP:

Charismatic

Visionary

Risk taking

Communicative

Cooperative

Innovative

Effective

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BIBLIOGRAPHY: http://www.apexinstitute.ac.in/index.php?

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http://www.bornrich.com/michael-dell.html

http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2003-11-02/what-you-dont-know-about-dell

http://www2.ul.ie/web/WWW/Administration/Ceremonies/Honorary_Conferrings/Honoured_by_UL/Recipients/Michael%20S%20Dell

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