Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - "A landmark manifesto" (The New York Times) that's a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential.

In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her ...show more

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240 pages

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Anonymous
Aug 14, 2023
10/10 stars
Every person should read

Every person female or male should read this book. I think this one of the best books of our time. Dealing with real issues that every modern woman and man face in today's society.
eadietzesq
Aug 08, 2023
9/10 stars
read this one for the Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation Book Club & truly enjoyed it. I loved how Sheryl gave examples from her own life about her struggles to succeed, gender stereotypes/biases and how she is continuously striving to do better and to be better. At one point she mentions how she hopes that there will just be “great leaders” and that someone will not be distinguished as a “great female leader”. Her concept of “Lean In” ci...read more
E Clou
May 10, 2023
8/10 stars
There is a lot of value in a woman with a top position in business pointing out the many barriers women face; and calling for changes in the work place, society, and in how both women and men approach business and feminism. For a lot of people these are already known facts, but the nature of this as a "business book" means a lot of people are exposed to these statistics and personal stories who might not otherwise be exposed.

That said, I was fam...read more
Nitin Mittal
Apr 02, 2023
9/10 stars
PFS Book Club --- 4th March, 23 On Saturday Pooja talked about book called “Lean in: Women, Work, and the will to lead” by Sheryl Sandberg. Sheryl was the COO of Facebook and still among Facebook board of directors (First woman) Lean in explains why women are still underrepresented in the workforce, what holds them back, how woman can take the lead and hold the flag of female leadership high. She shares her personal stories to throw light on gen...read more
Perpsy
Mar 15, 2023
As a young woman trying to navigate the corporate world this book was such an eye opener and helped me become more assertive and helped me understand some corporate dynamics.

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