Communication 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.
SHERYL SANDBERGIf you do please everyone, you are not making enough progress.
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Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.
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Nobody can succeed on their own.
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Our culture needs to find a robust image of female success that is first, not male, and second, not a white woman on the phone, holding a crying baby.
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Talking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.
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Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.
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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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There is no perfect fit when you’re looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around. The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.
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When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated, and ambitious.
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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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It’s hard to visualize someone as a leader, if she is always waiting to be told what to do.
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If you do please everyone, you are not making enough progress.
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But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.
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When you’re more valuable, the people around you will do more to make it work.
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Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.
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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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