Cover of Lean In

Book · 2013 · Biography & Autobiography

Lean In

Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

by Sheryl Sandberg · Recommended by 12 people on 10 podcasts

Why people recommend it

Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg is a prominent manifesto on women in the workplace, leadership, and the corporate ambition gap. The book has sparked extensive discussions across various media platforms. On Honestly with Bari Weiss, host Bari Weiss brought up the title to examine the corporate culture at Facebook during that era, and later revisited it to reflect on Sandberg's background as a leader. Marc Andreessen discussed the book on The Joe Rogan Experience, analyzing its core thesis and the subsequent backlash it faced. Pamela Paul mentioned the work alongside co-author Nell Scovell on The Book Review, while Alyssa on Pod Save America referenced it to highlight differing perceptions of job qualifications. Jason Calacanis praised Sandberg's expertise and compassion on All-In, and Steven Bartlett noted on The Diary Of A CEO that the book profoundly impacted him by emphasizing the importance of choosing the right life partner as a crucial career decision. Conversely, Christina Pazsitzky offered a critique on The Daily Stoic regarding the unrealistic expectations the book placed on working mothers.

Who recommended it

Bari Weiss — 2 mentions
Discussed
“I think the other book that typified this era at Facebook wasn't actually a Facebook book but was leanin written by Cheryl Sandberg”
Discussed
“maybe they think of you as the woman that wrote lean in I can't believe it but more than a decade ago”
Marc Andreessen — 1 mention
Discussed
“she wrote this book called lean in about 12 years ago um it's this sort of feminist Manifesto”
Pamela Paul — 1 mention
Discussed
“but you co-wrote a book with Cheryl Samberg now coming on its fifth anniversary title will be familiar to people lean in”
Steven Bartlett — 1 mention
Discussed
“Cheryl Samberg 2014 her book ­leanin when she wrote that book it blew me away because she she said who you choose as a partner is the most important career decision you could make”
Christina Pazsitzky — 1 mention
Ezra Klein — 1 mention
Discussed
“you think about Charles sandberg's linen or you think about Henry Slaughters Big Atlantic article”
Megyn Kelly — 1 mention
Discussed
“this reminds me of the debate not directly between them but sort of between them between Michelle Obama and Cheryl Sandberg who is CEO of Facebook and Cheryl written that book lean in”
Vivek Ramaswamy — 1 mention
Discussed
“i'm thinking about sheryl sandberg and her book lean in which encouraged people to work hard and go for it”
Fran Millar — 1 mention
Discussed
“i remember reading um cheryl sandberg's book about lean in and it was like um you know when young women will come into a meet room and they won't sit at the table like they physically won't sit at the table they'll sit back at the sides”
Laura Gassner Otting — 1 mention
Discussed
“and look i-i've read lean in and I really wanted to love it like I knew I was supposed to love it you are the army of women like I the uterus like we should all like we should love lean in your being your disempowering other women”
Greg Fitzsimmons — 1 mention
Discussed
“that woman who wrote that book lean in. I think it was a lot about that like negotiate you know it shouldn't be mandated. You should be able to go in and fight for your salary and get a better salary. Fight for the corner office.”
Erik Torenberg — 1 mention
Discussed
“and she actually didn't think she was ready to be CEO until she read Sheryl Sandberg's book lean in which actually inspired her to go ahead and take the CEO job”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
Discussed
“And you wrote a book, 'Lean In,' and you are an expert on this and having compassion for people who are suffering is absolutely beautiful.”

Also mentioned in the same episodes

Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“Cheryl Samberg is is of course also the author of lean in and the COO of Facebook and Adam Grant best-selling author of originals and give and take”
Passing
“this was also long before lean in”
Passing
“as this feminist icon with her book lean in and her leanin circles and then tragic Widow when her husband suddenly died”
Passing
“we have all of these big non-fiction books um we have lean in anarie Slaughter is coming out with a book in October”
Passing
“Cheryl Sandberg got into it with Lean In; all of these publications have written about it. Dan, only a man with a brain worm would think, 'You know what?”
Passing
“I got the Cheryl Sandford Sanford book I'm gonna lean in put some [ __ ] man lean into stereotypes”