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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World (English, Paperback, Wood John)

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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World  (English, Paperback, Wood John)

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  • Language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Genre: Biography & Autobiography
  • ISBN: 9780007237036, 9780007237036
  • Pages: 288
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    John Wood discovered his passion, his greatest success, and his life's work not at business school or helping lead Microsoft's charge into Asia in the 1990s but on a soul-searching trip to the Himalayas. He made the difficult decision to walk away from his lucrative career to create Room to Read, a nonprofit organization that promotes education across the developing world. By the end of 2007, the organization will have established over 5,000 libraries and 400 schools, and awarded long-term scholarships to more than 3,000 girls, giving more than one million children the lifelong gift of education.

    If you have ever pondered abandoning your desk job for an adventure and an opportunity to give back, Wood's story will inspire you. He offers a vivid, emotional, and absorbing tale of how to take the lessons learned at a hard-charging company like Microsoft and apply them to the world's most pressing social problems.

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    • John spent most of his career running significant parts of Microsoft’s international business. At age 35, he chose to leave Microsoft in the middle of his career to focus on bringing educational opportunities to poor communities. His passion is to combine the lessons he learned in business with the compassion and service ethic found in the non-profit arena. John holds a B.S. from the University of Colorado and a MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
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    • 18 mm
    Height
    • 198 mm
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    • 129 mm
    Weight
    • 230 gr
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    Educating the world..

    It was the title that made me re-think about reading the books. The reviews I read were not so impressive, but being an impulsive reader, I took up the book.

    The first few chapters are dedicated to John Wood's search for setting up the libraries and how it steam-rolled into a global campaign.

    There are some excellent insighnts into his conversation with Steve Ballmer, the Microsoft's CEO and fund-raisers.

    I drew a lot of parallel to the work I am involved in with Burooj Realization. Cons...
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    Dawood Vaid

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    Awesome Book... Must read for Lateral Thinkers

    First and foremost thing, this was the FIRST book to be sold on FLIPKART.

    Regarding the book, awesome read for someone thinking about changing the world. Those people will definitely connect themselves with this book.

    Inspiring!!!
    Moral Booster!!!
    All in All a MUST READ!!!
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    Faisal Jamal

    Sep, 2014

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