{"product_id":"big-bets-rajiv-shah-9781668004388","title":"Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Encouraging...Uplifting...Meeting apparently insurmountable goals requires \u003ci\u003ethinking big\u003c\/i\u003e...this will inspire.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Raj Shah has written a practical guide to making the world a better place. He knows what he's talking about, because he's done it himself. Anyone who wants to make a change in the world, or their own lives, will benefit from this book.\" --Bill Gates, Cochair, Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRajiv J. Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former administrator of President Barack Obama's United States Agency for International Development, shares a dynamic new model for creating large scale change, inspired by his own involvements with some of the largest humanitarian projects of our time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRajiv J. Shah is no stranger to pulling off the impossible, from helping vaccinate 900 million children at the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation to a high-pressure race against the clock to stop the spread of Ebola. His secret? A big bets philosophy--the idea that seeking to solve problems rather than make incremental improvements can attract the unlikely partners with the power and know-how to achieve transformational change. Part career sweeping memoir, part inspirational playbook, \u003ci\u003eBig Bets\u003c\/i\u003e offers a master class in decision-making, leadership, and changing the world one bet at a time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShah animates his strategic insights with vivid behind-the-scenes stories, memorable conversations with household names that helped shape his approach to creating change, and his own personal growth as an Indian-American from an immigrant family looking for a way to belong. He distills his battle-tested strategies for creating change, arguing that big bets have a surprising advantage over cautious ones: a bold vision can attract support, collaborations, and fresh ideas from key players who might otherwise be resistant. Throughout the book, Shah traces his unlikely path to the Rockefeller Foundation across a changing world and through some of the most ambitious, dramatic global efforts to create a better world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rajiv Shah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668004380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668004388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e S\u0026amp;s\/Simon Element\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 18","brand":"Rajiv Shah","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132079730943,"sku":"9781668004388","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15486f87-bb84-4dc6-9344-b1ed4455e13c.jpg?v=1687478097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/big-bets-rajiv-shah-9781668004388","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}