Sally Helgesen, cited in Forbes as the world’s premier expert on women’s leadership, is an internationally best-selling author, speaker, and leadership coach. She has been named by Thinker’s 50 as one of the world’s top 50 coaches and the number one coach for women and is ranked number 5 among the world’s thought leaders by Global Gurus.
Sally’s most recent book, How Women Rise, co-authored with Marshall Goldsmith, examines the behaviors most likely to get in the way of successful women. It became the top-seller in its field within a week of publication and rights have been sold in 19 languages. Hear the 12 behaviors that keep women stuck. Sally’s next book, Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace, will be published in February 2023.
Previous books include The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership, Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work, and The Web of Inclusion: A New Architecture for Building Great Organizations, which is 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.