Sally Helgesen

Sally Helgesen, cited in Forbes as the world’s premier expert on women’s leadership, is an internationally bestselling author, speaker and leadership coach. She has been inducted into the Thinkers 50 Hall of Fame, which honors those whose ideas have shaped the field of leadership worldwide. She is also ranked number 3 among the world’s thought leaders by Global Gurus.

Sally’s latest book, Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace, offers practical ways to build more inclusive relationships, teams and workplaces.

Her previous book, How Women Rise, coauthored with legendary executive coach Marshall Goldsmith, examines the behaviors most likely to get in the way of successful women as they move forward in their careers. It became the top seller in its field within a week of publication and rights have been sold in 22 languages.

She is also the author of numerous other books, including The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership, hailed as the classic in its field and continuously in print since 1990, and The Web of Inclusion: A New Architecture for Building Great Organizations, cited in The Wall Street Journal as one of the best books on leadership of all time and credited with bringing the language of inclusion into business.

For over 30 years, Sally has delivered leadership workshops and keynotes for companies, partnership firms and associations around the world.