Anway, in the interest of finding a different, slightly-more-productive internet black hole, I have discovered www.leanin.org
As a way of introduction (just on the off chance you were living in a cave when the ‘Lean In’ book came out last spring) let me post some of the author bio from the New York Times book review here:
Sheryl Sandberg has been the chief operating officer of Facebook since 2008. At 43, she has already had a storied career: research assistant to Lawrence Summers at the World Bank; management consultant at McKinsey; chief of staff to Summers at the Treasury Department; and six and a half years at Google, where she rose to the post of vice president of global online sales and operations.
So basically, this woman Sheryl Sandberg absolutely kicks a** at every job. She is gold standard career porn for a work-oriented gal. The book explains, in very simple terms, how she believes it is possible for other women to kick a** at every job (albeit probably slightly less impressive, non-Ivy-League-educated a**). Honestly, the book drones on a bit for my taste, but she does make some very important points about how women and gender roles shape the work force.
But of course, no book should be JUST a book these days. Which brings us to the website www.leanin.org. Let me preface this bit by saying I expected the website to be the dumbest thing available to the human public since Sharknado. I was pleasantly surprised. Some of the “Expert Lectures” make wonderful, reasonably gender-neutral points about time management and career advancement.
Anyway, did I mention I’m trapped inside due to a snow storm? I’m off to find my knitting. Stay warm and gainfully entertained on this whizbit contraption we call the interwebs. If you want to view some of my other thoughts on how to kick a** at work, you can check out my post on work lunch here.
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