We’re focused on doing one thing incredibly well. If you look at other companies, all of these companies are doing a lot of different things but we’re still, as we grow, doing exactly one thing.
SHERYL SANDBERGEveryone knows that marriage is the biggest personal decision you make, but it’s the biggest career decision you can make.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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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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Don’t make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
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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.
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I have a five year-old son and a three year-old daughter. I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home. And I want my daughter to have the choice to not just succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments.
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Women attribute their success to working hard, luck, and help from other people. Men will attribute that – whatever success they have, that same success – to their own core skills.
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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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If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.
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We need to stop telling [women], “Get a mentor and you will excel.” Instead, we need to tell them, “Excel and you will get a mentor.
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I tell people in their careers, ‘Look for growth. Look for the teams that are growing quickly. Look for the companies that are doing well. Look for a place where you feel that you can have a lot of impact.’
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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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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
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Give us a world where half our homes are run by men and half our institutions are run by women. I’m pretty sure that would be a better world.
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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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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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It’s hard to visualize someone as a leader, if she is always waiting to be told what to do.
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