Framing the issue of work-life balance – as if the two were dramatically opposed – practically ensures work will lose out. Who would ever choose work over life?
SHERYL SANDBERGIt is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
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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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I go around the room and ask people, ‘What do you think?’
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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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But I really believe that when you give people authentic identity, which is what Facebook does, and you can be your real self and connect with real people online, things will change.
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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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When you’re more valuable, the people around you will do more to make it work.
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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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I’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.
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I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.
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Build your skills, not your resume.
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Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
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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 systematically underestimate their own abilities.
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The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.
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