The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn’t go our way, he said. There are always things you can do better. It’s a game of mistakes. Sports
Then he explained that only one criterion mattered when picking a job—fast growth. When companies grow quickly, there are more things to do than there are people to do them. When companies grow more s...
There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other
Trying to do it all and expecting it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy. Gloria Steinem said it best: 'You can't do it all. No one can have two full-...
Trying to overcorrect is a great way to find middle ground. In order for me to speak the right amount in a meeting, I have to feel as if I am saying very little. People who are shy will have to feel l...
We find our humanity—our will to live and our ability to love—in our connections to one another.
We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.
When I first joined Facebook, I was working with a team to answer the critical question of how best to grow our business. The conversations were getting heated, with many people arguing their own posi...
When I was on the other side, my reply became, I can’t imagine either, but I have no choice. I
When a man helps a colleague, the recipient feels indebted to him and is highly likely to return the favor. But when a woman helps out, the feeling of indebtedness is weaker. (...) Professor Flynn cal...
When a woman is successful, people of both genders like her less. This truth is both shocking and unsurprising: shocking because no one would ever admit to stereotyping on the basis of gender and unsu...
When we look for joy, we often focus on the big moments. Graduating from school. Having a child. Getting a job. Being reunited with family. But happiness is the frequency of positive experiences, not...
Without fear, women can pursue professional success and personal fulfillment—and freely choose one, or the other, or both.
Women provide more than twice as much care not only for their own parents, but for their in-laws as well.
Your life’s course should not be determined by doing what’s safe and easy but by reaching for what’s challenging and hard: the classes that seem impossible on the first day, but you study enough to pa...
Connections that the women made were not extended to him.28 Time and
Grounded hope—the understanding that if you take action you can make things better.
Letting the other side make the first offer is often crucial to achieving favorable terms.
Men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on past accomplishments.
Talk that TED later named Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders). Very
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