Lean In

Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

By: Sheryl Sandberg

Narrated by: Elisa Donovan

Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A landmark manifesto" (The New York Times) that's a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential.

In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. Sandberg, COO of Meta (previously called Facebook) from 2008-2022, provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home.

©2013 Sheryl Sandberg; 2013 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“Lean In is an inauguration more than a last word, and an occasion for celebration ... Many, many women, young and old, elite and otherwise, will find it prescriptive, refreshing, and perhaps even revolutionary.” (Anna Holmes, The New Yorker)

“A landmark manifesto ... Fifty years after The Feminine Mystique ... Sandberg addresses 21st-century issues that never entered Betty Friedan’s wildest dreams ... Lean In will be an influential book. It will open the eyes of women who grew up thinking that feminism was ancient history, who recoil at the word but walk heedlessly through the doors it opened. And it will encourage those women to persevere in their professional lives.” (Janet Maslin, The New York Times)

“I approached it wearing two hats—one as CEO [and] the other as the parent of a nine-year-old daughter. In both capacities, I feel that Lean In is a must read.” (Mohamed El-Erian, CEO of PIMCO, in Fortune)

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A must-read

Couldn't put it down. I never knew I was guilty of gender blind spots, but this book opened my eyes to the good I can do and the power I have, even when I describe myself as a feminist and never would have considered that I hold myself back. Thank you for writing this book. I just started it again.

Confirmation and Motivation for leaders

This book provides so much confirmation to the challenges that gender can have in roles in our society. It provided me with more inspiration and "how" to help close the gap that currently exists. Reaching for the day of leaders.

Engaging book with stories and facts

Easy to listen, engaging personal stories and facts. It's an inspiring book and I definitely recommend it.

Every woman and man needs to read this book

I love the reader’s reading style. It makes the book enjoyable.
Everyone should read this book. It’s thought provoking and challenges one to look at the world through a different set of eyes.

Honest, inspirational, left nothing on the table

Honest inspirational, and left nothing on the table.

An enjoyable book of her journey to the top in her career as a woman and nuggets of wisdom for all career women, men, and corporations.

Excellent narration too!!

Amazing, inspiring

This book is a must read for all. It helps understand the existing challenges, it's very humane and sincere

Very good audio book

This type of book is perfect for audio consumption. The speaker sounds a lot like Sheryl Sandberg so it felt like Sheryl Sandberg is reciting the whole book to me. I listened at 1.25x speed.

Inspirational book

Sheryl openly discusses the issue that ambitious women face and how she overcome it. This book gives you an assurance that you are walking in the right path when society judges you are trying to put you in to their own frames.

Narration was nicely done by Elisa.

I am a converted feminist now

I was initially disappointed to see that Sheryl Sandberg was not narrating her own book, but the performance of the reader was actually really incredible. She put genuine emotion into the pages, which helped me connect to the story more than I thought I would. The statistics cited in this book were very interesting, and gave me a new perspective about my choice to leave corporate America to start at home and raise my kids while they are young. She also shed a new light on mentorship and what it means to earn a mentor. all useful data points if / when I decide to return to the workforce after raising my little ones to school age.