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Sheryl Sandberg, born on August 28, 1969, is an American business executive and author widely recognized for her role as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Facebook (now Meta Platforms) from 2008 to 2022. In her tenure at Facebook, she played a pivotal role in scaling the company’s operations and helping it achieve significant revenue growth. more Sheryl Sandberg, born on August 28, 1969, is an American business executive and author widely recognized for her role as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Facebook (now Meta Platforms) from 2008 to 2022. In her tenure at Facebook, she played a pivotal role in scaling the company’s operations and helping it achieve significant revenue growth. Sandberg authored the best-selling book "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead" in 2013, which encourages women to pursue their ambitions and discusses the challenges they face in the workplace. In 2012, she became the first woman to be elected to Facebook's board of directors. After leaving Meta, she continues to focus on her philanthropic work and advocacy for women's rights through LeanIn.Org. less

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"It is the hard days, the times that challenge you to your very core, that will determine who you are."
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"It's time to cheer on girls and women who want to sit at the table."
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"We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored."
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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."
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"Taking initiative pays off. It is hard to visualize someone as a leader if she is always waiting to be told what to do."
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"When you’re more valuable, the people around you will do more to make it work."
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"It's the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness."
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"The upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance."
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"Feeling confident or pretending that you feel confident is necessary to reach for opportunities. It's a cliche, but opportunities are rarely offered; they're seized"
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"Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about."
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"Fortune does favor the bold, and you'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try."
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"Without fear, women can pursue professional success and personal fulfillment—and freely choose one, or the other, or both."
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"Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder."
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"Keep your hand up, and if you're sitting at a table, be sure to sit at the table."
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"Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence"
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