January 7, 2011

Why we have too few women leaders

I loved this video by the  COO of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, on why we have too few women leaders. Her points really hit home for me. It is realistic, non-judgemental, and offers hope.

  • Sit at the table: literally. We can't be influencers if we are sitting by the wall.
  • Don't leave before you leave: push yourself hard up until the day you leave for maternity. We tend to "make space" for the potential baby and slow our career down before we need to.
  • I especially liked the true partnership advise. She sites stats that say marriages that are true partnerships are 50% more likely to succeed. And be more "intimate". I love this. Perhaps it will influence some behavior changes around here!


I hope you enjoy this too. She is fun to watch and listen to.

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