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Little fuss in the Netherlands The book was published in March, when our family still lived in Boston. Sandberg was everywhere. In bookshops, in debates, in the media, in conversations. For weeks. Back in the Netherlands, it turned out that Lean In had caused a lot less fuss here. The number of online reviews speaks volumes. At Amazon, more than 1,600 Americans have an opinion about the book. You will find exactly one review on the sites of both Bol and Managementboek.
I admit honestly: Lean In has been in my cupboard unopened for more than half a year. But as the husband of an ambitious woman and the father of four bright, industrious daughters, I finally had to C Level Contact List believe it. lot from Sandberg. Especially about my own prejudices. Howard is sympathetic, Heidi selfish For me and my roommates, the following was the big eye-opener. Sandberg talks about a study in which students were asked to give their opinion about a successful entrepreneur. One half of the students read a case study about entrepreneur Howard Roizen.

The other half got the same text, only here the name Howard was replaced by Heidi. Both the male and female students saw Howard as more likable than Heidi. Heidi was qualified as selfish and "not someone you'd like to hire or work for "Other research also convincingly shows that men and women generally find ambitious, successful women unsympathetic. Many women therefore play down their achievements. But that also leaves them behind in the work environment. Lean I had already picked up a few things this spring: Sandberg irritates a lot of people. Men and women. She is called harsh, elitist and selfish.
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