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Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vastmajority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women’s voices are still not heardequally in the decisions that most affect our lives. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg examines why women’s progress inachieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, commonsense solutions that canempower women to achieve their full potential.

Sandberg is the chief operating officer of Facebook and is ranked on Fortune’s list of the 50 Most PowerfulWomen in Business and as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. In 2010, she gave anelectrifying TEDTalk in which she described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Hertalk, which became a phenomenon and has been viewed more than two million times, encouraged women to “sit atthe table,†seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto.

In Lean In, Sandberg digs deeper into these issues, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling researchto cut through the layers of ambiguity and bias surrounding the lives and choices of working women. She recounts her

own decisions, mistakes, and daily struggles to make the right choices for herself, her career, and her family. Sheprovides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career, urging women to setboundaries and to abandon the myth of “having it all.†She describes specific steps women can take to combineprofessional achievement with personal fulfillment and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women in theworkplace and at home.

Written with both humor and wisdom, Sandberg’s book is an inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individualgrowth. Lean In is destined to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can.

About The AuthorSheryl Sandberg is chief operating officer at Facebook. Prior to Facebook, she was vice president of Global OnlineSales and Operations at Google and chief of staff at the U.S. Treasury Department. Sheryl lives in Northern Californiawith her husband and their two children.

ReviewsFrom Barnes & Noble

The beaming face on the cover isn't an actress or model; it belongs to Sheryl Sandberg, the author of this book and, bythe valuations of Fortune, one of the ten most powerful women in business. Facebook's Chief Operating Officer hasbeen a key driver in the billion-user social network not just popular, but also profitable. Her Lean In isn't, however, acompany history; it is an inspiring tutorial on how women can lead, even if that means learn to juggle theresponsibilities of work and a family. (Sandberg is married and has two children.) To offer aspirants encouragementand advice, she draws on own experiences and those of other working women. Bound to receive prominent reviews.

The New York Times Book Review - Anne-Marie Slaughter

No one who reads this book will ever doubt that Sandberg herself has the will to lead, not to mention the requisitecommitment, intelligence and ferocious work ethic…Sandberg is not just tough, however. She also comes across ascompassionate, funny, honest and likable…Sandberg's advice to young women to be more ambitious, which cansound like a finger-wagging admonishment when taken out of context, is framed here in more encouraging terms—"What would you do if you weren't afraid?"—addressing the self-doubt that still holds many women back. Mostimportant, Sandberg is willing to draw the curtain aside on her own insecurities.

The New York Times - Janet Maslin

…Stand up. Step forward. Speak out. Be smart and strong, and don't torpedo your own efforts in the workplace. That'sthe assertiveness for which Lean In is a landmark manifesto. Writing this book was gutsy…Lean In will be aninfluential book. It will open the eyes of women who grew up thinking that feminism was ancient history, who recoil atthe word but walk heedlessly through the doors it opened. And it will encourage those women to persevere in theirprofessional lives…

Publishers Weekly

Facebook COO Sandberg examines the dearth of women in major leadership positions, and what women can do tosolve the problem, in this provocative tome. While acknowledging that women have made great strides in the businessworld, she posits that they still have a long way to go and lays out a plan for women to get there. “I have writtenthis book to encourage women to dream big, forge a path through the obstacles, and achieve their full potential,†she

explains. The author’s counsel—gleaned from her own experiences—includes suggestions for increasing self-confidence, particularly in the business world; understanding the role of mentors and how to identify them; buildingemotional relationships at work; not focusing on being liked; juggling marriage and children with a demanding job;and the importance of taking risks. “Hard work and results should be recognized by others, but when they aren’t, advocating for oneself becomes necessary,†Sandberg opines. A new generation of women will learn fromSandberg’s experiences, and those of her own generation will be inspired by this thoughtful and practical book.Agent: Jennifer Rudolph Walsh. (Mar.)

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Praise for Lean In (#1 National Bestseller) “Honest and brave . . . The new manifesto for women in the workplace.†—Oprah Winfrey “Lean In is an inauguration more than a last word, and an occasion for celebration . . . Many, many women, youngand old, elite and otherwise, will find it prescriptive, refreshing, and perhaps even revolutionary.†—Anna Holmes, The New Yorker “A landmark manifesto . . . Fifty years after The Feminine Mystique . . . Sandberg addresses 21st-century issues thatnever entered Betty Friedan’s wildest dreams . . . Lean In will be an influential book. It will open the eyes ofwomen who grew up thinking that feminism was ancient history, who recoil at the word but walk heedlessly throughthe doors it opened. And it will encourage those women to persevere in their professional lives.†—Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Lean In poses a set of ambitious challenges to women: to create the lives we want, to be leaders in our work, tobe partners in our homes, and to be champions of other women. Sheryl provides pragmatic advice on how women inthe twenty-first century can meet these challenges. I hope women—and men—of my generation will read this bookto help us build the lives we want to lead and the world we want to live in.†—Chelsea Clinton “I approached it wearing two hats—one as CEO [and] the other as the parent of a nine-year-old daughter. In bothcapacities, I feel that Lean In is a must read.†—Mohamed El-Erian, CEO of PIMCO, in Fortune “Inspirational . . . Sandberg offers concrete suggestions on how to make our work and home life more satisfyingand successful.†—Kare Anderson, Forbes “What Sandberg offers is a view that shows 20-somethings that choices and tradeoffs surely exist, but that the ‘old normal’ of blunting ambition so that you can fit in one category or another does not have to be the way it is.And that each of us has a say in what comes next. And that includes men.†—Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, The Atlantic “Sheryl Sandberg has done a tremendous service with this work. It offers a vital and sharp message, for womenand men. We need great leaders in key seats spread throughout all sectors of society, and we simply cannot afford tolose 50 percent of the smartest, most capable people from competing for those seats. Provocative, practical, andinspired!†—Jim Collins, author of Good to Great “Sandberg recounts her own experiences and dilemmas with great honesty, making it easy for women acrosscultures and geographies to identify with her. She spells out much that is well known about the problems workingwomen face, but rarely articulated . . . In every word she writes, Sandberg’s authenticity shines through.â€

—Shweta Punj, Business Today

“Lively, entertaining, urgent, and yes, even courageous . . . Lean In is both a radical read and incredibly accessible .. . While it’s obvious that women have much to gain from reading Sandberg’s book, so do men—perhaps evenmore so . . . Lean In is the beginning of an important and long-overdue conversation in the United States—but it willonly be a national conversation, and one that endures, if men do their part and lean in, too.†—Michael Cohen, The Guardian “Grade: A . . . a rallying cry to working women . . . Lean In is the most cogent piece of writing I’veencountered that speaks to the internal and institutional forces that can trip up an ambitious woman, whether she has ababy on board or not . . . The wisdom she shares here is a gift that all women (and all partners who support them, inthe workplace or at home) should give themselves.†—Meeta Agrawal, Entertainment Weekly “If you loved Sheryl Sandberg’s incredible TEDTalk on why we have too few women leaders, or simplybelieve as I do that we need equality in the boardroom, then this book is for you. As Facebook’s COO, SherylSandberg has firsthand experience of why having more women in leadership roles is good for business as well associety. Lean In is essential reading for anyone interested in righting the injustice of this inequality.†—Sir Richard Branson, chairman, the Virgin Group “Sandberg’s message matters deeply: it has a shot at bringing about a cultural change that would improve thelives of all women.†—Judith Warner, TIME “A muscular manifesto on the gender inequities of the professional world . . . Sandberg is making a disruptive,crucial observation that puts her very much in line with Friedan: All is not just in the gendered world, and we shouldbe talking urgently about how to make it better.†—Rebecca Traister, Los Angeles Times “No one who reads this book will ever doubt that Sandberg herself has the will to lead, not to mention the requisitecommitment, intelligence, and ferocious work ethic . . . Sandberg is not just tough, however. She also comes across ascompassionate, funny, honest, and likable . . . Most important, she is willing to draw the curtain aside on her owninsecurities . . . Lean In is full of gems, slogans that ambitious women would do well to pin up on their wall . . . Inodded in recognition at so much of what Sandberg recounts, page after page.†—Anne-Marie Slaughter, The New York Times Book Review (cover review) “Pivotal . . . It’s probably not an overstatement to say Sandberg is embarking on the most ambitious mission toreboot feminism and reframe discussions of gender since the launch of Ms. magazine in 1971. The thing is, she’s ina pretty good position to pull it off.†—Belinda Luscombe, TIME “Important . . . This is a great moment for all of us—women and men—to acknowledge that the current male-dominated model of success isn’t working for women, and it’s not working for men, either . . . The worldneeds women to redefine success beyond money and power. We need a third metric, based on our well-being, ourhealth, our ability to unplug and recharge and renew ourselves, and to find joy in both our job and the rest of our life.†—Arianna Huffington, Forbes “I’ll bet most [women] will be thrilled by Lean In. I suspect at least a few men will read this book and think,Oh no, they’re starting to catch on.†—Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair “A lucidly written, well-argued, and unabashedly feminist take on women and work, replete with examples fromthe author’s life.â€

—Julia Klein, USA Today “Having read Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg, I can testify that it addresses internalized oppression, opposes theexternal barriers that create it, and urges women to support each other to fight both. It argues not only for women’sequality in the workplace, but men’s equality in home-care and child-rearing. Even its critics are making a deep ifinadvertent point: Only in women is success viewed as a barrier to giving advice.†—Gloria Steinem “Lean In has plenty for feminists and all women to applaud—and learn from . . . I’m glad Sandberg isspeaking out. I’m glad she’s using her platform to help give women the tools to succeed, and to encourage allof us to go out and get what we want. The real strength of Lean In is in its Rosie the Riveter 2.0 message: ‘You cando it! Here’s how.’ . . . A crucial call to action.†—Jill Filipovic, The Guardian “A call to live fearlessly . . . Lean In is a memoir, a self-help book, a career management guide, and a feministmanifesto . . . Let’s hope this is a book that is read as much as talked about.†—Marion Winik, Newsday “Equality is a project everybody must work on together. For too long, achieving equality has been seen as women’s burden . . . By knowing this story, men will become more sophisticated thinkers and actors when it comes togender . . . Lean In contains a whole lot for men to think seriously about . . . Men just need to read it.†—Patrick Thibodeau, CIO Magazine “Unapologetic . . . Sandberg is using her power and influence to try and improve the world . . . Sandberg’smost powerful rhetorical device in the book is a saturation of stats that are sometimes shocking and sometimesreverberating—but always the kind that make you reevaluate what’s going on around us.†—Nicholas Carlson, Business Insider “Sandberg’s voice is modest, humorous, warm, and enthusiastic . . . You don’t have to be climbing thecorporate ladder—or, as Sandberg would call it, the jungle gym—to find her message useful. Don’t marry a manwho isn’t egalitarian? Good plan! Be more confident? Excellent advice . . . I’m buying a copy of Lean In formy daughter and one for my stepdaughter, too.†—Katha Pollitt, The Nation “Nuanced, persuasive, and brave . . . All of us—women and men alike—who care about creating a moreequitable America ought to take her message to heart.†—Jane Eisner, The Forward “After reading Lean In and listening to Sheryl, I realize that, while I believe I am relatively enlightened, I have notconsistently walked the talk . . . I believe we—together—need to drive a fundamental culture change and it is up tous as leaders to make this change happen. What we have been doing hasn’t worked, and it is time to adjust . . . Wehave an opportunity to make a tremendous difference, and in so doing benefit our people, out culture, our company,and, just maybe, the world.†—John Chambers, CEO, Cisco “Tremendously relevant . . . necessary . . . Lean In is more about being bold than it is about being female . . .Sandberg can reach beyond boundaries of age, success level, and gender to include all of those who have the privilegeof playing on the jungle gym of corporations, academia, and government.†—Sharon Poczter, Forbes “A rallying cry for both genders to continue the hard work of previous generations toward a more equitable divisionof voice, power, and leadership . . . Told with candor and filled with a mix of anecdote and annotated fact, Lean Ininspires women to find their passion, pursue it with gusto, and ‘lean in’ to leadership roles in the workplace andthe world.â€

—Linda Stankard, BookPage “I plan to buy Lean In for our three grown daughters and daughter-in-law . . . In our family, and in families acrossthe country, may the conversations begin.†—Connie Schultz, Washington Post “I’m guessing that the average boardroom doesn’t have much better gender equality than a team of cavehunters attacking a woolly mammoth 30,000 years ago. So what gives? A provocative answer comes from SherylSandberg, who has written a smart book that attributes the gender gap, in part, to chauvinism and corporate obstacles—but also, in part, to women who don’t aggressively pursue opportunities . . . there is something real andimportant in what she says.†—Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times “Giving women the tools and skills they need to take themselves and society—worldwide—to the next level.†—Leslie L. Kossoff, Technorati.com “Compelling . . . Sandberg writes with sophistication and thoughtful reflection . . . a book that has a powerfulmessage but that is also full of personal vulnerability and first-hand anecdotes, packed with statistics and footnotedstudies that back her points.†—Susan Adams, Forbes “Her ideas are reasonable, thoughtful—and necessary.†—Michelle Goldberg, The Daily Beast “When was the last time anybody talked this much about a women’s place in the world, period? Sandberg’sLean In is opening up the dialogue—and, in true Silicon Valley fashion, she’s made it scalable . . . It’s putwords to what we’d long felt but couldn’t quite articulate; the insecurities, the self-doubt, the fear that causesus to keep our hands down. Because, whether we’d recognized it or not, each of us . . . had been grappling withprecisely what Sandberg aims to conquer . . . She’s also managed to bridge a gap that has mystified many anactivist before her: reaching women who both self-identify as feminists, and those who don’t.†—Jessica Bennett, NYMag.com “This is a book every young woman needs . . . I see her as an inspiration.†—Colleen Leahey, Fortune “A lucidly written, well-argued and unabashedly feminist take on women and work, replete with examples from theauthor’s life. It draws on the ideas of no less an icon than Gloria Steinem, a Sandberg friend, and on recentresearch highlighting the double binds women face as they negotiate the corridors of power.†—Julia M. Klein, USA Today “To get a sense of how I reacted to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, look no further than the starsand exclamation points that fill the margins of my review copy . . . Among its merits is the way Sandberg doesn’tshy away from describing her own struggles to take risks at work, to ask for what she wants, to negotiate, to find anequal partner.†—Alexandra Chang, Wired “Sheryl provides practical suggestions for managing and overcoming the challenges that arise on the ‘junglegym’ of career advancement. I nodded my head in agreement and laughed out loud as I read these pages. Lean Inis a superb, witty, candid, and meaningful read for women (and men) of all generations.†—Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. secretary of state “To tackle society’s most pressing problems we need to unleash the leadership of both women and men. LeanIn shows us the path and is an absolutely invaluable resource for the next generation of leaders and those who supportthem.â€

—Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO, Teach for America “For the past five years, I’ve sat at a desk next to Sheryl and I’ve learned something from her almost everyday. She has a remarkable intelligence that can cut through complex processes and find solutions to the hardestproblems. Lean In combines Sheryl’s ability to synthesize information with her understanding of how to get thebest out of people. The book is smart and honest and funny. Her words will help all readers—especially men—tobecome better and more effective leaders.†—Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO, Facebook “Sheryl is a unique business leader because of her versatility and breadth. She has the two traits that are common inevery successful leader I have known: curiosity and determination. Sheryl brings all of her insight to Lean In, animportant new book that companies can use to get the most out of their talent. With her ideas and actions, Sheryl willhelp to define leadership in the years to come.†—Jeff Immelt, CEO, General Electric “The key to opening some of life’s most difficult doors is already in our hands. Sheryl’s book reminds usthat we can reach within ourselves to achieve greatness.†—Alicia Keys

Library Journal

Sandberg’s (COO, Facebook.com) experience as a woman in the workforce began with her time as an earlyemployee at Google before she held the position of chief of staff at the U.S. Treasury Department. In light of herenormous successes, Sandberg’s awareness of how few women hold positions of power in today’s companieshas increased her determination to help women advance. This book offers her take on ways for women to improvetheir situation, such as being more self-confident, acquiring a mentor, remaining engaged, getting more help at home,etc. These are not new ideas. What makes them noteworthy is who is doing the talking. The book is conversational intone but also well researched, enhancing the facts with stories from the trenches. VERDICT A lively book on a topic relevant to all working women as well as the men they work with (and for). Therewill be interest because of the author’s renown.—Susan Hurst, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, OH

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Kirkus Reviews

Facebook COO Sandberg (ranked fifth in Forbes' 2011 list of the most powerful women in the world) reveals howgender discrimination still operates against her and other less-fortunate women. When she learned about the list, shereports, "I felt embarrassed and exposed." Even in her position, she still felt the pressure of social conditioning, theexpectation that women should subordinate themselves to men. Taking examples from her own experience, Sandbergshows how expected gender roles work against women seeking top jobs, even though they now earn "63 percent of themaster's degrees in the United States." Not only are women forced to juxtapose family and job responsibilities, but theyface more subtle pressures. From early childhood, females are discouraged from being assertive. "Aggressive and hard-charging women violate unwritten rules about acceptable social conduct," writes the author. While it is assumed thatmen who are committed to their families can have successful careers, for women, the choices are more difficult due tothe fact that they will usually be the primary caregivers. The failure of social provisions--extended family leave,flexible working hours, etc., which are the norm in many European countries--make life especially difficult for middle-income families (and single parents) due to the high cost of good child care. Women internalize this, frequentlymaking career decisions to accommodate their expectation of the demands that will be imposed by having a family inthe future. In Sandberg's case, this involved rejecting a desirable international fellowship. She argues the need for aredefinition of gender roles so that men expect to share primary responsibility for child care, parents receive socialsupport to accommodate work and family responsibilities, and stereotyping of male and female behavior is recognizedas pernicious. A compelling case for reforms that support family values in the continuing "march toward true equality."

The Barnes & Noble Review

I began reading Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead when the backlash against the bookwas just getting under way. Many of the columnists and bloggers who condemned the Facebook COO's manifesto onwomen and work clearly hadn't read it and were attacking not the message but the messenger, described snidely byMaureen Dowd as someone with a "grandiose plan to become the PowerPoint Pied Piper in Prada ankle bootsreigniting the women's revolution." But despite what you may have heard, Lean In isn't the work of a tone- deaf elitistblaming other women for failing to achieve as much as she has; rather, it's an explicitly feminist rallying cry whosepurpose is to help women make gains in the workplace.

Sandberg, who holds a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Harvard and was in on the ground floor of Google before moving toFacebook, is not blind to the reality that most women's circumstances are nowhere near as rarefied as hers. On theother hand, she refers early and often to the fact that women are generally struggling simply to make ends meet andprovide for their families. Sandberg acknowledges that "parts of this book will be most relevant to women fortunateenough to have choices about how much and when and where to work."

Those very women are outpacing men in college and graduate school, but the "academic gains have not yet translatedinto significantly higher numbers of women in top jobs." Sandberg recognizes that women's progress is hindered byovert discrimination—unequal pay and inadequate parental leave, for starters. But the focus of her book is on theways women hold themselves back, "by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back whenwe should be" — here's the conceit of the title — "leaning in." Far from denying that structural barriers exist, assome have claimed, she makes clear that she has "written this book to encourage women to...forge a path through theobstacles."

To that end, Lean In reads like a pep talk from someone who's been in a male-dominated game (Sandberg points outthat she has never reported to a woman) long enough to have seen women sabotage themselves in all kinds of ways,from scaling back at work in the mere anticipation of having children to downplaying accomplishments because theyworry that their ambition will come off as unseemly. Indeed, Sandberg herself cops to having made every mistake shewrites about. A chapter with pragmatic advice for women on salary negotiation includes a revealing admission that shewas reluctant to negotiate with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg after his initial salary offer, which she found fair.It was only after her brother-in-law yelled, "Damn it, Sheryl! Why are you going to make less than any man wouldmake to do the same job?" that she steeled herself and went back to Zuckerberg to demand an even better deal. "Mybrother-in-law didn't know the details of my deal," she writes. "His point was simply that no man at my level wouldconsider taking the first offer." Here, as she does throughout the book, Sandberg supports her point with ample socialscience research, in this case citing studies demonstrating that women, much more than men, fear that negotiating forhigher salaries will decrease their likability.

As with the salary-negotiation episode, Sandberg's forthright descriptions of her own experiences lend weight to thebook. In some cases her candor is startling. "I worry constantly that my children are worse off because I'm not withthem full-time," she admits, describing her young daughter clinging to her leg and begging her not to go on a businesstrip. Elsewhere she confesses to being intimidated by stay-at- home moms. The ideal she looks to is a world wheremen can more easily leave the workforce to care for children and more women have access to jobs like hers, which sheconsiders rewarding enough to make the tradeoffs worthwhile.

Though she describes scenarios many women will relate to, Sandberg's advice is not one-size-fits-all, in part becauseof the unique culture of Silicon Valley and the privileged perch from which she's writing. She tells of a male internadvising Zuckerberg that he needed to improve his public speaking skills and being rewarded for his bluntness with afull-time job offer; it's not difficult to imagine such a risky display of chutzpah backfiring. She also recalls, as a newmother, locking her office door at Google and secretly pumping breast milk during conference calls; most women, ofcourse, don't enjoy that level of privacy in their workplaces. And yes, her casual reference to flying on a corporate jetand the shout-outs to her buddies Gloria Steinem and Oprah in the acknowledgements highlight Sandberg's essentialotherness. (When she mentions, gratefully, that she and her husband "can afford exceptional child care" and later refersto her "vast support system," my mind wandered from the book into a wistful daydream about what my life might be

like with similar resources.)

But to demand that Sandberg's advice apply to all women, however, as some of her critics seem to, holds her to animpossible standard to which a man writing a similar book surely would not be subjected. Sandberg has spokenpublicly on gender issues in the past, and in the book she anticipates the criticism that's already being heaped upon her."My hope is that my message will be judged on its merits," she writes. To return to that salary negotiation with MarkZuckerberg: some might wonder why they should care that the extremely wealthy Sheryl Sandberg managed to turn agood deal for herself at Facebook into an even better deal. But it's easy to picture women readers applying Sandberg'slesson to their own salary negotiations. Say what you like about the messenger — that's a message I wouldn't want tolose.

Barbara Spindel has covered books for Time Out New York, Newsweek.com, Details, andSpin. She holds a Ph.D. inAmerican Studies.

Reviewer: Barbara Spindel

I'm a man, and I picked up this book to see what successful women are doing to see if I might learn something.

Why not pick up a pointer or two from somebody who's gone much further in her career--and with many moreobstacles--than I have in mine?

The list of things Sheryl Sandberg has done that I haven't is lengthy. Too many times I've not spoken up when I've hadthings to say. At work gathering after work gathering I've failed to sit at the table with key decision makers. Time andtime again I downplay myself for fear I'll be seen as a self-promoter.

The book reminded me of something I have done, however. I've moved cross country twice on account of my wife'scareer. Acknowledging that my wife's profession had more upside than my own wasn't easy, and I feel fortunate thatnone of my family and friends criticized me for supporting her.

Sandberg's book taught me that other men are not so lucky. I knew of the challenges that women face if they choose toassert themselves in traditionally male dominated careers, but I never appreciated the gender based scrutiny andcriticism men face when they choose to support them. Husbands and wives shouldn't have to consider gender relatedstereotypes when deciding who works outside the home and who works in it. Simply pick the best person for the jobs.

I give the book 4 stars instead of 5 because I think it spends too much time telling men and women to remove genderfrom their decisions and not enough telling them specifically how.

So, being a female member of management on her way up in one of the nation's largest grocery retailers, I had to pickup this book to find out how Sheryl did it and what all the excitement is about. My company has been around for 100+years and I am proud to say that not only do we have women at the top, but those women are helping other women getthere (through networking, real mentorship, and organizations within that promote help and promote women in gettingwhere they want to go: all these helped me realize that I don't necessarily what to be a president but rather theTEACHER of our next one!) What was once a traditional man only club has offered ways for women and minorities totake advantage of opportunities we did not have 25 years ago. With that being said, it does come with a cost for timeand time into your "other life" outside of the store. Books like these have helped me shape what I willbecome later for my company. I am very dedicated and loyal but have often times wondered why grocery retail? Iwant to provide great customer service for customers and a working environment that makes them want to come backeach day for associates that are as loyal has I am. We are far from ideal but Sheryl is right. We will not be

"balanced" until we see it for ourselves and DO IT, what we know is right for our families. Her book is forthat middle management female on her way up who thinks that working every day and every night, email here, emailthere, nights away from your kids, is the only way. Ladies, your bosses go home and turn off their blackberries! I havehad the pleasure of working with so many leaders in my career who have always told me to spend more time with myson., because the see how much they missed with their kids. After reading Sheryl's book, I can see now how I havemissed so much and didn't have to. I can still be GREAT and have my other life, too. I had to figure out that my otherlife is my first life and in the few weeks since reading the book, I have made small steps in the direction that includesmy son and my husband more (no more checking email when my son is awake and I am off, no working on projectsduring my time off, planning better during the week to get projects off my task lists so that I can have this time withmy family). Probably the most important point Sheryl drives home is not taking your spouse for granted. I am that verylucky woman who has a husband who is the primary caregiver of our son, who has moved with me for a jobopportunity within my company, who does not take opportunities for himself within his company because he sees thefuture ahead for mine, cooks and cleans, and puts up with my out of balance life. My husband is a saint and Sheryl hasshown me that my husband truly is my life partner and that without him I would not be where I am today. He deservesmy time, my attention, and an afternoon in his lazy chair while I entertain our kid. If Sheryl's book does anything foranyone, and no we don't all have companies that we work for that have all the features she describes, but if you cantake some of her messages and apply them to your unbalanced life, how much better would it be? I do recommend thisbook for anyone who is moving up within their company, the men who support them and need to understand why thiswoman is the way she is, and I recommend this to any mentor of any aspiring associate who needs balance before shegets to where she is headed.

Women will gain frank insight on ways and means of achieving their personal goals and finding purpose in their lives,while men will get a real sense of how important it is for women to reach their dreams. Thank you, Sheryl Sandberg.Lean In everybody! M. Cabral

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