<img class="alignleft" alt="" src="http://mills-scofield.com/storage/TORRE-DE-PISA-1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1393376332631" width="138" height="206" />I don’t lean in, lean out, lean sideways, lean back…I stand up straight.  As a kid, my parents kept telling me to stand up straight and strong.  It created an aura of confidence, self-assurance, and supposedly, it was better for your back.  In fact, we now know that standing strong can actually <a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/03/want-to-lean-in-try-a-power-po-2/" target="_blank">change your mood and confidence</a>. Perhaps because I’m short (5’ 1” on my driver’s license), I’ve always stood straight, because I had to.  And I became tall – not in the physical sense, but intellectually, emotionally and professionally.  Throughout my <a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/2012/09/four-lessons-from-the-best-bo/" target="_blank">career</a>, I never felt discriminated against because of my gender.  Even after I had children, I never felt the need to do anything but stand up straight. <a href="http://mills-scofield.com/blog/2014/2/25/im-standing-up-not-leaning.html#.Uw8xBfldV24" target="_blank">Read more</a>...