Lean In

So I've been sick and can't believe how much it took out of me.  Sorry it's been a while since I have written.  While sick I finally got around to reading Sheryl Sandberg's book "Lean In".   Sheryl and I are about the same age, she graduated Harvard Business School one year after I graduated Wharton Business School.   She is COO of Facebook and I recently left as director of a company.   Her concept of women needing to "lean in" rings so truthfully for me.   I have been called aggressive, ambitious and out spoken and none of these were complements when said.  Since I left my last company, many employees have told me that "the place hasn't made sense since I left".   So interesting as my views, opinions and roles were not valued when I was an employee there.   Women do need to band together, women do need to lean in to the conversation and probably most importantly, we need the men in our homes and our corporations to get on board with this concept.  I have the good fortune of raising boys.   These boys will enter the world wanting the balance we women crave - a rewarding career, a happy home, and the ability to make a difference in our communities and our world.  This is how change happens - one person at a time.   So what are you doing to "lean in"?