Author Archives: roshanjpaul

The Polar Bear is Toast, and Other Lessons from 2019

Posted on May 4, 2020 by roshanjpaul

Needing a break from pandemic thoughts this weekend, I re-read my 2019 journal and excavated these 3 little insights that I hope you find interesting. You can read them here as an article published on LinkedIn.

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The 8 Best Books I Read in 2019

Posted on January 9, 2020 by roshanjpaul

As in 2017 and 2018, here are my top book recommendations from 2019. Paradoxically, even though I read many more books in 2019 (35 in all), I actually have fewer ones to recommend than previous years. Partly that’s because a lot of my … Continue reading →

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Success Factors That Overcome the Talent Bottleneck Across Social Enterprises in Asia

Posted on November 21, 2019 by roshanjpaul

In 2019, we at Amani Institute were honoured by a big award and associated funding from Argidius Foundation to scale up our pioneering leadership development program for middle- and senior-managers of SGBs in East Africa to India and Brazil. It … Continue reading →

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Walk Your Talk

Posted on April 30, 2019 by roshanjpaul

The Walk Your Talk event series is where changemakers around the world share stories of when they had to confront adversity and make a choice about how they are going to act, what decisions they take in the face of … Continue reading →

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The 12 Best Books I Read in 2018

Posted on January 5, 2019 by roshanjpaul

I read 23 books in 2018. With some exceptions, my reading had a conscious theme. I wanted to explore, in both fiction and non-fiction, the question posed by Yuval Noah Harari in his book on this list: “What is happening … Continue reading →

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6 Insights about changemaking – and the difference between knowing something and understanding it

Posted on December 20, 2018 by roshanjpaul

A few weeks ago, I sat watching the final presentations from our class of Social Innovation Management Fellows in India. I was struck by 2 things. First, that in each presentation there was a deep insight, one that had the potential to … Continue reading →

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Are You Having an Intellectual Debate or a Religious One?

Posted on November 1, 2018 by roshanjpaul

Ever find yourself in an argument where, no matter how much you feel the facts or even justice, is on your side, you simply cannot persuade the other person towards your point of view? This may be because you’re in … Continue reading →

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Selected as an Asia 21 Young Leader

Posted on October 27, 2018 by roshanjpaul

In 2018, I was honoured to be selected as one of Asia Society’s Young Leaders of the 21st Century, and inducted into a wonderful and accomplished community of leaders across the continent. Click here to read more about the announcement!

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A Failure Playlist to Help You Sleep at Night

Posted on August 13, 2018 by roshanjpaul

Failure is endemic to social impact work. Unfortunately, it’s also endemic to love. And thus, songwriters have always been able to tap into the bowels of failure to help us feel better with our lives. Published in the India Development … Continue reading →

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What to do, and what not: Putting my Harvard experience to use at Amani Institute

Posted on May 28, 2018 by roshanjpaul

Last weekend, I returned to the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) for my 10-year reunion. At first it felt that I had studied there in a past life; so much has happened to me (and to the university) since I graduated. … Continue reading →

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