Passion & Purpose

by Coleman, John; Gulati, Daniel; Segovia, W. Oliver; George, Bill

• ISBN13: 9781422162668
• ISBN10: 1422162664
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-29
• Publisher: Harvard Business School Pr

Summary

Yes, Tammy Erickson is right. Millennials are different from Xers and Boomers. But millennial MBAs, particularly those from the first post-recession graduating class, are especially different from their predecessors. Here, for the first time and coming straight from the source 38 young MBAs reflect on business, leadership, and life, offering a rare "behind-the-scenes" look at the way their ideas, aspirations, attitudes, and practices are shaping business as they take on the mantle of leadership. Approaching the world in bold and innovative ways, this new generation of MBAs explores such questions as: How will we lead in a post-crisis world? How can business be a force for good? What is the meaning of a career in business? As the first generation raised in a truly global and networked world, these young leaders share their visions for the future, how they plan to eliminate boundaries and pursue roles that integrate the public, private, and non-profit sectors, and how they are beginning to lay the foundation for ethical and economic recovery and long-term innovation. Through provocative and inspirational first-person accounts, ReImagining Leadership explores this generational shift and offers all those in business especially managers who will oversee or work alongside these younger MBAs deeper insight into the needs and expectations, aspirations and values of the next generation of leaders. Additionally, every chapter will end with senior leader interviews, in order to provide a generational perspective.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Convergence: Creating Opportunities Across Sectors	p. 11
Floating Above the Boxes: Business, Nonprofit, and the Age of Falling Boundaries	p. 17
Learning from Kibera: Nonprofit Lessons for Business from East Africa's Largest Slum	p. 23
Commerce and Culture: Combining Business and the Arts	p. 28
Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Business of Peace	p. 34
Business in the World: How Corporations Can Be Change Agents	p. 41
Interview with David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, Director of Harvard's Center for Public Leadership, and senior political analyst for CNN	p. 47
Globalization: Embracing the Global Generation	p. 55
Bridging Two Worlds: An India Story	p. 61
QatarDebate: Education, Civic Engagement, and Leadership in the Arabian Gulf	p. 67
Emerging Social Enterprise: Learning the Business of Agriculture in Tanzania	p. 74
Global Citizen Year: Learning from the World	p. 79
The Business of Reconciliation: How Cows and Co-ops Are Paving the Way for Genuine Reconciliation in Rwanda	p. 85
Interview with Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company	p. 91
People: Leading in a Diverse World	p. 99
Nonconforming Culture: How to Feel Comfortable in Who You Are No Matter Where You Are	p. 104
Diversity Day: Whole People, Whole Organizations, and a Whole New Approach to Diversity	p. 110
Women and the Workplace: Tasneem Dohadwala	p. 118
Joyful on the Job: A Generation Pursuing Happiness at Work	p. 124
People Leadership from Baghdad to Boston	p. 130
Interview with Deb Henretta, CEO, P&G Asia	p. 134
Sustainability: Integrating Preservation and Profits	p. 139
A Sustainable Career	p. 145
From Safety Nets to Trampolines	p. 151
The Value of Community Partnerships in Addressing Climate Change	p. 158
Interview with Carter Roberts, CEO, World Wildlife Fund	p. 164
Technology: Competing by Connecting	p. 171
Building an Online Marketplace	p. 175
Technology and Social Good: Loans, Relays and the Power of Community	p. 181
Mobile Millennial	p. 185
Interview with Joe Kennedy, CEO and President of Pandora	p. 191
Learning: Educating Tomorrow's Leaders	p. 197
The Leadership Boot Camp: Training the Next Generation of Corporate Leaders	p. 203
The MBA of Hard Knocks: Why Fast Failure Is the Best Thing for Business Education	p. 210
The New Corporate Classrooms: Training's Tectonic Technological Shift	p. 216
Tackling Financial Illiteracy	p. 223
The Education of a Millennial Leader	p. 228
Interview with Rich Lyons, Dean, Haas Business School University of California-Berkeley	p. 235
Moving Forward	p. 243
Capstone Interview with HBS Dean, Nitin Nohria	p. 246
Appendix: About the Passion and Purpose MBA Student Survey	p. 255
Notes	p. 263
Acknowledgments	p. 273
Index	p. 275
About the Contributors	p. 289
About the Authors	p. 295
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