Case Study Bill and Melinda Gates Leadership
Case summary 1. What do you think Bill and Melinda Gate’s personality traits are for each of the Big Five dimensions? Compare the two.
Big Five Dimensions * Surgency: leadership & extraversion traits * Agreeableness: traits related to getting along with people * Adjustment: traits related to emotional stability * Conscientiousness: traits related to achievement * Openness to experience: being willing to change and try new things
Comparing (Xem cái bảng trong slide) * Bill Gates * Melinda Gates
2. Which of the nine traits of effective leaders would you say has had the greatest impact on Bill and Melinda Gates’s success? Compare the two.
Bill Gates * First is dominance. Bill Gates is dominance inhis management whereas he led the team and he takes the full charge over the team. Even the meeting that conducted with Bill Gates is named as “Bill” Meetings proves that he is dominance. He also interrupts the meeting and questions the meeting members. This shows that he is dominance in his management. * Second is high energy. Bill Gates is high energy person who actively participate in the firm’s primary activities. Besides the management activities, he also participates in software development. Even he participates in and coordinates business units although he is no longer hold Chief Executive Officer Post in the Microsoft firm. * Third is self-confidence. Bill Gates has serious self confidence which was highly contribute to his success. Even from his young age, Bill Gates self-confidence was visible whereas he, who was in his 20s, handling small Microsoft Company, convinced the giant IBM firm to include his newly written Operating System. This wouldn’t be possible if he did not present himself withfull of self-confidence. * Fourth is intelligence. Bill Gates is of course intelligence from his early age itself. This statement is based on his history whereashe developed a version of programming language BASIC
Big Five Dimensions * Surgency: leadership & extraversion traits * Agreeableness: traits related to getting along with people * Adjustment: traits related to emotional stability * Conscientiousness: traits related to achievement * Openness to experience: being willing to change and try new things
Comparing (Xem cái bảng trong slide) * Bill Gates * Melinda Gates
2. Which of the nine traits of effective leaders would you say has had the greatest impact on Bill and Melinda Gates’s success? Compare the two.
Bill Gates * First is dominance. Bill Gates is dominance inhis management whereas he led the team and he takes the full charge over the team. Even the meeting that conducted with Bill Gates is named as “Bill” Meetings proves that he is dominance. He also interrupts the meeting and questions the meeting members. This shows that he is dominance in his management. * Second is high energy. Bill Gates is high energy person who actively participate in the firm’s primary activities. Besides the management activities, he also participates in software development. Even he participates in and coordinates business units although he is no longer hold Chief Executive Officer Post in the Microsoft firm. * Third is self-confidence. Bill Gates has serious self confidence which was highly contribute to his success. Even from his young age, Bill Gates self-confidence was visible whereas he, who was in his 20s, handling small Microsoft Company, convinced the giant IBM firm to include his newly written Operating System. This wouldn’t be possible if he did not present himself withfull of self-confidence. * Fourth is intelligence. Bill Gates is of course intelligence from his early age itself. This statement is based on his history whereashe developed a version of programming language BASIC