Sheryl Sandberg

Chief Operating Officer of Facebook

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Assertive and outspoken – they are driven to lead. Excellent ability to understand difficult organizational problems and create solid solutions. Intelligent and well-informed, they usually excel at public speaking. They value knowledge and competence, and usually have little patience with inefficiency or disorganization.

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Biography

Sheryl Kara Sandberg is an American technology executive, activist, and author. She is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook and founder of Leanin.org.

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Quotes by Sheryl Sandberg

For any of us in this room today, let's start out by admitting we're lucky. We don't live in the world our mothers lived in, our grandmothers lived in, where career choices for women were so limited.

I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.

I want to tell any young girl out there who's a geek, I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out. Study harder.

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.

We've got to get women to sit at the table.

I go around the room and ask people, 'What do you think?'

Most people assume that women are responsible for households and child care. Most couples operate that way - not all. That fundamental assumption holds women back.

It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness.

The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.

I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.' I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it's not that simple.

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