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

responded, “I said no to a lot of opportunities when I was just starting out because I thought, ‘That’s not what my degree is in’ or ‘I don’t know about that domain.’ In retrospect, at a certain point it’s your ability to learn quickly and contribute quickly that matters. One of the things I tell people these days is that there is no perfect fit wh

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“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.”

Nell Scovell. Nell and I have been working together

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feminism—“A feminist is someone who believes in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes”—the percentage of women who agree rises to 65 percent.16

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also has lived and breathed this book for

Social gains are never handed out. They must be seized.