Skip to Main Content

How to Reach Your Full Potential—with Sally Helgesen

Sally Hegelsen

Click Play below to listen in your browser.

Sally Hegelsen

Do you ever feel that something is holding you back from achieving what you’re truly capable of? Chances are that it’s one of the 12 habits identified in a popular new book co-authored by renowned women’s leadership expert Sally Helgesen. Tune in to learn what they are and her 4-step process for overcoming them.

Scroll down for an infographic about breaking the 12 habits that can hold you back in your career!

Subscribe to the Conferences for Women podcast on iTunesStitcherGoogle Play or TuneIn to take advantage of Conference speakers year-round!


SALLY HELGESEN is considered the gold standard among experts on women’s leadership, and was the first to focus on what women have to contribute to organizations rather than how they need to change and adapt. Her most recent book, How Women Rise, co-authored with Marshall Goldsmith, examines the behaviors most likely to get in the way of successful women. As a speaker and consultant, Helgesen has been ranked among the top 50 leadership authorities by Leadership Excellence magazine. Her previous books include The Female Vision, The Female Advantage and The Web of Inclusion. Helgesen has worked with the United Nations on building more inclusive country offices in Africa and Asia, led seminars at the Harvard School of Education and been visiting scholar at Northwestern University, UNordic Stockholm and the Lauriston Institute in Melbourne Australia. A contributing editor for Strategy+Business magazine and member of the International Women’s Forum, she lives in Chatham NY. @sallyhelgesen






Get help navigating your personal and professional life from the nation's largest network of conferences for women in the workplace

No thanks, I don't want to learn
Women Amplified podcast logo