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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press (November 29, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1422162664
  • ISBN-13: 978-1422162668
  • Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 6.5 x 10 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn agreeable and relevant study into the nature of leadership
By George M. Hiller Jr. on December 5, 2011
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In an age and global business climate of increasing diversity, plurality, and complexity Passion and Purpose, written in a lucid and accessible style, offers a timely study into the activities and pursuits of young business leaders. The testimonial stories are refreshingly honest and transparent as emerging leaders, involved in a variety of different fields and work environments, candidly discuss their career goals and noble aspirations and also the inevitable obstacles and setbacks they have encountered along the way. These reflections yield valuable insights into the nature of risk, failure, and consequential decision making, along with the opportunities for the professional and personal growth that can result through tackling difficult problems and engaging with pressing business challenges head on. Most encouraging to me is that this group of MBAs seems to intuitively understand that what the global business culture of the future needs is principled servant leadership that rises above the pettiness of self-seeking narrow ambition and strives to bring out the best qualities in all whom they influence - Leadership that elevates the needs of our society as a whole. Examples of virtuous, sacrificial leadership cannot be shared often enough. Through undertaking this project John Coleman, Daniel Gulati, and W. Oliver Segovia have done the business world a most welcome service. I heartily recommend Passion and Purpose.
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3.0 out of 5 starsSomewhat interesting, but formulaic
By Russell on January 31, 2012
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This book isn't bad, it's just not particularly good either, as it gets very formulaic. Each chapter is a series of stories from the personal lives of Harvard MBAs, with each chapter revolving around a given topic. The chapter ends with an interview from an expert on the subject. The interviews with experts are much more interesting than the stories from MBA students. The stories read like admissions essays; basically... I worked for an investment bank, made a ton of money, started a non-profit to try to do something meaningful, and now a Harvard MBA has/will help me do that. This is all well and good, but it doesn't serve to inspire the reader because the stories are not representative of a generation, rather a select few. The same content may have made an interesting blog or HBR article, but it doesn't work as a 200 page book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFantastic book full of inspiring and insightful stories
By John Anthony on December 10, 2011
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It's an interesting proposition - take a bunch of business students who've done some really interesting things with their lives, and ask them to explain what motivates them, what they hope to achieve, and what they've learned as they've gone through the process. That, fundamentally, is what Passion & Purpose is about.

The broad section outlines work well (globalisation, sustainability, technology, diversity, learning, convergence) as beacons for the stories to be organised around. There are some truly uplifting stories in here - from reforming the Met to building a not-for-profit in Kenya. For insight into what's driving the next generation of young business folks - and insight into folks using business to improve the lives of people all around the world - Passion & Purpose is a great read.
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3.0 out of 5 starsThe book is also abundant with some by-products insights that any would-to-be businessperson will find useful. I recommend it
By Salim Zenzouni on March 15, 2015
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The book discusses the axes current and future leaders must consider in building successful businesses. Those axes are: Convergence, Globalization, People, Sustainability, Technology and Learning. Through the stories of HBS graduates, the book explores different facets of each of those axes, emphasizing on why they are important and presenting specific experiences of how they've been implemented.
I find the structure of the book suitable to its purpose; it's at the intersection between a rigidly structured work and a story: So they are stories organized according to a specific structure.
Knowledge in Business Administration is sometimes required to fully grasp some insights of the book though this doesn't prevent from arriving at an honorable understanding of the subject matter. The book is also abundant with some by-products insights that any would-to-be businessperson will find useful.
I recommend it!
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4.0 out of 5 starsSomething For Everyone
By Ryan Treft on December 27, 2011
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We all, to one degree or another, have an inherent desire to influence and lead in our own way. This book contains one inspiring story after another of GenY'ers who are leading, influencing, while making a real and positive difference in the world. If you don't buy this book, you should at least read the interview with David Gergen (pg. 47)who described the future of my generation. Here's a little taste...
"Don't be afraid of failure. The metaphor for my generation was 'climbing ladders'; the metaphor in your generation is increasingly "riding waves.' You have to ride waves as they go. You're often going to find them collapsing underneath you, and you have to ride the next one when it comes. That's the nature of careers today. Companies come and go quickly. People are CEOs for only - you know, a twinkling of an eye - and then they have to start over. And you've got to be prepared. I don't know what the latest numbers are in the Department of Labor, but a few years ago they were projecting that someone graduating with a degree today would hold at least seven or eight jobs over the course of a lifetime - three of which would not have been invented when they graduated college. It just goes back to bandwidth and adaptability. One must be prepared to take risks, to take the fall, pick yourself back up, and start again."
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3.0 out of 5 starsA collection of short stories of young successful professionals...

A collection of short stories of young successful professionals (privileged). Nothing out of ordinary. I wasn't sure what the take away is.

Published 7 months ago by Hong Hong Lin
2.0 out of 5 starsAlmost read this book

But it started off with a Bill Clinton quote and I got distracted wondering why the authors would do that. Thing is it wasn't even that great a quote.

Published on March 12, 2014 by Mark D. Modesti
2.0 out of 5 starsJust a collection of essays

This really seems like some kind of pep talk book for students and grads, full of stories by other grads who seem rather full of themselves. Read more

Published on October 30, 2013 by Mr. S Long
4.0 out of 5 starsStory time for business people

Coleman has selected a number of examples of interesting stories that can be gleaned for future or even existing business personnel that might be applied to gheir careers.

Published on June 9, 2013 by rjreidy2@aol.com
5.0 out of 5 stars"Never doubt the power of a small group of people to change the world....

Think about it. The quotation I selected for the title of this review, provided by the cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead, has been true for thousands of years. Read more

Published on August 27, 2012 by Robert Morris
5.0 out of 5 starsInspiring narratives that redefine business leadership - great read!

Passion & Purpose dives into today's most pressing global issues through the lens of some of the most inspiring students/recent graduates of Harvard Business School. Read more

Published on July 18, 2012 by Bryan
5.0 out of 5 starsFast shipping

The book came as described. I recieved it within 2-3 days of ordering it. Lastly,I have not had a chance to finish reading it yet. I can't wait.

Published on July 12, 2012 by Chris
5.0 out of 5 starsInspired Leadership

At a time when there is much uncertainty in our lives, comes a book that inspires in a very different way. This book leads by example. Read more

Published on April 1, 2012 by muradsshah
5.0 out of 5 starsInspiration for tomorrow's leaders

As an undergraduate, I often ponder the question of what I want to do with my life after I graduate. Read more

Published on March 16, 2012 by Davis
4.0 out of 5 starsThe Motivations for a New Generation of Business Leadership

As a student in a non-Harvard MBA program, this book echoes many of the themes I hear from peers looking to find meaning to accompany their future paychecks. Read more

Published on February 13, 2012 by J. Harris

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