Men should read Lean In — so said friend and fellow HBR writer Nilofer Merchant. Three compelling reasons later, I had myself a copy of the book. While it might have been written as a treatise of what women could be doing to more of to gain more leadership positions in our organizations, and how we would all benefit from that happening, there was something else that stood out for me: it read as a pretty comprehensive list of things that the men have been doing wrong.
It’s Not Women Who Should Lean In; It’s Men Who Should Step Back
Men and women act differently at work, but that doesn’t mean the women are wrong.
April 08, 2013
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