In the 11th episode of season two of the Better Understanding podcast, Sally Helgesen, a renowned expert on women’s leadership, shares insights on how the landscape for women leaders has changed since the 1990 publication of her seminal book, The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership. She and host Susan MacKenty Brady discuss leadership challenges in new normal of the peri-pandemic world and how leaders need to be curious and imaginative as they work to build inclusive relationships, teams, and workplaces and navigate the intricacies of language.

Sally is the author of the internationally best-selling How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job and her recent follow up, Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace.