Career changes4Good

Today's news that P&G's renowned Global Marketing Officer Jim Stengel is stepping down to pursue other interests was explained this way by a P&G spokeswoman, "One personal goal that he's yet to achieve, that he now wants to focus all his personal efforts against, is he has a very personal passion to influence all marketers to embrace the power of marketing as a positive force in the world. He now wants to focus 100% on that, and feels the time is right to do that."

According to AdAge, this news comes just one month after Stengel reached the pinnacle of his professional career by the awarding of "Advertiser of the Year" honors at the International Advertising Festival .

Another successful leader exits business-as-we-know it to take a different path.

Another whose career change 4good made the news is John Doerr at Kleiner Perkins. Alright, so he hasn't exactly changed jobs, but he has fundamentally shifted his focus and energy on those ventures that will solve some of the world's most pressing problems (see the latest Fortune).

Two high profile people who see the need to focus their greatest talents as a positive force in the world. Now that's change4good!