Mark Cuban Essay

Mark Cuban is an entrepreneur and a business man born on July 31, 1958, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Indiana University in 1981 with a degree in business. He started selling garbage bags by the age of 12 to purchase a pair of expensive shoes and personal desires. When he was young, he worked in different jobs to pay for his college tuition. Since then he has strived and succeeded in many of the businesses he is engaged on. As an example, when he purchased the basketball team, the Dallas Maverick in 2000, he transformed the team almost immediately and presented a new and more dynamic way of doing business. Mark Cuban has a contagious and energetic attitude that makes every game feel like it is a festive which in turn makes

the fans, the players, and the entire Arena a more pleasant place to spend time watching every game.
Mark has demonstrated during the games and during his career that he can captivate and be liked by many people with his charm and enthusiasm. He once wrote, “It’s easier to be nice than to be a jerk”. In others words, he has demonstrated charm and charisma during the Mavericks games and in other television programs he has appeared, which has, in turn, attracted more people to the games and therefore make more money. In addition, his personality and many experiences in his personal and professional life has transformed the game and the players, in a way that has let them to win more games per season and a championship.
Mark portraits a type “A” personality which is shown in his competitiveness, hard drive, and focus for winning in every business he is engaged in.

For example, he is engaged in different businesses at the same time such as high definition TV market, reality TV series, and TV show Shark Tank among others. Moreover, he has shown that he is an extrovert, and those traits are seen in his personality when he interacts with people. He is a very outgoing and expressive person that likes to say things the way they are but is careful not to hurt people’s feeling. Personality plays a fundamental role in every aspect of one’s life either for positive or negative outcomes, therefore is essential to know one’s personality and try to improve it by learning different

techniques.
Cuban is described as someone with an internal Locus of Control because he has exhibited traits of being in control.

Also, he is open to new ideas, manifests joy and happiness, and has been successful in most of his businesses. When a person feels he or she is in control of the environment surrounding them, they have a more positive perspective of life, be more engaging and strive to obtain goals and desires. In turn, this type of person with internal Locus of Control can be proactive, thoughtful, and focused on achieving more every day. Since Mark was a young person, he dedicated his time to study hard, sometimes reading books and magazines for hours, other times to listen to people who knew about businesses, and doing research about the market.

The Big Five Model of Personality is a Model based on common language descriptors of personality. This model shows statistical data related to personalities traits that suggest five broad dimensions used to describe behaviors and personalities. Based on the behavior displayed by Mark, it is evident that he shows a more conscientiousness personality. People who are conscientiousness tend to be more efficient and productive, well-organized individuals, and hard working. Moreover, Mark is dependable and persistent in making ideas turn into

reality.
Most sports fans feel connected and represented by a team every time that team plays. That is one of the reasons they called themselves fans, because they live and enjoy every second of a game. I believe Cuban has displayed a positive image with his eccentric behavior because his behavior is telling those who are watching that he is another fan. Also, he feels represented by the team like many fans feel. His behavior projects an engagement to the audience to come to the games and be part of something special. I think that his actions besides being an eccentric behavior are more like an advertisement strategy to attract everyone to the games.
Mark’s disagreements with the NBA has brought a lot of negative publicity to the team and himself. On the other hand, he has turned those negative publicity into a positive situation by matching the amount fined into donations for different charities. He likes to help individuals less fortunate in life and tries to make a difference with donations. I would recommend Mark to keep helping people in need especially vulnerable ones, such as kids with preexisting conditions. On the contrary, I would recommend him to change some of his eccentric and sometimes irrational behavior, for a more formal and enjoyable attitude. Moreover, I would recommend him not to insult the players of the other teams since this behavior portrays a negative image of him. How people behave says a lot about the person and about their actions and beliefs, thus it is essential to demonstrate, besides joy and excitement, respect and compassion for others. Changing ourselves is the best alternative for resolving human relation problems since we cannot change the other person. We have to be mindful that the only thing we have control over is our own behavior, which means we need to have self-control and be wise to determine why other people behave the way they do.
I would suggest Mark that in order to keep improving his businesses to use the Total Quality Management (TQM) approach in which all members of the organization participate in improving processes, products, services and the culture of the organization. The goal of improving areas of the organization in (TQM) should include a strong customer focused orientation, along with total employee involvement, integrated system, strategic and systematic approach, and through communications. I would like to work for Mark because he is a team player, has charisma and likes to create a productive and challenging, but at the same time, a fun environment to work. Moreover, he is passionate about the work he does and that passion is passed to all of the people around him. Last but not least, he is always creating or thinking of new ideas on how to improve the business and by me being part of his team I can learn and benefit for future personal career development.
To conclude, I would recommend every student and young person to strive to achieve their dreams and regardless of what others said or think about them, be the best you can be through studying hard, working hard, having self-discipline, by doing research on careers and opportunities and by being persistent and never giving up. If thoughts of discourage appears remember how Mark Cuban and other successful entrepreneurs made it to the top by trying hard.