Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on leading with strength and sincerity

In 'Lean In,' Sheryl Sandberg combines personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to address the challenges women face in their careers. The book encourages women to 'sit at the table,' seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Sandberg provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career, while also discussing the importance of work-life balance and equal partnership in household responsibilities. The book aims to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can, and it recognizes the structural and internal barriers that women face in achieving leadership roles[2][4][5].

This book, written by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith, challenges conventional wisdom by asserting that leaders, whether in democracies or dictatorships, act primarily to maintain their power. The authors argue that political behavior is driven by the need to please a core group of supporters, and that policies are often dictated by self-interest rather than the welfare of the people. The book draws on economics, history, and political science to illustrate how leaders amass and retain power, and how this affects the quality of life and governance in different political systems.