Lean In vs Start with why: Which Should You Read?
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Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women's voices are still not…
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The most important question for any organization There's a naturally occurring pattern shared by the people and organizations that achieve the greatest long-term success. From Martin Luther King Jr. to Steve Jobs, from…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Lean In has the widest readership — 270975 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Lean In | Start with why | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (270975) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (10) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (1149) | 4.5 (24) |
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Reception
| Lean In | Start with why | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 270975 | 52 |
| Editions | 26 | 16 |
| Citations | — | 67 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 249915 | — |
| Reading it now | 13306 | — |
| Written reviews | 14679 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3169 | 2761 |
| Pages | 288 | 247 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Lean In or Start with why?
Start with why has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Start with why 4.1/5, Lean In 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Lean In or Start with why?
Start with why is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Start with why (247 pages, ≈ 4 h 34 m); Lean In (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: Lean In or Start with why?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Lean In: Demanding; Start with why: Moderate.