What does leaning in (a la the book Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg) mean on a practical level at work and at home? Here are some thoughts on what this looks like in my life.
Leaning in at work means that I take care of my tasks, try to do them not too sloppily (I'm a rather sloppy person, as you can tell from the all typos in this blog!), and try to think of useful outputs (sharing with others, using as input in discussions, filing for later use). I try to stay motivated and be a more constructive team player.
But I also lean back a lot (which is probably why I haven't gotten that far in my career). I don't go that extra mile to think about what would make strategic sense, I don't give issues a second, critical thought, and I don't dive into details. I rather jump from one issue to another, and to a third, and to a hundredth... Or I'll stay quiet because I'm too tired to really activate my brain at a strategic moment, or prepare for something properly.
What about at home? Can leaning in be applied to parenting? Is this the super active, engaged parent, who invests into quality time? Or leaning back? The parent who can spend an evening on the sofa reading calmly, or meditating? The same applies as above. I'm slightly all over the place, trying to multitask playing with cars (with the youngest, now nearly 2.5), listen to the endless stories of my eldest (soon 7), and accept hugs from my middle child (5.5, in a very cuddly phase) - while reading the Economist, hanging up the laundry, and changing out of my work clothes...
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