The Leadership Theory of Donald Trump
Donald Trump is a real-estate mogul who represents true
Donald Trumps father, Fred Trump, was a second-generation businessman whose own father came to the great land of opportunity from another piece of real estate better known as Little did Fred realize that the planets were already aligning and that a series of events were in motion that would create the precise environment that would cultivate the birth of an icon. The series of events started with the unfortunate passing of Fred’s father, which forced him to take on role as the family breadwinner. Bearing the weight of his family, Fred saw an opportunity to make a living in real estate and seized it. He opened his own business and then transformed his opportunity into real wealth through a series of savvy investments the most successful of which were the building of rental properties (barracks) in the
Donald was born on a little piece of real estate in
Little did Fred realize that his son’s love for real estate would be the equivalent to Shakespeare’s passion of the sonnet. Donald once said, “It’s tangible, it’s solid, it’s beautiful. It’s artistic from my point of view, and I just love it (real estate).”
Early on Donald had always been tough, assertive, and had very high expectations. He mentions in this book, “The Art of the Deal” that he once gave his music teacher a black eye for not knowing anything about music.
At age 13, Donald was sent to a military academy in upstate
In 1964, Trump successfully applied to
His think big attitude forced him beyond just the buying and selling of properties and included the strategic, self-promotion of the Trump name, and a deeper understanding of the psychology of
Trump thrives in an all or nothing environment, and that’s usually what he has; all or nothing. Marriages aside, Trump facedfinancial destruction in the early 90’s, only to recover in one of the most amazing second half comebacks in history. Trump was not only able to eliminate a huge portion of his personal $900 million debt, but was also able to reduce the majority of his $3.5 Billion business debt by the end of the 1990’s. Trump eventually admitted that, “A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn’t exactly been one of moderation”. Then lighting, struck Trump twice when his casino empire falling into bankruptcy in 2004. Maybe it’s time for another lesson in moderation for “The Donald”.
His success and failures have been chronicled in 6+ books including, “The Art of the Deal”, and “The Art of the Comeback”and his newer series based on his reality show, “The Apprentice”. Watching Donald’s career is like watching a heart beat on an EKG, its peaks and valleys, it’s all or nothing baby. I can best close with “The Donald’s own words, “Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.” Leadership Quotes from Donald Trump “Sometimes your best investments are the ones you do not make” “Money was never a motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement came from playing the game.”
“I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present, that’s where the fun is.” Current Properties and investments- this partial list is accurate based off of the Trump Organizations website as of 4/14/05. For a full list, please go to the Trump organizations website Trump.com. In addition to the below properties, he has 5 golf clubs including 5 casinos’s include: Trump Taj Mahal,
His properties include but are not limited to:
Trump Trump Park Avenue Trump Trump International Hotel and Tower Trump Place Residences at Trump National
Trump Parc
Trump Parc East Trump 610 Park Avenue 40 Wall Street Trump California Estates at Trump National
Trump International Hotel and Tower
Trump Grand
Mar A Lago Trump Vegas Trump International Hotel and Tower
Seoul Trump World Toronto Trump International Hotel and Tower
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