Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.
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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Your life’s course will not be determined by doing the things that you are certain you can do. Those are the easy things. It will be determined by whether you try the things that are hard.
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What I tell everyone, and I really do for myself is, I have a long-run dream, which is I want to work on stuff that I think matters.
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The cost of stability is often diminished opportunities for growth.
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Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
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When companies offer support and assistance for personal and family hardships, their employees become more loyal and more productive.
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Everyone knows that marriage is the biggest personal decision you make, but it’s the biggest career decision you can make.
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Next time you’re about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, ‘My daughter has executive leadership skills.’
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I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.
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I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.
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But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.
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You know, there has never been a 24-hour period in five years when I have not responded to e-mail at Facebook. I am not saying it’s easy. I work long hours.
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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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Real change will come when powerful women are less of an exception. It is easy to dislike senior women because there are so few.
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If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.
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I’m a feminist because I believe in women, it’s a heavy word, feminism, but it’s not one I think we should run from. I’m proud to be a feminist.
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