DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD?

New research shows that today, more than ever, employees want to contribute to something greater than themselves. But how do they get there?

FIND YOUR PURPOSE MINDSET

Microsoft alumni are changemakers, and this book demonstrates the ethos of giving isn’t turned in with the company badge. Imagine a world where we all have a purpose mindset.

IN PURPOSE MINDSET YOU WILL:

Hear the first-hand accounts from interviews with Microsoft executives such as Jeff and Tricia Raikes, Patrick Awuah, Paul Maritz, and many others.
Learn how Microsoft’s early decision to encourage employees to support causes personal to them was a key impetus to multiplying the impact.
Get insider accounts on the key decisions Microsoft has made along its journey to make individual philanthropy a core element of their culture.
See how its culture of giving is one of the key elements to Microsoft’s success in attracting and retaining top talent.

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Meet the Author

Akhtar Badshah was head of Microsoft’s philanthropy program from 2004-2014. He is himself a prime example of the kind of engaged alumni that will be featured in this book, currently serving as the Chair of the Board of Global Washington, and also serving on the boards of the Microsoft Alumni Network and The Indus Entrepreneurs Seattle chapter. He is an internationally recognized development and philanthropy expert.

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“Look no further than the invaluable perspectives in this book to see how purpose-in-action can lead us all to truly change things for the better.”

PAMELA MAYNARD

CEO of Avanade

“A unique piece of writing that challenges every business to discover the symbiotic relationship between growth and the greater common good. Akhtar Badshah presents a road map of how any company can drive a purpose mindset that benefits all stakeholders, from investors and customers to employees and society at large. He is an important voice for the principles of compassionate business.”

KAILASH SATYARTHI

2014 Nobel Peace Laureate and Child Rights Activist

“Akhtar has built his reputation helping companies use purpose to motivate employees to make a difference in society. His exploration and research could be key to helping change the world for the better.”

SHANNON SCHUYLER

Chief Purpose and Inclusion Office at PwC US

“Purpose Mindset is an important contribution to our understanding of the importance of purpose, which increasingly occupies a central place in our lives as individuals as well as for the organizations we create. Microsoft was born as a purposeful company and has had a world changing impact as a result. Its employees and alumni have carried that legacy forward in myriad ways, as this deeply engaging book relates.”

RAJ SISODIA

Co-founder and Co-chairman of Conscious Capitalism, Inc.

“In these current challenging and inequitable times, Purpose Mindset will ground you in what’s important today—finding and having purpose. Badshah shares how company culture built around empathy and learning can turn employee passion into business impact and then societal impact. Microsoft alumni are changemakers, and this book demonstrates the ethos of giving isn’t turned in with the company badge. Imagine a world where we all have a purpose mindset.”

ALI SPAIN

Executive Director of Microsoft Alumni Network

“Why do we work? What do we buy? Consume? Do outside work? Leave as our legacy? Purpose is the fuel of our lives and Purpose Mindset shows us the way.”

CAROL CONE

CEO of Carol Cone ON PURPOSE

“Drawing on his decade of experience as Microsoft‘s Director of Philanthropy, Badshah shows us how the Microsoft corporation built a culture of giving that encouraged and rewarded employees to turn their passion for causes important to themselves into broader social impact.”

SANDRA ARCHIBALD

Dean Emeritus at University of Washington, Evans School of Policy & Governance