Next time you’re about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, ‘My daughter has executive leadership skills.’
SHERYL SANDBERGI have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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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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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’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.
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If you ask men why they did a good job, they’ll say, ‘I’m awesome. Obviously. Why are you even asking?’ If you ask women why they did a good job, what they’ll say is someone helped them, they got lucky, they worked really hard.
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Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.
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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is.
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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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The best way to make room for both life and career is to make choices deliberately-to set limits and stick to them.
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Your life’s course will not be determined by doing the things that you are certain you can do. Those are the easy things. It will be determined by whether you try the things that are hard.
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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Bring your whole self to work. I don’t believe we have a professional self Monday through Friday and a real self the rest of the time. It is all professional and it is all personal.
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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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We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
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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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