Book Description
Do you want your career to make a difference? No matter what sector you work in—or want to work in—The New Reason for Work explores countless opportunities for impactful jobs at every level.
It’s easier than you think. The New Reason for Work lays out six essential keys that can unlock your dream career in social impact. Learn how to discover and align your life's mission with job opportunities, master the skills in demand for social impact, sustain yourself in growing an impactful career over a lifetime, and much more.
Through a uniquely engaging narrative, personal stories that take you around the globe, as well as concrete exercises in every chapter, The New Reason for Work provides new hope for the future—for your own career, and for the world.
What People Are Saying
“Every changemaker—by which I mean every person—should read this inspiring book. It shows you how to make a career of it!”
— Bill Drayton, Founder, CEO, and Chair of Ashoka and credited with coining the term “social entrepreneurship”
“This book teems with pragmatic wisdom and inspiration for rising leaders. Ilaina and Roshan share four decades of experience through their engaging stories of social impact.”
— Jerry White, Professor of Practice at the University of Virginia, shares in the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
“We all want to be part of something greater than ourselves. Roshan and Ilaina did it. If you want to make a career while changing the world, this book is for you."
— Carrie Rich, Co-founder and CEO of The Global Good Fund
"More and more people are looking for meaningful work. Read this practical and joyful guide and take a step toward a better future."
— Anya Kamenetz, Expert in the Future of Education, Education correspondent for NPR, Author, DIY U
“Roshan and Ilaina challenge us to choose purpose, for we live in a time in which, despite the horrors, some of us are blessed with the freedom to choose work to which we are called. This is a book of stories of people finding their calling. We may be able to learn from them how to find our own.”
— Marshall Ganz, Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil Society at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
“In a fast changing world, Roshan and Ilaina take a practical and holistic view on ways people can create impact - for anyone who is driven by purpose, I highly recommend this book”
— Amrote Abdella, Regional Director, 4Afrika Initiative, Microsoft
“As a changemaker myself, I have experienced each of the keys explained in the book and I can certify that they work!“
— Nick Martin, Founder and CEO of TechChange