"Whether you're looking for a new job or not, Pivot provides a potent playbook packed with practical strategies and tactics to make impactful changes in your work life.

A few things I love about Jenny's book:
> As we move to a more project-based economy, the strategies within Pivot will be come even more relevant. (i.e. "Careers are no longer straightforward, linear, and predictable like ladders. They are now much more modular, customizable, and dynamic, like smartphones.)
> The strategies are rooted in a strengths-based approach and aligned with your values.
> The strategies are designed to mitigate risk; it takes courage to pivot, but it's less scary with this book as your road map.
> Like everything Jenny writes/does, she's broken Pivoting down intentionally and methodically into a process (Plant, Scan, Pilot, Launch) that will work for you -- complete with relevant exercises. If you're actively trying to pivot, don't skip these!

Even if you're not one of the 90% of workers "not engaged" or "actively disengaged" from your job, I highly recommend (regularly) going through the first three stages of Jenny's Pivot-method. This is what top performers/impacters (individuals that optimize for high net growth and impact) do to continue growing and remain agile and proactive in their careers and work lives."

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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.

An interesting read. I was encouraged to read Lean In by a former co-worker who thought it would help me understand some of the career obstacles faced by the women in our office. I wasn’t sure that Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg would have much to say about the plight of a typical working woman, but I was pleasantly surprised.

Lean In is a mix of personal anecdote and research. It tackles big-picture questions about institutions and individual questions about how women hold themselves (and each other) back. It is not strident or a polemic. Yet it offers a number of specific things that women and men can help level the field. It is certainly not perfect—Ms. Sandberg has a tendency to view things through her own experience, and her billionaire life is pretty uncommon. In her next book, Option B, she takes herself to task for some errors of omission in Lean In—particularly overlooking the challenges facing single mothers. Still, I would recommend the book to anyone who is a working woman, or has one in their life."