![]() Leaning in can promote a virtuous circle: you assume you can juggle work and family, you step forward, you succeed professionally, and then you’re in a better position to ask for what you need and to make changes that could benefit others. Instead, believe in yourself, give it your all, “lean in” and “don’t leave before you leave” - which is to say, don’t doubt your ability to combine work and family and thus edge yourself out of plum assignments before you even have a baby. It’s a lesson that comes through loud and clear in Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.” Her point, in a nutshell, is that notwithstanding the many gender biases that still operate all over the workplace, excuses and justifications won’t get women anywhere. He listened to me, then said, “Journals don’t publish excuses.” ![]() ![]() When I was an assistant professor at the University of Chicago Law School in the early ’90s, I tried to explain to a prominent senior colleague why I had not yet managed to write one of the 10 or so articles required to get tenure in three years. ![]()
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