Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Kara Sandberg is an American technology executive, activist, and author. She is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook and founder of Leanin.org. In June 2012, she was elected to the board of directors by the existing board members, becoming the first woman to serve on Facebook's board. Before she joined Facebook as its COO, Sandberg was Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google and was involved in launching Google's philanthropic arm Google.org. Before Google, Sandberg served...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth28 April 1969
CountryUnited States of America
I am saying that I was able to mold those hours around the needs of my family, and that matters. And I really encourage other people at Facebook to mold hours around themselves.
Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.
The most important thing is to have a more open and honest dialogue about gender issues.
Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
Give us a world where half our homes are run by men, and half our institutions are run by women. I'm pretty sure that would be a better world.
You know, there has never been a 24-hour period in five years when I have not responded to e-mail at Facebook. I am not saying it's easy. I work long hours.
Social gains are never handed out. They must be seized.
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.
When you want to change things, you won't please everyone.
Communication starts with the understanding that there is my point of view (my truth) and someone else's point of view (his truth). Rarely is there one absolute truth, so people who believe that they speak the truth are very silencing of others.
I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.
Build your skills not your resume.
Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.
Next time you're about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, 'My daughter has executive leadership skills.'