Sally Helgesen Explained

Sally Helgesen
Birth Date:July 1, 1948
Nationality:American
Education:Bachelor's Degree in English
Alma Mater:Michigan 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] The book was regarded as one of the best books on leadership by The Wall Street Journal.[9]

In 2018, she published How Women Rise with co-author Marshall Goldsmith.[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] Helgesen regularly delivers keynotes, seminars and workshops for corporations, partnership firms and associations around the world. She has also consulted with the UN on building more inclusive country offices and been visiting scholar at a number of schools and universities, both in the US and abroad.[9]

Awards & Honors

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

Writing

Books

Personal life

Helgesen lives in Chatham, New York.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wallace . Debra . Leadership Expert Sally Helgesen Reveals How to Break the Habits that Are Holding You Back . parade.com . . 19 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Cohn . Alisa . Premier Women's Leadership Expert Sally Helgesen Teaches Women How To Rise . . 19 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Duncan . Rodger . How Women Rise: Choosing Habits That Lift . . 19 October 2019.
  4. Book: Ratliffe, Sharon A.. Spinning a Web of Inclusion. Natcom. December 1995. 7.
  5. Book: The Entrepreneurial College President. Fisher. James Lee. Koch. James V.. 2004. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780275981228. en.
  6. Web site: The Pitfalls & Imperatives of Evaluating Women's Leadership . physiciansweekly.com . Physician's Weekly . 19 October 2019.
  7. Web site: The Female Advantage By SALLY HELGESEN . penguinrandomhouse.com . . 19 October 2019.
  8. Web site: Daniels . Bisi . Who is better — male or female boss? . thecable.ng . . 19 October 2019.
  9. Web site: World's Top 30 Leadership Professionals for 2019 . globalgurus.org . Global Gurus . 19 October 2019.
  10. Web site: The summer reading list: Words Worth . https://web.archive.org/web/20191019072208/http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2018/jun/17/the-summer-reading-list-words-worth-1828260.html . dead . October 19, 2019 . newindianexpress.com . . 19 October 2019.
  11. Web site: Galer . Susan . Five Leadership Lessons For Women: Oh Well, I Made A Mistake . . 19 October 2019.
  12. Web site: Women's Leadership Summit - The path to your peak starts here.. Women's Leadership Summit NV. en-US. 2019-11-03.
  13. Web site: Mehalick . Susan . Sally Helgesen's 'How Women Rise' hits at the right time . timesunion.com . . 19 October 2019.
  14. Web site: [Everyday Revolutionaries: Working Women] C-SPAN.org]. www.c-span.org. en-us. 2019-11-03.
  15. Book: Helgesen, Sally. Wildcatters: a story of Texans, oil, and money. 1981. Doubleday. 9780385146371. Garden City, N.Y.. en. 6861986. registration.
  16. Web site: Biography of Sally Helgesen . allamericanspeakers.com . All American Speakers . 19 October 2019.

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