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Get the book or miss the boat!

As I bring my series on The Sandberg Saga to a close, Part 5 recaps what I believe caused the ‘Lean In’ firestorm to ignite, and it gives my reasons for why you MUST read this book. Okay, if you don’t want to read the book, then at least watch the...

Do as I say, not as I do?

Part 4 in the Sandberg Saga comes from the perspective of a person I met the day I bought my copy of the book.  As I continue to share my thoughts on why Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In caused such an uproar in the media and the leadership community, this piece...

Did Sandberg Lean in or Luck out?

PART 3 in the Sandberg Saga explores the backlash witnessed toward Sheryl Sandberg and her new book LEAN IN, from the view that Sheryl didn’t lean in to her career as much as she lucked out. Sandberg seems to have come from a privileged background.  This...

Has Sandberg taken us back in time?

Part 2 of the Sandberg Saga focuses on Sheryl Sandberg putting the blame back on women as a reason for the backlash both she and her book have received. It seems that we have tried for many years to shift the gender issue from one of ‘fixing the women’ to...

The Sandberg Saga

Well, time to weigh in on the firestorm that seems to have hit Sheryl Sandberg and her new book, LEAN IN. Over the next few blog posts, I’ll share my thoughts on what I think has happened, and why I think it happened. If you’re someone who hates to wait until the end...