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

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

while it was hard to shake feelings of self-doubt, I could understand that there was a distortion.

Peggy Orenstein,

Being liked is also a key factor in both professional and personal success.

Jennifer Walsh.

Sociologists and psychologists have long observed our deep desire to participate in reciprocal behavior. The fact that humans feel obligated to return favors has been documented in virtually all societies and underpins all kinds of social relationships.6

Jennifer Aaker’s work shows that setting obtainable goals is key to happiness.31

In order to protect ourselves from being disliked, we question our abilities and downplay our achievements, especially in the presence of others. We put ourselves down before others can.

Adam Freed,