Presentation by –DINESH GERA

EARLY LIFEEARLY LIFE• Born on October 28, 1955

in Seattle, Washington, America.

• EDUCATION 1967 Bill Gates had a normal

schooling at the Lakeside private school.

1973 He entered Harvard

University but dropped out in 1975 for the sake of building up the Software empire.

LOVE FOR COMPUTER LOVE FOR COMPUTER TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

• Wrote his first computer program for playing tic tac toe at the age of 13.

• Developed a version of BASIC programming language for the MITS Altair computer.

• Launched Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen.

BEGINNING OF BEGINNING OF MICROSOFTMICROSOFT

• Founded April 4 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

• They developed a language for the Altair 8800, called Altair BASIC.

• This code was distributed with the Altair 8800 system, making it Microsoft's first distributed code in companies such as Commodore, Texas Instruments, etc.

IBM PARTNERSHIPIBM PARTNERSHIP• IBM approached Microsoft in July 1980

regarding its upcoming personal computer.• Gates referred them to Digital

Research (DRI) for the OS needed by IBM.• IBM's discussions with Digital Research went

poorly, and they did not reach a licensing agreement.

• A few weeks later Gates proposed using 86-DOS (QDOS), an operating system similar to CP/M that Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer Products (SCP) had made for hardware similar to the PC.

• Microsoft made a deal with SCP to become the exclusive licensing agent, and later the full owner, of 86-DOS. After adapting the operating system for the PC, Microsoft delivered it to IBM as PC DOS in exchange for a one-time fee of $50,000.

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COMPETITIVE COMPETITIVE STRATEGYSTRATEGY

• “BUY IT or BURY IT” Competition with Intuit which makes Quicken and

Quickbooks.• Netscape V/S Microsoft• Real Networks V/S Microsoft• Google V/S Microsoft

AGILITY & ABILITYAGILITY & ABILITY• FAST LEARNER Developed the first software at the age of 13.

• RISK BEARER Gates signed an agreement to write software in

BASIC and other languages for IBM PC.

• He had a VISION Gates learned to treat software as a business.

• MASTER MIND Before IBM PC was launched, Microsoft acquired

the operating system renaming it 86-OS from Seattle computers.

• LONG-TERM APPROACH Gates was quick to understand the new market

conditions and the impact of the Internet on Microsoft.

• GREAT CONVINCER

Gates explained his perspective at the Internet World Conference. He convinced, ‘The internet phenomenon is unbelievable. It’s the most fascinating thing to happen in the world of computing.’

• INTELLIGENT & AGGRESSIVE

Microsoft bundled the Explorer browser with its Windows operating system. This was an aggressive move by Gates to counter the business benefit of becoming a market leader.

• INNOVATOR Microsoft adapted to the existing products and

developed new products centered on the Internet. It deployed productivity software as well as authoring tools.

• ACCEPTED CRITICISMS Microsoft was found guilty of anti-competitive

practices and ‘predatory monopoly’ in 2000.

PHILANTHROPISTPHILANTHROPIST

‘GATES and MALINDA FOUNDATION’

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 1994. It is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family” and is a Private Grantmaking Foundations.

• $29 billion endowment, gives more than $1 billion to improve global health & learning.

• Funds for minority college students, AIDS, Polio and other diseases.

• Global Polio Eradication pledge $720 million dollars shortfall.

• Pledge by Warren Buffer & Mark Zukerberg to give half of their wealth towards charity.

Bill Gates’ Secrets to Success - Bill Gates’ Secrets to Success - Work towards your passion – “Be nice to nerds. Chances are

you'll end up working for one.”

Have a Great Vision - “Every business and household must have a computer and must run Microsoft software”

Have a Strong Team - “At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top - I’m afraid that’s not quite right.”

Take a Long-Term Approach –“The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.”

Failures are learning lessons - “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

Don’t rest on your laurels – “Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.”

Never Stop Asking Questions

SOURCES & TYPES OF POWER SOURCES & TYPES OF POWER

POSSESSED BY BILL GATES POSSESSED BY BILL GATES

Formal Powers– “Powers based on individual’s position…usually comes from formal authority”

Personal Powers – “A Power possessed even without having a formal power”….

FORMAL POWER:FORMAL POWER:• Legitimate Power – formal authority to control &

use organizational resources…..

• Reward Power – use of financial / non-financial rewards to produce positive results….

• Coercive Power – Use of authority to create fear. Bill Gates power can be felt beyond Microsoft …..

PERSONAL POWERSPERSONAL POWERS

• Expert Power – Influence wielded on others due to expertise, Knowledge or special skills.

• Referent Power – Referent power develops

out of admiration & a desire to be like that person……… Bill gates has a “larger than life” like image in the IT industry & beyond...

Bill gates style as Fiedler ModelBill gates style as Fiedler Model

Low LPC Score – means high task oriented approach…Bill Gates appears to be interested in Results / Productivity…

• Basic Leadership Style: Low LPC• Leader Member Relationship – Good• Task Structure – High• Position Power - Strong

Low Concern for Results High

LEADERSHIP GRID - LEADERSHIP GRID -

9 1,9 9,9

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1 1,1 9,1

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Tough Taskmasters, People are commodity, High orientation towards Planning, Controlling & Directing

(9,2)

Leadership styleLeadership style

• Autocratic style – Autocratic style – command & control, Obsession with details…

• Delegate styleDelegate style – – Hire brightest talents, more autonomy to managers.