Book · 2013 · Biography & Autobiography
Lean In
Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg has been mentioned in 19 episodes across 12 podcasts (0 episodes recommend it and 19 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Bari Weiss (2 episodes), Megyn Kelly (2 episodes) and Christina Pazsitzky (1 episode) on The Megyn Kelly Show (4 episodes), Honestly with Bari Weiss (2 episodes) and The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (2 episodes).
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When she wrote that book it blew me away because she said who you choose as a partner is the most important career decision you could make.
Questions about Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Who has discussed Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg on podcasts?
No speaker in our archive has explicitly recommended Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg; Bari Weiss (2 episodes), Megyn Kelly (2 episodes), Christina Pazsitzky (1 episode), Emily Jashinsky (1 episode) and Erik Torenberg (1 episode) have discussed it across 12 podcasts (18 people in all).
Which podcasts mention Lean In the most?
The Megyn Kelly Show (4 episodes), Honestly with Bari Weiss (2 episodes), The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (2 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (2 episodes) and This Week in Startups (2 episodes), among 12 podcasts in all.
Is Lean In recommended, or only discussed?
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg was recommended in 0 episodes, discussed without a recommendation in 18 episodes, and critiqued in 1 episode, as of 2025-11-14.
What do people say about Lean In?
Steven Bartlett on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (2024-02-01): "When she wrote that book it blew me away because she said who you choose as a partner is the most important career decision you could make."
When was Lean In last mentioned on a podcast?
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg was last discussed on This Week in Startups by Tobi Lütke on 2025-11-14.
What they say about it
- Discusses feminist manifesto aspects3
- Mentions cultural impact in tech“women tech industry”2
The best things said about it
Sheryl in her book called it sort of a jungle gym. Like that's much more much better metaphor for what a really career looks like.
Tobi Lütke This Week in Startups · Nov 2025 She wrote this book called Lean In about 12 years ago. It's this sort of feminist manifesto.
Marc Andreessen The Joe Rogan Experience · Nov 2024 Her book Lean In which encouraged people to work hard and go for it.
Vivek Ramaswamy The Megyn Kelly Show · Sep 2022 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.
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.
I remember reading Sheryl Sandberg's book about Lean In and it was like 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.
Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
18 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg is a prominent corporate manifesto that examines the structural barriers women face in the workplace and encourages female leaders to pursue professional ambition assertively. The book has served as a frequent touchstone for cultural and career discussions across numerous podcasts. Tobi Lütke referenced the text on This Week in Startups, adopting Sandberg's metaphor of the career jungle gym to describe nonlinear professional paths. Similarly, Steven Bartlett reflected on the book on The Diary Of A CEO, admitting that Sandberg's assertion about choosing the right life partner being a crucial career decision completely shifted his perspective. Conversely, Marc Andreessen discussed the book on The Joe Rogan Experience within the context of its polarizing reception and its thesis on women in modern corporate culture, while Megyn Kelly touched upon the debates surrounding the book's practical efficacy on her show. Bari Weiss brought up Lean In across multiple episodes of Honestly to contextualize the prevailing corporate ethos at Facebook during that era and to remind listeners of Sandberg's prominent background as an author and executive. Additionally, Christina Pazsitzky offered a critical perspective on The Daily Stoic regarding the unrealistic expectations the book's philosophy can place on working mothers. Through these diverse conversations, Sandberg's work remains a central reference point for evaluating modern career dynamics, gender roles, and corporate leadership.
Every mention
Bari Weiss I think the other book that typified this era at Facebook wasn't actually a Facebook book but was leanin wr… 2
“I think the other book that typified this era at Facebook wasn't actually a Facebook book but was leanin written by Cheryl Sandberg”
“maybe they think of you as the woman that wrote lean in I can't believe it but more than a decade ago”
Megyn Kelly remember she she she clapped back at Cheryl Samberg's lean-in, you know, and there was plenty to criticize… 2
“remember she she she clapped back at Cheryl Samberg's lean-in, you know, and there was plenty to criticize with Cheryl Sandberg's Lean In, but like Michelle Obama at that time was like, you know, that doesn't always work.”
“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”
Christina Pazsitzky lean in 1
“lean in”
Emily Jashinsky there are two really interesting trends that happened over kovid that put us in a very different world than… 1
“there are two really interesting trends that happened over kovid that put us in a very different world than we were in when lean in it was 2013 i think came out and was this massive best seller”
Erik Torenberg and she actually didn't think she was ready to be CEO until she read Sheryl Sandberg's book lean in which a… 1
“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”
Ezra Klein you think about Charles sandberg's linen or you think about Henry Slaughters Big Atlantic article 1
“you think about Charles sandberg's linen or you think about Henry Slaughters Big Atlantic article”
Fran Millar i remember reading um cheryl sandberg's book about lean in and it was like um you know when young women wil… 1
“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”
Greg Fitzsimmons that woman who wrote that book lean in. I think it was a lot about that like negotiate you know it shouldn'… 1
“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.”
Jason Calacanis because the way I look at it is lean in and girl boss both of these okay and I have three daughters so I ca… 1
“because the way I look at it is lean in and girl boss both of these okay and I have three daughters so I care very deeply about this it came at a time where people were like women tech industry and both of them I think gave permission in different ways”
Laura Gassner Otting 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 t… 1
“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”
Marc Andreessen she wrote this book called lean in about 12 years ago um it's this sort of feminist Manifesto 1
“she wrote this book called lean in about 12 years ago um it's this sort of feminist Manifesto”
Michael Chwe But I think that there is this kind of, you know, shared gossipy culture. You know, like the other day I re… 1
“But I think that there is this kind of, you know, shared gossipy culture. You know, like the other day I read this article about, you know, Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In book, you know, how – so Sandberg says in her book, if you ask for a raise, don't go into your boss and say, hey, I need a raise.”
Pamela Paul but you co-wrote a book with Cheryl Samberg now coming on its fifth anniversary title will be familiar to p… 1
“but you co-wrote a book with Cheryl Samberg now coming on its fifth anniversary title will be familiar to people lean in”
Robert Evans In 2008, Facebook hired Cheryl Sandberg, the author of Leanin and generally as slimy as a bucket of capital… 1
“In 2008, Facebook hired Cheryl Sandberg, the author of Leanin and generally as slimy as a bucket of capitalism queen.”
Sophia Amoruso I didn't know that someone like you or me could start a business because girl loss came out a year after le… 1
“I didn't know that someone like you or me could start a business because girl loss came out a year after lean in and that was the big new modern yeah that was written by a woman in business and it was like Cheryl Sandberg”
Steven Bartlett Cheryl Samberg 2014 her book Âleanin when she wrote that book it blew me away because she she said who you… 1
“Cheryl Samberg 2014 her book Âleanin 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”
Tobi Lütke They are like I think Sheryl in her book called it sort of a jungle gym. Like that's much more much better… 1
“They are like I think Sheryl in her book called it sort of a jungle gym. Like that's much more much better metaphor for what a really career looks like.”
Vivek Ramaswamy i'm thinking about sheryl sandberg and her book lean in which encouraged people to work hard and go for it 1
“i'm thinking about sheryl sandberg and her book lean in which encouraged people to work hard and go for it”
Other mentions (10: passing, ad reads, own books)
“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?”
“Um, and you wrote a book Lean In.”
“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.”
“I got the Cheryl Sandford Sanford book I'm gonna lean in put some [ __ ] man lean into stereotypes”
“after a full 14 years there she joined of course in 2008 built out the ad business wrote the book lean in became the face of things like the cambridge analytica scandal facebook's handling of election interference and misinformation”
“as this feminist icon with her book lean in and her leanin circles and then tragic Widow when her husband suddenly died”
“this was also long before lean in”
“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”
“we have all of these big non-fiction books um we have lean in anarie Slaughter is coming out with a book in October”
“I read in Sheryl Sandberg's book that I should do this and Sheryl Sandberg is asking me to ask you for a raise.”