Thirtyyearsafterwomenbecame50percentofthecollegegraduatesintheUnitedStates,menstillholdthevastmajorityofleadershippositionsingovernmentandindustry.Thismeansthatwomen’svoicesarestillnotheardequallyinthedecisionsthatmostaffectourlives.InLeanIn,SherylSandbergexamineswhywomen’sprogressinachievingleadershiproleshasstalled,explainstherootcauses,andofferscompelling,commonsensesolutionsthatcanempowerwomentoachievetheirfullpotential.
SandbergisthechiefoperatingofficerofFacebookandisrankedonFortune’slistofthe50MostPowerfulWomeninBusinessandasoneofTime’s100MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorld.In2010,shegaveanelectrifyingTEDTalkinwhichshedescribedhowwomenunintentionallyholdthemselvesbackintheircareers.Hertalk,whichbecameaphenomenonandhasbeenviewedmorethantwomilliontimes,encouragedwomento“sitatthetable,”seekchallenges,takerisks,andpursuetheirgoalswithgusto.
InLeanIn,Sandbergdigsdeeperintotheseissues,combiningpersonalanecdotes,harddata,andcompellingresearchtocutthroughthelayersofambiguityandbiassurroundingthelivesandchoicesofworkingwomen.Sherecountsherowndecisions,mistakes,anddailystrugglestomaketherightchoicesforherself,hercareer,andherfamily.Sheprovidespracticaladviceonnegotiationtechniques,mentorship,andbuildingasatisfyingcareer,urgingwomentosetboundariesandtoabandonthemythof“havingitall.”Shedescribesspecificstepswomencantaketocombineprofessionalachievementwithpersonalfulfillmentanddemonstrateshowmencanbenefitbysupportingwomenintheworkplaceandathome.
Writtenwithbothhumorandwisdom,Sandberg’sbookisaninspiringcalltoactionandablueprintforindividualgrowth.LeanInisdestinedtochangetheconversationfromwhatwomencan’tdotowhattheycan.
作为全球最成功的女性之一,谢丽尔·桑德伯格在《向前一步》中深刻地剖析了男女不平等现象的根本原因,解开了女性成功的密码!她认为,女性之所以没有勇气跻身领导层,不敢放开脚步追求自己的梦想,更多是出于内在的恐惧与不自信。她在书中鼓励所有女性,要大胆地“往桌前坐”,主动参与对话与讨论,说出自己的想法。同时,她还为女性提出了如下成功密码,激励女性勇于接受挑战,满怀热情地追求自己的人生目标。
1. 向前一步,勇敢进取
通常女性在总会在无意识中妨碍自己的发展、降低对自己的期望值,甚至很容易就放弃工作、放弃获得更大成就的可能性。与男性相比,女性在职场中的态度仍然不够积极、不够进取。
2.平衡工作与生活
伴侣的支持非常重要。那种认为女性只有抛开家庭才能达到事业巅峰的说法其实并不成立。事实证明,绝大多数的成功女性都拥有一位相当支持自己事业的人生伴侣。
3. 拥有更加开放的心态
女性应该对事业上的挑战持有更开放的心态。如果一份工作能让她学到新的技能,并且更快乐、更满足,那就意味着她在自我提升中不断发展。
女性只有向前一步,勇敢地“LEAN IN”,才能发挥出自己的潜力,获得事业与家庭的双重平衡,享受成功的幸福人生。