They worry too much about whether they have the skills needed to take on a new, loftier role. Be more open to taking career risks. Women tend to avoid stretch assignments and new challenges on the job, Sandberg says. But the plight of women without kids in the workplace is virtually ignored, even though nearly 1 in 5 American women exits her childbearing years childless.īut since many of my friends and I have experienced quite a few of the career woes and setbacks that Sandberg discusses, I want to tell you about five steps Sandberg recommends and I endorse:ġ. Sandberg spends the lion’s share of her book on the challenges facing working women with young children. ( MORE: Tips for Women Who Work With ‘Mean Girls’) (She also appears in the PBS documentary, Makers: Women Who Made America.)īoth in Lean In and her media appearances, I think Sandberg comes off as genuine and passionate, someone who has taken a risk to speak out concerning a problem she cares deeply about … because she can. I read her book, then watched and listened to her interviews on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America and NPR. I, too, initially felt a knee-jerk need to criticize Sandberg.
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