Principles of Management

Top Ten Leaders of the World

During Last Decade

Group Members

1 2 3
4 5

Khurram
Shakeel

Hammad
Anwar

Syed Junaid
Ali

M. Umer
Siddiqui

Mian Usman
Farooq

Leadership
Introduction

Origin, importance, and types

Leadership Introduction
Originated from the word laden back
in 1300s, while the term leadership
followed some five centuries later
Study of leadership is multidisciplinary
with contributions from social sciences
Perception that is both current and
timeless, in one form or another

The process has been central to human

interactions since the dawn of society
Influenced socially which means
leaving a mark
Initiating and guiding, and the result is
transformation

Types of Leaders

a) Teachers: Rule breakers and value creators

b) Heroes: Responsible for great causes and noble works
c) Rulers: Motivate principally to dominate others

Teachers

Heroes

Rulers

Muhammad
(PBUH)

Edison

Alexander

Buddha

Newton

Akbar

Jesus

Einstein

Hitler

Aristotle

da Vinci

Napoleon

Socrates

Shakespeare

Jinnah

Steven P. Jobs
Apple/Pixar
1955-2011
United States
Information Technology
Technologist with the heart of an
artist

Recognition
Co-founder of Apple, occurred in 1970s along with Steve Wozniak
Originate NeXT, a computer platform development company in 1985
Acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm in 1986, which

spun off as Pixar Animation Studios

Returned to his original company after Apple acquired NeXT in 1996
Served as a Director of Walt Disney Co. from May 2006 till his last
Named one of the Time Magazine's top 25 most influential people
In 2009, named as CEO of the decade by Fortune Magazine
The Financial Times named him the person of the year for 2010

Apple - Rise and Fall

Founded in 1976, through selling Apple Ipersonal computer kit
Year later, Apple II series introduced, led to Apple Lisa in 1983
In 1984, Apple Macintosh was born with GUI, 128K Expandable

Memory, and Pointing device

In 1985, a tiff occurred amongst Jobs and CEO John Scully, leads

to Jobs resignation and formation of NeXT Inc. the same year

Afterwards, Apples sales and shine began to wear off and stock

prices continued to slide downwards

In 1997, Apple was veering dangerously close to bankruptcy

NeXT - A New Venture

Founded in 1985, with the intention of providing

powerful computers for higher education, and business

Introduced the first NeXT Computerin 1988, and the

smallerNeXT Stationin 1990

That machine was a commercial washout but helped

with future work in object-oriented programming

In 1993, launch OPENSTEP, its implementation for

several OEMs
Also developed WebObjects, one of the first

enterpriseweb application frameworks

Pixar - A Master Stroke

Bought in 1986 from George Lucas and reformed it as

Pixar
Got three film contract from Disney and created first

computer animated film, Toy Story in 1995

Produced thirteen feature films amongst twelve of the

films have received both critical and financial success

Studio has earned 26Academy Awards,

sevenGolden Globe Awards, and threeGrammy

Awards
None of the Pixar film has ever NOT been a top ten

Pixar - The Money Machine

Apple - Return to Profitability

In 1996, Apple's acquisition of NeXT brought Jobs back to the

company which was then close to bankruptcy

Immediately Jobs made his impact felt by introducing the

iMac, and two video editing software named iMovie and

Final Cut Pro
In 2002 the company launched the iPod, and sparked the

commence of iTunes Store

Followed that up with two more hits, the iPhone in 2007 and

the iPad in 2010

Nearly 15 years later, stock prices have gone from $6 to $350

Extraordinary Man by Standards

Since returning to Apple, everything Jobs touch seems

to turn to gold
In 2006, Pixars sales to Disney for $ 7.4 billion

increased his power and left him the biggest

shareholder
For all his success, health is one area of his life that

has been unable to control, thereby in 2011, Jobs

resigned as CEO of Apple
Leaving behind a legacy that changed the computer,

music, film and wireless industries

John C. Martin,
PhD
Gilead Sciences
1951-Present
United States
Health Care
Advancing Therapeutics,
Improving Lives

Preface - Gilead Sciences

Founded in 1987, company has operations in North America,

Europe, Australia and Asia Pacific

Research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers,

develops and commercializes medicines

Primary areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases,

cancer, cardiovascular, metabolic, and respiratory conditions

Portfolio of 14 marketed products including the only

complete treatment regimens for HIV infection available - as

well as the first agent, to be approved for HIV prevention in
uninfected adults
Member of theNASDAQ Biotechnology Indexand

Accomplishments
1984-1990, employed at Bristol-Myers Squibb, a

pharmaceutical company, as a Director of Antiviral

Chemistry
Employed at Syntex Corporation, a pharmaceutical

company, from 1978 to 1984 where co-invented

ganciclovir
President and CEO of Gilead Sciences Inc. from 1996-2008

prior joining in 1990 as Vice President for R&D followed by

COO in 1995
Chairman of the Board of Gilead Sciences Inc., since May

2008

Recognition
Holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of

Chicago and MBA in Marketing from Golden Gate

University
Affiliate with the Board of Directors of the California

Healthcare Institute and Gen-Probe Inc.

Member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

from 2006-2009
Served as President of the International Society for

Antiviral Research since 1998-2000

Served on the Centers for Disease Control and Services

Administrations Advisory Committee

Assessment and Growth

Dr. Martin as been the brains behind one of the fastest-

growing drug stocks on Wall Street since taking over in 1996

- about 2,700% in those 15 years
Like Jobs, he soaked up the technical knowledge necessary

to lead such a highly cerebral company and understood how

to take calculated risks and use capital responsibly to grow
and squeeze out competitors
After riding high due to successful antiviral medications, in

2006 made quality acquisitions to enter into the profitable

cardiovascular and respiratory markets
Currently in Phase III testing for four HIV/AIDS treatments,

Product Approvals Timeline

Scientific breakthrough is almost always the product of

collaboration and Gilead places high value on partnering

with companies and organizations whose strengths
complement and augment our own

Mergers and Acquisitions

Year

Company

Price

1999

Nexstar Pharmaceuticals

$550 million

2003

Triangle Pharmaceuticals

$464 million

2006

Corus Pharma, Inc.

$365 million

2006

Myogen, Inc.

$2.5 billion

2006

Raylo Chemicals, Inc

$148 million

2007

Nycomed fr. Altana - Cork

$47 million

2009

CV Therapeutics, Inc.

$1.4 billion

2010

CGI Pharmaceuticals

$120 million

2010

Arresto Biosciences, Inc.

$225 million

2011

Calistoga Pharmaceuticals

$375 million

2012

Pharmasset, Inc

$10.4 billion

Alan George
Lafley
Procter &
Gamble
1947-Present
United States
Consumer Goods
Most highly regarded CEO in
P&Gs history

Introduction
Former Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief

Executive Officer of Procter & Gamble; Retired in 2010

Credited with making P&G as a more consumer-driven

and externally focused company and with shaping a far

more diverse, open, curious and courageous,
connected and collaborative culture in which
"innovation is everyones job"

Education
Graduated fromFenwick High SchoolinOak

Park,Illinois, and earned anA.B.fromHamilton

Collegein 1969
In 1970, after beginning a doctoral program at

theUniversity of Virginia,took a commission with

theU.S. Navyas a supply officer during theVietnam
War
Afterwards, studied atHarvard Business School,

receiving hisMBAin 1977

Achievements
Joined P&G upon his graduation, where he worked until his

retirement
With Lafley leading the company for most of the 2000s, P&G

more than doubled sales since the beginning of the decade

The companys portfolio of billion-dollar brands grew from 10

to 24 and the number of brands with sales between $500

million and $1 billion increased five-fold with Lafley at P&Gs
helm
Further, during Lafleys tenure, the Companys market

capitalization more than doubled, making P&G one of the

five most valuable companies in the U.S. and among the 10

Management Style
Since taking charge in 2000, when P&G was sinking under the

weight of too many new products and organizational changes,

Lafley has refocused on consumers and rejuvenated core
businesses
Reaffirmed P&G's Purpose and Values and refocused the Company

on the few choices necessary to get the business back on track:

growing its leading categories and brands with its largest retail
customers in its top geographic markets while accelerating growth
in health, beauty and personal care and in fast-growing sectors
When discussing what made P&G successful, Lafley once said they
had a clear strategy, and were prepared to put all of their
resources, people and money behind it. He was in charge of

Hunt for Innovation

Innovation isnt always easy to come by. You have to be willing to
ask for help and let partners in business know that you are
innovating. Even if your business is a known leader in innovation, you
have to let it be known that you are looking for assistance with new
innovations.
Keeping this in mind a platform established in P&G by Lafley where

former and current P&Gers connected to each other

Connect on business ideas, they connect on entrepreneurial ideas

and they connect on innovation and through that gets a lot of leads
from former P&Gers, colleagues of former P&Gers, and friends of
former P&Gers
Utilizes their websites to gain ideas. You have to use all your

resources if you want to find the best innovations and ideas. To find
or develop products or services that will become true game-

Innovate for the Consumer

P&G innovations have become so successful and a part of peoples

daily lives because the company innovates its brands with the
customer in mind 100 percent of the time
Not only does P&G innovate with the customer in mind, but it

strives to understand its customer base for new products

Innovating products that customers cant live without doesnt come

without trial and error. You have to be willing to fail and work until
you get a product that consumers want
Encouraged fast failure and preferred cheap failure
Due to continuously strive for innovation they bought Gillete in

2005 to help grow the company

Find what customers want

Careful planning in terms of financial, human resources, , in

partner investment and acquisition investment for creating

the future
To build upon your innovation, you have to know what

consumers are looking for and what you can do to give them
what they want. You have to know what products are and
arent the right fit for your business
Focuses on building a product that delivers better value and

a better experience in performance value

Credentials

1977 - Brand Assistant

1978 - Sales Training, Denver Sales District
1978 - Assistant Brand Manager, Tide
1980 - Brand Manager, Dawn & Ivory Snow
1981 - Brand Manager, Special Assignment & Ivory Snow
1982 - Brand Manager, Cheer
1983 - Associate Advertising Manager, PS&D Division
1986 - Advertising Manager, PS&D Division
1988 - General Manager, Laundry Products, PS&D Division
1991 - Vice President-Laundry and Cleaning Products, Procter & Gamble USA
1992 - Group Vice President, The Procter & Gamble Company, and President
Laundry and Cleaning Products, Procter & Gamble USA
1994 - Group Vice President, The Procter & Gamble Company, and
President-Procter & Gamble Far East
1995 - Executive Vice President, The Procter & Gamble Company,
(President-Asia, Procter & Gamble Asia)
1998 - Executive Vice President, The Procter & Gamble Company,
(President-North America)
1999 - President-Global Beauty Care and North America
2000 - President and Chief Executive
2002 - Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
2007 - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Activities

Member, Board of Directors, General Electric Company

Member, Board of Directors, General Electric Company
Member, Board of Directors, Dell, Inc.
Member, American Society of Corporate Executives
Member, The Business Council
Member, The Business Roundtable
Member, Board of Directors, Grocery Manufacturers of America
Member, Board of Directors, United Negro College Fund
Member, Board of Trustees, Hamilton College
Member, Harvard Business School Board of Deans Advisors
Member, The Lauder Institute Board of Governors (Wharton School of Arts &
Sciences)
Member, McKinsey Advisory Council
Member, Board of Trustees, U.S. Council for International Business
Chairman, Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC)
Past Member, Board of Trustees, Xavier University
Past Member, Board of Directors, General Motors Corporation
Past Member, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Past Member, G100 (formerly The M&A Group)
Past Member, Board of Trustees, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Past Member, Board of Trustees, The Seven Hills School
Past Member, Board of Trustees, Medical Center Fund of Cincinnati
Past Member, Board of Trustees, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Past Member, Board of Trustees, Cincinnati Fine Arts Fund

Recognition and Thought-Leadership

A.G. is broadly recognized for his business leadership
Aawarded "CEO of the Year 2006" byChief Executive Magazineand

the Peter G. Peterson Award for Business Statesmanship presented

by the CED in 2009
In 2010, received the Edison Achievement Award, in recognition of

his contributions to innovation, marketing, and human-centered

design
Recognized with the 2010 Hall of Achievement Award, the highest

honor given by theGrocery Manufacturers Association

In 2011, awarded the Warren Bennis Award for Leadership

Excellence
In 2008, Lafley and Ram CharanpublishedThe Game

Jeffrey R.
Immelt
General Electric
1956-Present
United States
Multinational Conglomerate
The head of Obamas Jobs
Council

Recognition
Chairman of the boardandchief executive officerof

the US based conglomerate General Electric

Chairperson of thePresidents Council on Jobs and

Competitiveness which PresidentBarack

Obamacreated on February 6, 2009
Earned a B.A. degree in Applied Mathematics from

Dartmouth College in 1978

Got MBA from Harvard Business School in 1982
Since then associated with GE till today

Achievements
Held several global leadership positions since coming to

GE in 1982, including roles in GE's Plastics, Appliance,

and Healthcare businesses
In 1989, became an officer of GE and joined the Capital

Board in 1997
In 2000, Mr. Immelt was appointed as President and

CEO
GE's chief executive is powerful for many reasons, but

here's one that's often overlooked: the company's AAA

credit rating

Achievements
Due to which company sell its big-ticket products - jet engines,

industrial turbines, CT scanners, locomotives, and so forth - by

offering financing that competitors can't beat
Add a century of experience in developing theworld's best

managersand management practices, and GE becomes a very

tough organization to catch up with or oppose
Mr. Immelt has been named one of the World's Best CEO three

times by Barron's, and since he began serving as chief executive

officer, GE has been named America's Most Admired
Company in a poll conducted byFortune magazine and one of
The World's Most Respected Companies in polls by
Barron'sand theFinancial Times

Management Approach
Personal Responsibility: Enron and 9/11 marked the end of an

era of individual freedom and the beginning of personal

responsibility. You lead today by building teams and placing others
first. Its not about you.
Simplify Constantly: Every leader needs to clearly explain the top

three things the organization is working on. If you can't, then you're
not leading well.
Understand Breadth, Depth, and Context: How your company

fits in with the world and how you respond to it.

Importance of alignment and time management: There is no

real magic to being a good leader. But at the end of every week,
you have to spend your time around the things that are really

Management Approach
Leaders learn constantly and also have to learn how to

teach : A leader's primary role is to teach. People who work with

you don't have to agree with you, but they have to feel you're
willing to share what you've learned.
Stay true to your own style : Leadership is an intense journey

into yourself. You can use your own style to get anything done. It's
about being self-aware. Every morning, I look in the mirror and say,
'I could have done three things better yesterday.
Manage by setting boundaries with freedom in the middle:

The boundaries are commitment, passion, trust, and teamwork.

Within those guidelines, there's plenty of freedom. But no one can
cross those four boundaries.

Credentials
Director, Chairman, and CEO of General Electric Company
Director NBC Universal Media, LLC
Chairman of the Board and CEO General Electric Capital

Services Inc.
Director Robin Hood Foundation
Trustee Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Inc.
Director Catalyst Inc.
Chairman GE India Services Holding Limited
Executive Chairman, CEO and Member of Public

Responsibilities Committee General Electric Company (2000Present)

Director, Member of Management and Budget Committee

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2006-2011)

Trustee Dartmouth College (2008-Present)

Mahatir
Mohamad
Politician
1925-Present
Malaysia
United Malays National Organization
Longest-Serving Elected Leader

Recognition
Malaysianpolitician who was the 4th Prime Minister

of Malaysia
Held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003, making

him Malaysia's longest serving Prime Minister

Political career spanned almost 40 years
21stSecretary General of Non-Aligned Movement
Got MBBS from King Edward VII College of Medicine in

Singapore
Founder of Look East Policy

Era of Reforms
First Phase: 1981-1985
Utilized greater state intervention to promote

heavy industrialization and domestic imitations of

Japanese sogososhas (Trading companies)
Imposed an austerity drive that reduced

government spending and placed state-owned

enterprises under closer scrutiny

Era of Reforms
Second Phase: 1986-1997
Reduced business regulation for inter-ethnic

redistribution purposes
Significantly encouraged higher value-added

export-oriented industries, skill development, and

technology up-grading

Era of Reforms
Third Phase: 1998-2003
Refused to take IMF bail-out package and

bounced-back quicker than others

Conceptualized VISION 2020 further, where by

the year 2020Malaysiais expected to be fully

developed country

Achievements
Per capita income increased 8 times during his tenure
Turned a big slum into 18th biggest exporting country
Single-handedly transformed, modernized,

industrialized, and strengthened the national economy

Enablecountryto face the future by establishing the

Multimedia Super Corridor

Fastest recovery from 1997 Asian Crisis in defiance of

IMF
Banking system embarked on the extensive use of

modern information technology

Infrastructure Development
Announced the National Car Project, which is one of the many

important developments as Malaysians forges ahead

Made Malaysia less depending on neighboring countrys port by

constructed own major ports like Tanjung Pelepas and West Port
The North-South Highway, which has cut transport times in half

on the west coast of Malaysia

The Multimedia Super Corridor, a flagship project based on

Silicon Valley designed to enableMalaysia's foray into information

technology
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), and an adjacent

Formula One Circuit

ThePetronasTwinTowers, that have become representative of

Management Approach
Lack of inhibition in speaking his mind - even

when his opinions go against the tide of

conventional thinking
Clean, Efficient and Trustworthy guidelines
Accepted responsibility of his actions
Instilling Islamic Values in Administration

Policy

Mukesh D.
Ambani
Reliance
Industries
1957-Present
India
Energy
Indias most famous private
citizen

Recognition
Indian business magnate who is the chairman and

managing director of the conglomerate Reliance

Industries Limited
The company was ranked 99th inFortune Global

500and is India's most valuable company bymarket

value
In 2010, named among the most powerful people in

the world by Forbes in its list of 68 people who

matter most
Member of the board of directors ofBank of America

Credentials
Chairman, Managing Director, Chairman of Finance

Committee and Member of Employees Stock Compensation

Committee, Reliance Industries Limited
Former Chairman, Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited
Former Vice Chairman, Reliance Petroleum
Chairman of the Board, Reliance Petroleum
Chairman and Chairman of Audit Committee, Reliance Retail

Limited
Chairman, Reliance Exploration and Production DMCC
Director, Member of Credit Committee and Member of

Compensation
Benefits
Committee,
Bank
America
Ranked 5th &
best
performing
CEO
in of
the
world

by
Corporation
Harvard Business Review in its ranking of top
50 global CEOs

Achievements
Joined Reliance in 1981 and initiated Reliance's backward

integration journey from textiles into polyester fibers and

further into petrochemicals, petroleum refining and going upstream into oil and gas exploration and production
Set up one of the largest and most complex information and

communications technology initiatives in the world in the form

of Reliance Infocomm Limited (now Reliance Communications
Limited)
Led the creation of the worlds largest grassroots petroleum

refinery at Jamnagar, with a current capacity of 660,000 barrels

per day (33million tonnes per year) integrated with

Management Approach
Loves challenging situations
Created an open environment so that everybody is

on the corresponding platform

Infectious impatience' helps him succeed

Lee Kun-hee
Samsung
Electronics
1942-Present
South Korea
Electronics and Information
Technology
A digital leader and an avid
sportsman

Recognition
Born in 1942, Chairman of Samsung Electronics
Degree inEconomicsfromWaseda University,Tokyoand

attended anMBAcourse atGeorge Washington

University, United States
In 1996, became a member of the International

Olympic Committee
Involved in the successful third attempt to bring

the2018 Winter Olympicsto Pyeongchang

Ranked among the Forbesrichest people in the world

Issues and Concern

Samsung Groupwas overly focused on producing

massive quantities of low-quality goods and that it was

not prepared to compete in quality.
Faced were how to provide the momentum leap from

the developing country model to the advanced country

stage model.
Got accused in 2008, that Samsung is responsible for a

slush fund used to bribe influential prosecutors, judges,

and political figures.
Resigned in 2008, and returned in 2010 as a chairman

Foremost Steps
As early in 1973, started Semi Conductor Industry,

sent there company engineers to USA to work in semi

conductor technology.
Surprised the world by announcing the development of

64K bit RAM and within 10 months Samsung were able

to produce 256K bit RAM.
In 1993, Lee presided over the technological

advancement staff meeting for Samsung electronics and

where he decided that now our company slogan is
Quality is our Pride.

Management Approach

Success and Awards

In

2004,

received

theLegion

of

Honourfrom

French

Government.
In 2006, received theJames A. Van Fleet Awardfrom

Carlos Slim
Hel
Telemax
1940-Present
Mexico
Communication and Technology
Worlds Wealthiest Person

Recognition
Mexicanbusiness magnateand philanthropist who is

ranked as therichest person in the world since 2010

Chairman and Chief Executive of telecommunications

companiesTelmexandAmrica Mvil
Vice-President of theMexican Stock Exchangeand

President of the Mexican Association of Brokerage

Houses
First president of the Latin-American Committee of

theNew York Stock ExchangeAdministration Council,

from 1996 through 1998

Mexico - Financial Crises

In 1982 theMexican economy, which had substantially

relied on oil exports, contracted rapidly as the price of oil

fell and interest rates rose worldwide
Due to the bad situation of economy, all government

sector were ruined and begins to privatize there industries

In those industries Mexican telecommunication sector is

also goes down

At that time, Slim acted in show withFrance

TlcomandSouthwestern Bell Corporationin order

to buy landline telephony company Telemex from the

Foremost Steps
In 1990, Telmex was bought by a group of investors

formed principally byCarlos Slim Hel,France Tlcom,

andSouthwestern Bell Corporation
At that time Telemex loses its 90% shares and provides

only landline facilities

By seek of new technology, Slim visits different telecom

companies in USA and France

Telmex began investing in new modern infrastructure,

creating a nationwide fiber optic network, thus offering

service to most of the country

Highlights - Cellphone Mobile Unit

In the 1990s mobile telephones were becoming popular

among the general population. The early market leader

wasIusacell, and Telmex had no presence in the market.
This prompted Telmex to form a subsidiary to provide mobile

communications which was found Radio Mvil Dipsa, and

offered service under the brandTelcel
Telcel started out in a distant second place in its mobile

market and began to offer the first prepaid mobile phone

plans, and its success ultimately provided Telcel the growth
needed to become the leader in the mobile market within two
years

Highlights - Internet
In the mid-1990s Telmex began providingInternet accessas

anInternet Service Providerwith the brandUninet. Year

later, the brand was changed toTelmex Internet Directo
Personal (Telmex Direct Personal Internet)
In 1996, Telmex boughtProdigy Communications and took

the brand to Mexico, renaming the service Prodigy Internet de

Telmex
As of 2005, Telmex holds more than 80% of the market as ISP,

and is also the leader in broadband access with its

brandProdigy Infinitum(ADSL)

Awards
Slim has been awarded the Entrepreneurial Merit Medal of

Honor from Mexico'sChamber of Commerce

Gold Patron of theAmerican Academy of Achievement,a

Commander in the BelgianOrder of Leopold II

CEO of the year in 2003 byLatin TradeMagazine, and one

year later CEO of the decade by the same magazine

In 2008 his philanthropy was recognized with the award

ofThe National Order of the Cedarby the Lebanese

government
In 2012 Slim was awarded an honorary degree fromThe

George Washington University

Jimmy D.
Wales
Wikipedia
1966-Present
United States
Internet Entrepreneur
Free Knowledge for Free Minds

Recognition
Co-Founder, Wikipedia
American Internet Entrepreneur and Wiki Pioneer
Wikipedia: Largest and Most Popular

GeneralReference workon the Internet

One of Time Magazines 100 Most Influential People

of 2006
Listed by the World Economic Forum as one of the

Young Global Leaders of 2007

Introduction
Received his bachelors degree in finance from Auburn

University and started with the Ph.D.finance program at the

University of Alabama, where left with a Masters.
After that, took coursesoffered in the Ph.D. finance program

at Indiana University.
Taught at both universities during hispostgraduate studies,

but left before completing a PhD in order to take a job in

finance and later worked as the research director of a Chicago
futures and options firm.
On January 15, 2001, with Larry Sanger and others, Wales

launched Wikipedia.

Wikipedia
Wales outlined his vision for Wikipedia:

"Imagine a world in which every single person on the

planet is given free access to the sum of all human
knowledge. Thats what we're doing."
It has no editors, no fact checkers and anyone can contribute

an entry - or delete one. It should have been a recipe for

disaster, but instead Wikipedia became one of the internet's
most inspiring success stories
The number of readers of Wikipedia worldwide reached 365

million at the end of 2009.

As of May 2012, Wikipedia is the sixth-most-popular website

Comparison
At the time Wikipedia it was celebrating the publishing of its

one millionth entry in less than four years, the Oxford

Dictionary of National Biography launched its latest edition
which took12 years to complete, yet contained a
comparatively small 55,000 biographies.
The aforementioned dictionary cost some 25m to create.

Wikipedia has so far been bankrolled by Wales, but the total

cost so far is still around 300,000.
The English Wikipedia alone has over 2.5 billion words, over

50 times as many as the next largest English-language

encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Britannica.

Perceived Shortcoming
Many critics have tried to downplay its role as a source of valid

information and have often pointed to the Encyclopedia

Britannica as an example of an accurate reference.
Nature (online science news source) chose articles from both

sites in a wide range of topics and sent them to "relevant" field

experts for peer review.
Journal found just eight serious errors, such as general

misunderstandings of vital concepts, in the articles. Four came

from each site.
Discovered a series of factual errors, omissions or misleading

statements. All told, Wikipedia had 162 such problems, while

Justification
The truth is that Wikipedia is far from finished, but even

now, flaws and all, it is already one of the wonders of

the digital age.
It is available for free for everyone all over the world

at all times.
It has given a whole new meaning to the word free

knowledge.
Wikipedia was not the first attempt of its kind. But under

the leadership of Jimmy Wales it became the first to

reach phenomenal success. For this achievement Jimmy

Jeffrey P. Bezos
Amazon
1964-Present
United States
Entrepreneur
Worlds Largest Online Retailer

Recognition
American entrepreneur who played a key role in the

growth of e-commerce as the Founder and CEO of

Amazon.com, Inc.
Named Time magazine's Person of the Year in 1999
In 2008, selected by U.S. News & World Report as one of

America's Best Leaders

Awarded an honorary doctorate in Science and

Technology from Carnegie Mellon University in 2008

In 2011, The Economist gave Bezos an Innovation

Award for the Amazon Kindle

Introduction
Graduated from Princeton in 1986 with B.S. in electrical

engineering and computer science. And went on to work on

Wall Street in the computer science field.
Worked on building a network for international trade for a

company known as Fitel followed by worked at Bankers

Trust, where he became vice-president.
Later on he also worked in computer science for D. E. Shaw

& Co where he also became the vice-president.

Left his well-paying job at a New York City hedge fund when

he learned about the rapid growth in Internet use and

founded Amazon.com in 1994.

Introduction
It is the world's largest online retailer.
Amazon's initial business plan was unusual. The

company did not expect a profit for four to five years.

When the dot-com bubble burst, and many e-companies
went out of business, Amazon persevered.
It finally turned its first profit in the fourth quarter of

2001: $5 million or 1 per share, on revenues of more

than $1 billion.
It made tremendous growth during the past decade. For

the year 2011 it made a Net Income of $631 million.

Amazon - Business Principles

Customer Obsession: We start with the customer and work backwards
Innovation: If you dont listen to your customers you will fail. But if you

only listen to your customers you will also fail.

Bias for Action: We live in a time of unheralded revolution and

insurmountable opportunityprovided we make every minute count.

Ownership: Ownership matters when youre building a great company.

Owners think long-term, plead passionately for their projects and ideas,
and are empowered to respectfully challenge decisions.
High Hiring Bar: When making a hiring decision we ask ourselves: Will

I admire this person? Will I learn from this person? Is this person a
superstar?
Frugality: We spend money on things that really matter and believe

that frugality breeds resourcefulness, self-sufficiency, and invention!

Justification
There are, and have been, a huge number of

competitors in e-commerce business but under the

leadership of Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com is light years
ahead of all of them
If they keep this up, theres a good possibility
that youre looking at shopping malls going the
way of the record store and the bookstore and
the video rental store
For playing such an influential role in developing the

innovative field e-commerce with such huge success,

Its not just about the visuals, but strengthening

OUR MESSAGE

Conclusion
The purpose of our presentation is not just to categorize and

pass judgment but to seek inspiration in the examples of

great leaders.
A common theme we see in the examples of all these leaders

is that success is not achieved over night. It requires

creativity and imagination along with continuous unrelenting
efforts and determination.
If we learn the importance of leadership traits from these

examples and apply ourselves to sharpen those skills through

study and practice.
It you do it well, who knows maybe one day one of you might

Questions?
Thank You