Lean In

Did not impact me as a woman much. It targets working moms specifically and not women in general in the workplace. Nice to read if you ran out of new books ideas but did not make any impact.

Career advice for women from a very successful woman.Key tips: 'sit at the table' (ie put yourself forward and don't hold yourself back - 'what would you do if you were not afraid?"); be aware of gender stereotyping and explain why you are going to negotiate before you do negotiate - but don't fail to negotiate (men negotiate naturally and it is expected of them); 'make your partner a real partner' (and, for example, don't go in for gatekeeper behaviour at home and ask him to step aside and let you do it when he's making a mess of things - let him do it himself and learn); generally in finding a job look at the growth potential of the company (as the author did with Google) and think what you can offer an employer that the employer actually wants/needs; and on living your life understand that time is a scarce resource and you can't have or do it all - the whole essence of the thing is trade-offs and decisions.So, there's a lot of interest here; and the book gives every appearance of being well researched as well as full of personal material. The author tells us in the afterward that she has a co-writer; and that even so writing the book has taken out of the time she spends with her husband. This also has the ring of truth - but it does to some extent underscore the idea that the author is something of an exceptional human being.I would recommend cross-checking her thinking against the recent book The XX Factor by Alison Wolf. That carefully explains that there are three life styles for women today - one fot the top 1%, another for the remainder of the top 20%, and a third for the other 80%. Sandberg is definitely part of the top 1% in that grouping. So perhaps her thinking is not entirely for everyone....

I was a bit dubious when I bought that book. After reading "too" many negative feedback or attacks toward Sheryl I thought "ah let's give it a go and read it to make your own opinion"What did I discover? That she experienced during her career and life as a woman what I experienced in my first 9 years of professional life and in my female position.. Some parts of the books left me with tears as she expressed exactly the feelings or the emotions I went through.I think if more women were getting up to fight for their rights and think they are equal of men (this is by the way because of this I lost my job as a general manager in a small company) then I think the world would be a better place.I would like to thank sincerely Sheryl for writing that book and not being ashamed of what she is and what she achieved so far.We can all do it - only if we want it - of course.

I bought this for my daughter as she started her first proper job and she read it from cover to cover and said she enjoyed it. Once she started work she then remembered some of the 'bites' from it, such as the very simple 'sit at the table' - it's daft that women need to be told this, but holding back and letting others get in first is ingrained sometimes so much that you need someone to tell you to be alert to it. I especially liked the advice to young women about planning their family years and years ahead, ie. don't do it, just get stuck into the moment and work at what you are doing. So sensible as so many of us have tried to plan our lives so carefully, holding back because of something that might happen or might not.

If you need a book to help you change your mindset with work and to empower you then this is the book for you! It’s a great book that left me feeling ready to go in to the work place and (politely) get what I felt like I deserved including appreciation. I’ve recommended this book already to so many friends!

Not just if you are a woman, but a man who works with women, manages women or just married to a woman, you should read this book. It is a frank and honest insight to the challenges working women face.Interestingly she notes that a lot of the challenge women come up against in the workplace is actually from other women - it's not a 'men are bad' book. It's changed my behaviour towards my colleagues thats for sure. It's also given me more courage - knowing that these challenges are 'normal' validates the way i feel and helps me to accept them. Once i've done that i can manage those feelings easier and overcome them. I've read it twice now and have given it to my director to read!