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 SANDBERGLeadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.
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Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
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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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When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. But do not marry them. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands.
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Women need to shift form thinking “I’m not ready to do that” to thinking “I want to do that- and I’ll learn by doing it.
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If more women are in leadership roles, we’ll stop assuming they shouldn’t be.
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Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
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It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.
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A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes.
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So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.
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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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When woman work outside the home and share breadwinning duties, couples are more likely to stay together. In fact, the risk of divorce reduces by about half when a wife earns half the income and a husband does half the housework.
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Women systematically underestimate their own abilities.
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