Lean In

Three of the ideas you’ll keep

The Clif summary of Lean In pulls out 7 insights. Here are the first three.

1. Sit at the table, literally and figuratively: pull your chair up to where decisions are made, raise your hand, and stop waiting on the periphery for permission to contribute.
2. Beat the Tiara Syndrome by self-advocating: nobody is going to notice your good work and crown you, so make your accomplishments visible and ask directly for the roles and raises you want.
3. Expect the success-and-likeability tradeoff and disarm it: women get penalized for being assertive, so negotiate using a 'we' framing and a legitimate, communal rationale rather than apologizing for ambition.

The other 4 — and the full 10-minute summary — are in the app.

What’s inside: 10 chapters

The whole summary runs about 10 minutes, read or listened to.

1. The Leadership Ambition Gap
2. Sit at the Table
3. Success and Likeability
4. It's a Jungle Gym, Not a Ladder
5. Are You My Mentor?
6. Seek and Speak Your Truth
7. Don't Leave Before You Leave
8. Make Your Partner a Real Partner
9. The Myth of Doing It All
10. Let's Start Talking About It