“At Facebook we feel a lot of affinity not just for this community but for any community that is trying to do what Davos is trying to do, which is to share information. And Davos is doing it in a particular way - I think the Facebook approach is obviously more broad-based, we're trying to include everyone in the world. But the goal is the same: bring people together, to share information and make the world more connected, and have people have a deeper understanding of themselves, others, the communities of which they want to be a part and can be a part.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayWantFeelsTryingTogetherUnderstandingGoalCommunityShareInformationParticularApproachDeeperConnectedBroadsAffinityDeeper UnderstandingDavos Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“It's pretty exciting to take real people living in the real world, their opinions, and have people have to react to that. As opposed to their perceptions of what people are thinking, which are often very different.” PeopleThinkingWorldDifferentRealOpinionPerceptionExcitingReal World Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“A lot of people will say, "what's Facebook's business model?" I always find that a kind of funny question. Our business model is out there, which is: we monetize largely through advertising and a little bit through the gift revenue, the virtual gifts we have on our site. I think those continue to be the most promising avenues going forward.” PeopleThinkingKindLittlesBitsLittle BitModelsAdvertisingSiteRevenueAvenuesBusiness ModelsFunny Question Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“The traditional metaphor for careers is a ladder, but I no longer think that metaphor holds. It just doesn’t make sense in a less hierarchical world... Build your skills, not your resume. Evaluate what you can do, not the title they’re going to give you. Do real work. Take a sales quota, a line role, an ops job. Don’t plan too much, and don’t expect a direct climb. If I had mapped out my career when I was sitting where you are, I would have missed my career.” IfsThinkingWorldGivingRealJobsCan DoLinesCareersRolesToo MuchPlansSkillsSittingDirectMetaphorTraditionalMake SenseTitlesClimbsWhere You AreLaddersEvaluateResumesReal WorkQuota Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“People assume Wall Street is a certain culture and tech is a certain culture. But if you look at the (gender) numbers at the top of (those) industries, they don't vary very much. I think in finance, women hold 19 percent of the top jobs, and women are 21 percent of the leaders in nonprofits.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksJobsCertainCultureNumbersLeaderStreetsWallIndustryPercentAssumingGenderFinanceVaryNonprofits Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“When we get feedback on women, we ask, "Is that real or is that the gender bias at play?" Everyone could start doing that today and I think we'd see really big results.” ThinkingRealPlayBigsTodayAsksResultsGenderBiasFeedbackGender Bias Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“I gave a talk on gender stuff at Facebook one morning and a man didn't come. It was optional; he didn't have to come. But he sent a note saying, "I missed your meeting because I drove my kids to school so my wife could do something else. Thank you for making that possible." I think that employee is a loyal employee for Facebook and I think more companies should want that kind of loyalty.” ThinkingMenWantShouldKindKidsSchoolStuffCompanyMorningWifeMeetingsNotesGenderMy WifeLoyaltyEmployeeLoyalOptionalMissed YouI Missed You Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“I think when tragedy occurs, it presents a choice. You can give in to the void, the emptiness that fills your heart, your lungs, constricts your ability to think or even breathe. Or you can try to find meaning. These past thirty days, I have spent many of my moments lost in that void. And I know that many future moments will be consumed by the vast emptiness as well. But when I can, I want to choose life and meaning.” ThinkingKnowsWantGivingTryingWellsHeartI CanMomentsPastChoicesLostAbilityTragedyBreatheThirtyEmptinessVoidLungsConsumedFind MeChoose Life Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“A woman, if you're Most Intelligent or Most Likely to Succeed, that's an embarrassing thing. Or something that's not considered attractive, and I think that's what we need to change.” IfsThinkingNeedsSucceedIntelligentAttractiveEmbarrassingNeed A Change Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“My goal is very clear, and I wrote about it in Lean In, which is that women run half our companies and countries and men run half our homes. As much as I wish that could happen in four years, I don't think that's a likely time period. But I think it can happen sooner than we think. Part of it is having that aspiration and that goal. I think we too often suffer from the tyranny of low expectations.” ThinkingMenCountryHomeRunningSufferingWishGoalExpectationsTyrannyAspiration Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“The reason I wrote Lean In is I think people weren't actually noticing that we had stopped making progress. I gave a TED talk and said: "It turns out men still run the world." And the audience gasped as if that was news.” PeopleThinkingMenWorldReasonRunningAudienceProgressNoticing Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“Grief comes and goes, it ebbs and flows. I think one of the lessons of this for me is that there's no one way to grieve. Everyone does it in their own way, in their own time, and we all process life and its challenges and its ups and downs as they come.” ThinkingChallengesGriefGrievingUps & Downs Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“When people are really suffering, and we know they're suffering, that question can be a very difficult one. Inadvertently, I think without anyone meaning it, it communicates a lack of empathy.” PeopleThinkingSufferingDifficultEmpathyCommunicate Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“We're the only developed country in the world that doesn't have paid maternity leave. Paternity leave is just as important. Paid family medical leave so that you can take care of a parent, a child, a grandparent, whatever you need to do. I think we're shortsighted when we don't invest in our employees as companies, and as an economy, because we invest in them and they invest back in us.” ThinkingWorldChildrenImportantCountryCareParentEconomyTake CareMedicalEmployeeGrandparent Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.” ThinkingNeedsForceCareersStayingDedicated Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“I go around the room and ask people, 'What do you think?'” PeopleThinkingAsksRooms Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“What I tell everyone, and I really do for myself is, I have a long-run dream, which is I want to work on stuff that I think matters.” ThinkingWantLongMatterDreamRunningStuffLong RunsLeaning In Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“People think that women don't negotiate because they're not good negotiators, but that's not it. Women don't negotiate because it doesn't work as well for them. Women have to say, 'I really add a lot of value, and it's in your interest to pay me more.' I hate that advice, but I want to see women get ahead.” PeopleThinkingWantWellsValuesHateInterestPayAdviceI HateAddGet Ahead Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“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.” ThinkingWorldMadeStillsAgeJobsYoungGirlNationsBoysProgressIndustryYoung AgePercentagesBossy Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. But do not marry them. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands. When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated and ambitious. Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier.” ThinkingMenWantShouldHomeValuesWomenInspiringBoysShareCrazyAdviceHusbandEqualSmartCommitmentSexyPartnersSettlingAmbitiousFairnessTrust MeBeing SmartSettling DownBad BoyOpinionatedGood HusbandLife PartnerLeaning InAmbitious Women Book:Lean In for Graduates Source: Lean In for Graduates
“Women 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.” ThinkingWantNeedsFormReadyNot ReadyLeaning In Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“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.” ThinkingInspirationalShouldBelieveMotivationalRunningI BelieveFeminismProudFeministHeavyI Believe InStood Up Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“I'd like to see where boys and girls end up if they get equal encouragement I think we might have some differences in how leadership is done” IfsThinkingEndsDoneMightGirlDifferencesBoysEqualEncouragementBoy And Girl Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“Endless data show that diverse teams make better decisions. We are building products that people with very diverse backgrounds use, and I think we all want our company makeup to reflect the makeup of the people who use our products. That's not true of any industry really, and we have a long way to go.” PeopleThinkingWayWantLongUseShowsWomenWorkDecisionCompanyCareersTeamBuildingProductsIndustryEndlessBackgroundsDataMakeupDiverseLong WayLong Way To GoDiverse Teams Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated, and ambitious.” ThinkingWantShouldWomenWorkCareersEqualSmartPartnersSettlingAmbitiousBeing SmartSettling DownOpinionatedLife PartnerLeaning InAmbitious Women Book:Lean In for Graduates Source: Lean In for Graduates
“I think now is our time. My mother was told by everyone that she had two choices: She could be a nurse or a teacher. The external barriers now are just so much lower. If we start acknowledging what the real issues are, we can solve them. It's not that hard.” IfsThinkingTwoRealHardMotherChoicesWomenWorkCareersIssuesTeacherSolveOur TimeBarriersNurseTwo Choices Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“What about the rat race in the first place? Is it worthwhile? Or are you just buying into someone else's definition of success? Only you can decide that, and you'll have to decide it over and over and over. But if you think it's a rat race, before you drop out, take a deep breath. Maybe you picked the wrong job. Try again. And then try again.” IfsThinkingTryingFirstsJobsRaceBreathsDefinitionsBuyingWorthwhileRatsTry AgainDeep BreathTake A Deep BreathRat RaceDefinition Of SuccessWrong Job Author:Sheryl Sandberg
