Sally Helgesen

Sally Helgesen
Born (1948-07-01) July 1, 1948
EducationBachelor's Degree in English
Alma materMichigan State University

Sally Helgesen (born July 1, 1948) is an American author, speaker and leadership coach.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Helgesen was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota and grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[4] She attended Michigan State University, received her BA degree in English and Classics Hunter College (1973–75) and attended The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.[5]

Career

In 1990, Helgesen published The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership, the first book to focus on what women had to contribute as leaders rather than how they needed to change and adapt.[6] The book became a best-seller and has remained continuously in print.[7] In 1995, Helgesen published The Web of Inclusion: A New Architecture for Building Great Organizations, which has been heralded as having introduced the language of inclusion into the work environment.[8]

In 2018, she published How Women Rise with co-author Marshall Goldsmith.[9][2] The book explores 12 habits that get in the way of women's success and how to overcome them.[10] It became an international best-seller.[11]

Awards & Honors

She is a member of the New York and International Women’s Forums, and the 100 Coaches Network.[12]

Writing

Books

  • How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion or Job (with Marshall Goldsmith)[9]
  • The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work (with Julie Johnson)[9]
  • The Web of Inclusion: A New Architecture for Building Great Organizations[9]
  • Thriving in 24/7: Six Strategies for Taming the New World of Work
  • Everyday Revolutionaries: Working Women and the Transformation of American Life[13]
  • The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership[9]
  • Wildcatters: A Story of Texas, Oil and Money[14]

Personal life

Helgesen lives in Chatham, New York.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Wallace, Debra. "Leadership Expert Sally Helgesen Reveals How to Break the Habits that Are Holding You Back". parade.com. Parade. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Cohn, Alisa. "Premier Women's Leadership Expert Sally Helgesen Teaches Women How To Rise". Forbes. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Duncan, Rodger. "How Women Rise: Choosing Habits That Lift". Forbes. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Ratliffe, Sharon A. (December 1995). Spinning a Web of Inclusion. Natcom. p. 7.
  5. ↑ Fisher, James Lee; Koch, James V. (2004). The Entrepreneurial College President. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780275981228.
  6. ↑ "The Pitfalls & Imperatives of Evaluating Women's Leadership". physiciansweekly.com. Physician's Weekly. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Female Advantage By SALLY HELGESEN". penguinrandomhouse.com. Penguin Random House. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Daniels, Bisi. "Who is better — male or female boss?". TheCable. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Mehalick, Susan. "Sally Helgesen's 'How Women Rise' hits at the right time". timesunion.com. Albany Times Union. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "The summer reading list: Words Worth". newindianexpress.com. New Indian Express. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  11. ↑ Galer, Susan. "Five Leadership Lessons For Women: Oh Well, I Made A Mistake". Forbes. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Women's Leadership Summit - The path to your peak starts here". Women's Leadership Summit NV. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  13. ↑ "[Everyday Revolutionaries: Working Women] | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  14. ↑ Helgesen, Sally (1981). Wildcatters: a story of Texans, oil, and money. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. ISBN 9780385146371. OCLC 6861986.
  15. ↑ "Biography of Sally Helgesen". allamericanspeakers.com. All American Speakers. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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