Sally Helgesen

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]

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]

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

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]

Helgesen lives in Chatham, New York.^[15]