Sheryl Sandberg, Commencement Address at HBS 2012
On Leadership:
As you lead in this new world, you will not be able to rely on who you are or the degree you hold. You’ll have to rely on what you know. Your strength will not come from your place on some org chart, your strength will come from building trust and earning respect. You’re going to need talent, skill, and imagination and vision, but more than anything else, you’re going to need the ability to communicate authentically, to speak so that you inspire the people around you and to listen so that you continue to learn each and every day on the job.
If you want to win hearts and minds, you have to lead with your heart as well as your mind.
On Careers:
[from Eric Schmidt:] Get on a rocket ship. When companies are growing quickly and they are having a lot of impact, careers take care of themselves. And when companies aren’t growing quickly or their missions don’t matter as much, that’s when stagnation and politics come in. If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat. Just get on.
Lori has a great metaphor for careers. She says they’re not a ladder; they’re a jungle gym. As you start your post-HBS career, look for opportunities, look for growth, look for impact, look for mission. Move sideways, move down, move on, move off. Build your skills, not your resume.
On Speaking:
- Truth is better used by using simple language.
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“7 Things Young Asian American Kids Love” - by FungBrosComedy.
Haha, they got me on all seven - well done.
pho totally touches my soul. love that stuff.
haha tim they got me on all too. well done indeed.
10 years and nothing has changed.
AW. Saki <3
My significant otter.
zomggggggggg yusocuteeeeeee T_T
woah my car’s antenna is embedded in the glass. hooray technology
HELLO? PETERS- HELLO? HELLO! PETERSON?
PETERSON, ARE YOU STILL THERE? HELLO?
I’M SORRY. I DON’T KNOW HOW THIS ‘JAWBONE’ THING WORKS. HELL, IF WE’RE BEING HONEST I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT BLUETOOTH IS, BUT THE GIRL IN THE COMMERCIAL WAS SUPER CUTE SO I PUT IT ON THE EXPENSE ACCOUNT. DON’T PUT THAT IN THE REPORT. DON’T PUT ANYTHING IN THE REPORT. I’M COMING INTO THE OFFICE, I’LL WRITE IT MYSELF.
ARE YOU STILL THERE?
PETERSON, SAY SOMETHING IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.
PETERSON?
HELLO!
ch’awwwwww!!!! <3
Hi, are you sad? It’s okay to be sad. Here are some buns; let them soothe you emma.
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
