Aparajita Dhar explores the trap of high performance and shares an important lesson on how leaders keep people at the core. During my two-decade long career I have amassed lot of lessons around “what to do” as a leader. I’ve learned even more about “what not to do.”…
Author
Aparajita Dhar
BrowsingAparajita holds a Post Graduate degree in Sociology and more than 2 decades of experience in the social development sector in South Asia. She has worked with various international agencies in senior management roles.
Aparajita is an expert in Gender, Adolescent and Youth Leadership, Child Protection, Migration, Health, Education, Water and Sanitation, Livelihoods, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, HIV, Disability and Inclusive Development in designing and managing community-led programmes within a rights-based framework to promote meaningful participation of the ultra-poor at the national and global decision-making platforms for policy influence and change.
Born and brought up in Kolkata by parents who instilled the values of social justice, she has keen interest in people and the intricacies of human behaviour and culture. An ardent foodie, when not working, Aparajita loves to travel and engage with art.