Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
SHERYL SANDBERGLeaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
SHERYL SANDBERGWomen 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.
SHERYL SANDBERGWomen systematically underestimate their own abilities.
SHERYL SANDBERGIt’s time to cheer on girls and women who want to sit at the table.
SHERYL SANDBERGWe cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
SHERYL SANDBERGI really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.
SHERYL SANDBERGWomen have made tons of progress. But we still have a small percentage of the top jobs in any industry, in any nation in the world. I think that’s partly because from a very young age, we encourage our boys to lead and we call our girls bossy.
SHERYL SANDBERGI’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.
SHERYL SANDBERGNo industry or country can reach its full potential until women reach their full potential. This is especially true of science and technology, where women with a surplus of talent still face a deficit of opportunity.
SHERYL SANDBERGI 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.’
SHERYL SANDBERGTalking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.
SHERYL SANDBERGThe 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.
SHERYL SANDBERGEvery job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
SHERYL SANDBERGLeadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
SHERYL SANDBERGA truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes.
SHERYL SANDBERGI go around the room and ask people, ‘What do you think?’
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