When people are really suffering, and we know they’re suffering, that question can be a very difficult one. Inadvertently, I think without anyone meaning it, it communicates a lack of empathy.
SHERYL SANDBERGCommunication starts with the understanding that there is my point of view (my truth) and someone else’s point of view (his truth). Rarely is there one absolute truth, so people who believe that they speak the truth are very silencing of others.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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When you’re more valuable, the people around you will do more to make it work.
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Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.
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Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.
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I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, ‘Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.’ I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it’s not that simple.
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Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
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Don’t make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
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I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.
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The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become self-fulfilling prophesies. Most leadership positions are held by men, so women don’t expect to achieve them, and that becomes one of the reasons they don’t.
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The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is.
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Leadership is not bullying and leadership is not aggression. Leadership is the expectation that you can use your voice for good. That you can make the world a better place.
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But I really believe that when you give people authentic identity, which is what Facebook does, and you can be your real self and connect with real people online, things will change.
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Until women are as ambitious as men, they’re not gong to achieve as much as men.
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It’s more pressure on women to – if they marry or partner with someone, to partner with the right person. Because you cannot have a full career and a full life at home with your children if you are also doing all of the housework and child care.
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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It’s hard to visualize someone as a leader, if she is always waiting to be told what to do.
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