Presenting leadership as a list of carefully defined qualities (like strategic, analytical, and performance-ori ented) no longer holds. Instead, true leadership stems… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Taking initiative pays off. It is hard to visualize someone as a leader if she is always waiting to be told what… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to ask the 'dumb' question, everyone else will be relieved you had the guts to ask! — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Conditions for all women will improve when there are more women in leadership roles giving strong and powerful voice to their needs… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
We have a problem with women in leadership across the board. This leadership gap - this problem of not enough women in… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
If more women are in leadership roles, we'll stop assuming they shouldn't be. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
It's hard to visualize someone as a leader, if she is always waiting to be told what to do. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Of Yale alumni who had reached their forties by 2000, only 56 percent of the women remained in the workforce, compared with… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I'm a pragmatist. I think, as a woman, you have to be more careful. You have to be more communal, you have… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
There is no perfect fit when you're looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I'd like to see where boys and girls end up if they get equal encouragement I think we might have some differences… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Leadership is not bullying and leadership is not aggression. Leadership is the expectation that you can use your voice for good. That… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
As a country and as a world, we are not comfortable with women in leadership roles. We call little girls bossy. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“talk that TED later named “Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders”). Very” — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“There are several explanations offered as to why women have lower aspirations than men, including that women feel there is a lack… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence." (Harvard… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Our aspirations are really for women to be in half the leadership roles and men to be doing half the work of… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Next time you're about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, 'My daughter has executive leadership skills.' — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Our discomfort with female leadership runs deep. We call little girls bossy. We never really call little boys bossy, because a boy… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“At times, staying in the same functional area and in the same organization creates inertia and limits opportunities to expand. Seeking out… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Still, my argument was that if she was going to work for the next 30 years, what difference does "going back" 4 years really… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Reverend Veronica Goines sums this up as, “Peace is joy at rest, and joy is peace on its feet.” — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“[Eric Schmidt] explained that only one criterion that mattered when picking a job- fat growth. When companies grow quickly, there are more things to… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Go to a playground: Little girls get called 'bossy' all the time, a word that's almost never used for boys. And that leads directly… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“One of my favorite quotes comes from author Alice Walker, who observed, “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Aggressive and hard-charging women violate unwritten rules about acceptable social conduct. Men are continually applauded for being ambitious and powerful and successful, but women… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“When I wrote Lean In, some people argued that I did not spend enough time writing about the difficulties women face when they don’t… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Survivor guilt is a thief of joy—yet another secondary loss from death.” — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I am a bigger-picture manager because I've lived through something that's a big picture. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Presenting leadership as a list of carefully defined qualities (like strategic, analytical, and performance-ori ented) no longer holds. Instead, true leadership stems from individuality… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
So there's no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
