Leadership
Learning Great Lessons From Bill Gates
Curiosity, reading and giving back: lessons from the co-founder of Microsoft.
Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975 and later turned to philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, now the Gates Foundation.
Stay curious. He is known for reading widely and taking time to think, and he shares book recommendations that many readers follow.
Hire for strengths. Microsoft grew because the founders brought in people who were strong where they were not.
Look ahead, but stay humble. He has often said that people overestimate change in a year and underestimate it over a decade.
Use success for a purpose. His foundation focuses on global health, education and poverty, showing how business skills can be applied to large problems.
