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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World：An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children

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作者: 著
出版社: HarperCollins US
2006-08
ISBN: 9780061121074
定价: 221.60
装帧: 精装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 272页
正文语种: 英语
分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>经济
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  • JohnWooddiscoveredhispassion,hisgreatestsuccess,andhislife'swork#8212notatbusinessschoolorleadingMicrosoft'schargeintoAsiainthe1990s#8212butonasoul-searchingtriptotheHimalayas.Woodfelttrappedbetweenanall-consumingcareerandadesiretodosomethinglastingandsignificant.Stressedfromthedemandsofhisjob,hetookavacationtrekkinginNepalbecauseafriendhadtoldhim,"Ifyougethighenoughinthemountains,youcan'thearSteveBallmeryellingatyouanymore."Insteadofbeingtheantidotetotheratrace,thattripconvincedJohnWoodtodiverttheboundlessenergyhewasdevotingtoMicrosoftintoacausethatdesperatelyneededtobeaddressed.WhilevisitingaremoteNepaleseschool,Woodlearnedthatthestudentshadfewbooksintheirlibrary.Whenheofferedtorunabookdrivetoprovidetheschoolwithbooks,hisideawasmetwithpoliteskepticism.Afterall,nomatterhowwell-intentioned,whywouldasuccessfulsoftwareexecutivetakevaluabletimeoutofhislifeandgatherbooksforanimpoverishedschool?ButJohnWooddidreturntothatschoolandwiththousandsofbooksbundledonthebackofayak.Andatthatmoment,WoodmadethedecisiontowalkawayfromMicrosoftandcreateRoomtoRead#8212anorganizationthathasdonatedmorethan1.2millionbooks,establishedmorethan2,600librariesand200schools,andsent1,700girlstoschoolonscholarship#8212ultimatelytouchingthelivesof875,000childrenwiththelifelonggiftofeducation.LeavingMicrosofttoChangetheWorldchroniclesJohnWood'sstruggletofindameaningfuloutletforhismanagerialtalentsandentrepreneurialzeal.Foreveryhigh-achieverwhohaseverwonderedwhatlifemightbelikegivingback,Woodoffersavivid,emotional,andabsorbingtaleofhowtotakethelessonslearnedatahard-chargingcompanylikeMicrosoftandapplythemtooneoftheworld'smostpressingproblems:thelackofbasicliteracy. AfterearninganMBAattheprestigiousKelloggSchoolofManagement,JohnWoodworkedforseveralyearsinbankingbeforejoiningMicrosoftin1991.Throughhardworkanddetermination,heascendedrapidly,earningcovetedoverseasassignmentsinAustraliaandChina.WhileservingasMicrosoft'sDirectorofBusinessDevelopmentfortheGreaterChinaregion,Wooddecidedtochangehislife'sfocustohelpchildrenbreakthecycleofpovertythroughthelifelonggiftofeducation.In2000,hefoundedRoomtoRead,anonprofitorganizationthatpromotesliteracyinNepal,India,SriLanka,Cambodia,Laos,Vietnam,andsooninAfrica.Whennottravelingtheworldfund-raisingandvisitingRoomtoReadcommunities,helivesinSanFrancisco.
  • 内容简介:
    JohnWooddiscoveredhispassion,hisgreatestsuccess,andhislife'swork#8212notatbusinessschoolorleadingMicrosoft'schargeintoAsiainthe1990s#8212butonasoul-searchingtriptotheHimalayas.Woodfelttrappedbetweenanall-consumingcareerandadesiretodosomethinglastingandsignificant.Stressedfromthedemandsofhisjob,hetookavacationtrekkinginNepalbecauseafriendhadtoldhim,"Ifyougethighenoughinthemountains,youcan'thearSteveBallmeryellingatyouanymore."Insteadofbeingtheantidotetotheratrace,thattripconvincedJohnWoodtodiverttheboundlessenergyhewasdevotingtoMicrosoftintoacausethatdesperatelyneededtobeaddressed.WhilevisitingaremoteNepaleseschool,Woodlearnedthatthestudentshadfewbooksintheirlibrary.Whenheofferedtorunabookdrivetoprovidetheschoolwithbooks,hisideawasmetwithpoliteskepticism.Afterall,nomatterhowwell-intentioned,whywouldasuccessfulsoftwareexecutivetakevaluabletimeoutofhislifeandgatherbooksforanimpoverishedschool?ButJohnWooddidreturntothatschoolandwiththousandsofbooksbundledonthebackofayak.Andatthatmoment,WoodmadethedecisiontowalkawayfromMicrosoftandcreateRoomtoRead#8212anorganizationthathasdonatedmorethan1.2millionbooks,establishedmorethan2,600librariesand200schools,andsent1,700girlstoschoolonscholarship#8212ultimatelytouchingthelivesof875,000childrenwiththelifelonggiftofeducation.LeavingMicrosofttoChangetheWorldchroniclesJohnWood'sstruggletofindameaningfuloutletforhismanagerialtalentsandentrepreneurialzeal.Foreveryhigh-achieverwhohaseverwonderedwhatlifemightbelikegivingback,Woodoffersavivid,emotional,andabsorbingtaleofhowtotakethelessonslearnedatahard-chargingcompanylikeMicrosoftandapplythemtooneoftheworld'smostpressingproblems:thelackofbasicliteracy.
  • 作者简介:
    AfterearninganMBAattheprestigiousKelloggSchoolofManagement,JohnWoodworkedforseveralyearsinbankingbeforejoiningMicrosoftin1991.Throughhardworkanddetermination,heascendedrapidly,earningcovetedoverseasassignmentsinAustraliaandChina.WhileservingasMicrosoft'sDirectorofBusinessDevelopmentfortheGreaterChinaregion,Wooddecidedtochangehislife'sfocustohelpchildrenbreakthecycleofpovertythroughthelifelonggiftofeducation.In2000,hefoundedRoomtoRead,anonprofitorganizationthatpromotesliteracyinNepal,India,SriLanka,Cambodia,Laos,Vietnam,andsooninAfrica.Whennottravelingtheworldfund-raisingandvisitingRoomtoReadcommunities,helivesinSanFrancisco.
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