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Instead of being the antidote to the rat race, that trip convinced John Wood to divert the boundless energy he was devoting to Microsoft into a cause that desperately needed to be addressed. While visiting a remote Nepalese school, Wood learned that the students had few books in their library. When he offered to run a book drive to provide the school with books, his idea was met with polite skepticism. After all, no matter how well-intentioned, why would a successful software executive take valuable time out of his life and gather books for an impoverished school?
But John Wood did return to that school and with thousands of books bundled on the back of a yak. And at that moment, Wood made the decision to walk away from Microsoft and create Room to Read-an organization that has donated more than 1.2 million books, established more than 2,600 libraries and 200 schools, and sent 1,700 girls to school on scholarship-ultimately touching the lives of 875,000 children with the lifelong gift of education.
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World chronicles John Wood's struggle to find a meaningful outlet for his managerial talents and entrepreneurial zeal. For every high-achiever who has ever wondered what life might be like giving back, Wood 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 one of the world's most pressing problems: the lack of basic literacy.
| AUTHOR: | John Wood |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Collins |
| ISBN: | 006112107X |
| TYPE: | Illiteracy And Literacy Education, Room to Read (Organization), Entrepreneurship, Non-Profit Organizations Management, Southeast Asia, Business & Economics, Business / Economics / Finance, Nonprofit Organizations & Charities, Business/Economics, Literacy, General, Business & Economics / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities, South Asia, Case studies, Education, Rural |
| MEDIA: | Hardcover |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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going from corporate executive to do gooder champion This is a good book to understand risk that is inspired by passion. this guy had everything to lose and so much to gain and he did it. Kudos to him and kudos for a well written book.
A dream realized will inspire many
I know many people who are passionate about a cause but lost when it comes to what to do next. Wood had the business background to take his passion and turn it into a well-oiled non-profit machine that does tremendous good while appearing to opperate without the ego and bureaucracy that keeps many NPs from accomplishing their altruistic goals.
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>Wood not only built on his initial idea, but inspires others to turn their passions into action in very practical terms.
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>I'm a life coach and work with many clients who want to create a more meaningful life through meaningful work. But they are stopped for many reasons, not the least of which is fear they won't be able to survive financially. Because Wood knew life at both ends of the financial spetrum, perhaps it was easier for him to realize how little he could live with. In any case, his book is an inspiration to anyone wanting to follow their dream.
Anyone Can Make a Difference!!!
This book reminds us that we can all make a difference. John's candid and entertaining personality. His book is a written account of one man's journey from corporate bureaucracy to making a phenomenal change in people's lives.
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>Dennis J. Schleicher
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>Author of an explosive and controversial memoir; Forbidden Love with a Married Man; E-Mail Diaries
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