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A VERY STRANGE BUSINESS
How would you like to have a job where you can come to work when you like, decide how much money you are paid and vote regularly on the performance of your boss? You can do all these things IF you work for a Brazilian engineering company called Semco.
Ricardo Semler, 34, who has been Semco’s managing director for five years, believes that workers should come and go as they want, have the power to reorganize their factories and make many of the vital decisions the bosses used to make. Mr. Semler has abolished secretaries (he gave them more rewarding jobs) and encourages as many employees as possible to work at home. His employees have fixed their own salaries for the last two years and also decided how much of the profits to share and how much to invest back into the company. There is a reception desk in the company offices, but no receptionist and Mr. Semler doesn’t even have his own desk and has to make his own coffee.
Everything Mr. Semler has done at Semco sounds like a recipe for chaos and financial disaster, but, in fact, it has worked. In the last five years, Semco has increased profits five times and production in his factories has increased seven times.
Mr. Semler has twice been voted Brazil’s Business Leader of the Year and has travelled all over the world talking to international corporations about his ideas for introducing real democracy to the workplace.
A VERY STRANGE BUSINESS
How would you like to have a job where you can come to work when you like, decide how much money you are paid and vote regularly on the performance of your boss? You can do all these things IF you work for a Brazilian engineering company called Semco.
Ricardo Semler, 34, who has been Semco’s managing director for five years, believes that workers should come and go as they want, have the power to reorganize their factories and make many of the vital decisions the bosses used to make. Mr. Semler has abolished secretaries (he gave them more rewarding jobs) and encourages as many employees as possible to work at home. His employees have fixed their own salaries for the last two years and also decided how much of the profits to share and how much to invest back into the company. There is a reception desk in the company offices, but no receptionist and Mr. Semler doesn’t even have his own desk and has to make his own coffee.
Everything Mr. Semler has done at Semco sounds like a recipe for chaos and financial disaster, but, in fact, it has worked. In the last five years, Semco has increased profits five times and production in his factories has increased seven times.
Mr. Semler has twice been voted Brazil’s Business Leader of the Year and has travelled all over the world talking to international corporations about his ideas for introducing real democracy to the workplace.
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Bill Gates in hayat hikayesiymiş bu da
William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft had revenues of US$44.28 billion for the fiscal year ending June 2006, and employs more than 71,000 people in 103 countries and regions.
On June 15, 2006, Microsoft announced that effective July 2008 Gates will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. After July 2008 Gates will continue to serve as Microsoft’s chairman and an advisor on key development projects. The two-year transition process is to ensure that there is a smooth and orderly transfer of Gates’ daily responsibilities. Effective June 2006, Ray Ozzie has assumed Gates’ previous title as chief software architect and is working side by side with Gates on all technical architecture and product oversight responsibilities at Microsoft. Craig Mundie has assumed the new title of chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft and is working closely with Gates to assume his responsibility for the company’s research and incubation efforts.
Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International.
Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13.
In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's chief executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair.
In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates' foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry.
Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft's mission has been to continually advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company is committed to a long-term view, reflected in its investment of approximately $6.2 billion on research and development in the 2005 fiscal year.
In 1999, Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries. Business @ the Speed of Thought has received wide critical acclaim, and was listed on the best-seller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com. Gates' previous book, The Road Ahead, published in 1995, held the No. 1 spot on the New York Times' bestseller list for seven weeks.
Gates has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development.
In addition to his love of computers and software, Gates founded Corbis, which is developing one of the world's largest resources of visual information - a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe. He is also a member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which invests in companies engaged in diverse business activities.
Philanthropy is also important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, have endowed a foundation with more than $28.8 billion (as of January 2005) to support philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning, with the hope that in the 21st century, advances in these critical areas will be available for all people. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than $3.6 billion to organizations working in global health; more than $2 billion to improve learning opportunities, including the Gates Library Initiative to bring computers, Internet Access and training to public libraries in low-income communities in the United States and Canada; more than $477 million to community projects in the Pacific Northwest; and more than $488 million to special projects and annual giving campaigns.
Gates was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader, and enjoys playing golf and bridge.
Bill Gates in hayat hikayesiymiş bu da
William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft had revenues of US$44.28 billion for the fiscal year ending June 2006, and employs more than 71,000 people in 103 countries and regions.
On June 15, 2006, Microsoft announced that effective July 2008 Gates will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. After July 2008 Gates will continue to serve as Microsoft’s chairman and an advisor on key development projects. The two-year transition process is to ensure that there is a smooth and orderly transfer of Gates’ daily responsibilities. Effective June 2006, Ray Ozzie has assumed Gates’ previous title as chief software architect and is working side by side with Gates on all technical architecture and product oversight responsibilities at Microsoft. Craig Mundie has assumed the new title of chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft and is working closely with Gates to assume his responsibility for the company’s research and incubation efforts.
Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International.
Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13.
In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's chief executive officer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer - the MITS Altair.
In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates' foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry.
Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft's mission has been to continually advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company is committed to a long-term view, reflected in its investment of approximately $6.2 billion on research and development in the 2005 fiscal year.
In 1999, Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries. Business @ the Speed of Thought has received wide critical acclaim, and was listed on the best-seller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com. Gates' previous book, The Road Ahead, published in 1995, held the No. 1 spot on the New York Times' bestseller list for seven weeks.
Gates has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development.
In addition to his love of computers and software, Gates founded Corbis, which is developing one of the world's largest resources of visual information - a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe. He is also a member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which invests in companies engaged in diverse business activities.
Philanthropy is also important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, have endowed a foundation with more than $28.8 billion (as of January 2005) to support philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning, with the hope that in the 21st century, advances in these critical areas will be available for all people. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more than $3.6 billion to organizations working in global health; more than $2 billion to improve learning opportunities, including the Gates Library Initiative to bring computers, Internet Access and training to public libraries in low-income communities in the United States and Canada; more than $477 million to community projects in the Pacific Northwest; and more than $488 million to special projects and annual giving campaigns.
Gates was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader, and enjoys playing golf and bridge.
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Short Biography of Donald Trump
Following repeated business blows in real estate, but with success in building, Donald Trump has become not only one of New York City’s most impressive tycoons, but recently has become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after television hosts. His recent fame in The Apprentice, a reality-based T.V. series, sees the end of the show with someone who hears the deafening sound of Trump yelling “Your Fired!”.
Before becoming the CEO of Trump Organization, whose focus is on New York’s prime real estate, he had a whirlwind of debt that came crashing down before he was able to climb back to the top using money from his father’s empire, and his own entrepreneurial know-how.
When he was in his teens, Donald Trump attended the New York Military Academy, where he would graduate with honors. There, he participated in a variety of sports, including baseball, soccer, and football. Following, he attended Fordham University, obtaining a BA in Finance. Upon graduation, Trump felt ready to join his father’s empire at Trump Organization. In New York City, the two built up the Swifton Village Apartments, the Commodore Hotel, and the Javits Convention Center.
The autobiography of Donald Trump is called Art of the Deal. While it is not referred to as an actual telling of his life growing up, as it is a focus on how he and his family became successful, it does reveal many reflective moments about his childhood, university, and rise to lead one of the nation’s greatest empires. In another biography written about Donald Trump and the family entitled The Trumps: Three Generations That Built an Empire, the author details the early happenings in Donald Trump’s life that led him to make certain decisions throughout his career.
Following his takeover of many New York building projects, Donald Trump filed for chapter eleven bankruptcies for his business and almost for his personal debt. The total loss for stock and bondholders was nearly a billion dollars. He had gone in debt of nearly four billion dollars. But, as he was able to hold onto his Trump Towers and a few casino resorts, he was able to climb steadily back. With his recent climbs in television ratings, his two-million-dollar an hour T.V. appearances, and speeches he delivers across the country, he has re-garnished a wealth that many thought had disappeared.
Following repeated business blows in real estate, but with success in building, Donald Trump has become not only one of New York City’s most impressive tycoons, but recently has become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after television hosts. His recent fame in The Apprentice, a reality-based T.V. series, sees the end of the show with someone who hears the deafening sound of Trump yelling “Your Fired!”.
Before becoming the CEO of Trump Organization, whose focus is on New York’s prime real estate, he had a whirlwind of debt that came crashing down before he was able to climb back to the top using money from his father’s empire, and his own entrepreneurial know-how.
When he was in his teens, Donald Trump attended the New York Military Academy, where he would graduate with honors. There, he participated in a variety of sports, including baseball, soccer, and football. Following, he attended Fordham University, obtaining a BA in Finance. Upon graduation, Trump felt ready to join his father’s empire at Trump Organization. In New York City, the two built up the Swifton Village Apartments, the Commodore Hotel, and the Javits Convention Center.
The autobiography of Donald Trump is called Art of the Deal. While it is not referred to as an actual telling of his life growing up, as it is a focus on how he and his family became successful, it does reveal many reflective moments about his childhood, university, and rise to lead one of the nation’s greatest empires. In another biography written about Donald Trump and the family entitled The Trumps: Three Generations That Built an Empire, the author details the early happenings in Donald Trump’s life that led him to make certain decisions throughout his career.
Following his takeover of many New York building projects, Donald Trump filed for chapter eleven bankruptcies for his business and almost for his personal debt. The total loss for stock and bondholders was nearly a billion dollars. He had gone in debt of nearly four billion dollars. But, as he was able to hold onto his Trump Towers and a few casino resorts, he was able to climb steadily back. With his recent climbs in television ratings, his two-million-dollar an hour T.V. appearances, and speeches he delivers across the country, he has re-garnished a wealth that many thought had disappeared.