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.
SHERYL SANDBERGIf more women are in leadership roles, we’ll stop assuming they shouldn’t be.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
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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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I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.
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Women 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.
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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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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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Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.
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When you’re more valuable, the people around you will do more to make it work.
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No 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.
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Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
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Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.
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Build your skills, not your resume.
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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.
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It’s time to cheer on girls and women who want to sit at the table.
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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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