Leaving Microsoft to Change the World：An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children
- 作者
- 出版社 HarperCollins US
- 出版时间 2006年8月
- ISBN 9780061121074
- 定价 221.60
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.
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