Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children Contributor(s): Wood, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061121088 ISBN-13: 9780061121081 Publisher: Harper Business OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2014 Annotation: This uncommon primer on personal success is the story of one Microsoft executive who found true contentment by making it his business to bring books and schools to children around the developing world. 16-page b&w photo insert. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship - Business & Economics | Nonprofit Organizations & Charities - Management &leadership |
Dewey: 428.6 |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.08" W x 8.96" (0.71 lbs) 304 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wood, John: - After earning an MBA at the prestigious Kellogg School of Management, John Wood worked for several years in banking before joining Microsoft in 1991. Through hard work and determination, he ascended rapidly, earning coveted overseas assignments in Australia and China. While serving as Microsoft's Director of Business Development for the Greater China region, Wood decided to change his life's focus to help children break the cycle of poverty through the lifelong gift of education. In 2000, he founded Room to Read, a nonprofit organization that promotes literacy in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and soon in Africa. When not traveling the world fund-raising and visiting Room to Read communities, he lives in San Francisco. |