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Sheryl Sandberg's Accidental Revolution
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Sheryl Sandberg's Accidental Revolution

How Sandberg’s grief became the catalyst for a new, emotionally honest management style at Facebook and beyond.

Jessi Hempel
Backchannel, 2017
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Most people spend much of their lifetimes at work. Common attitudes insist you leave your personal struggles at home, but Facebook COO and Lean In author Sheryl Sandberg disagrees. When her husband died suddenly, she found that being open about her pain made her a better boss and Facebook a better workplace. Not only do emotions have a place at work, she argues, but you can leverage them for a better organization overall. Tune in for a reflective, heartbreaking essay by Backchannel’s Jessi Hempel that is practical at its core. getAbstract suggests this read to modern business managers who want to rethink the way they lead.

Take-Aways

  • Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has expertly merged her professional and personal lives. But when her husband died suddenly, all she “wanted to do was survive.”
  • Sandberg believes that encouraging colleagues to support each other at work emotionally is good for business.
  • Even as companies push flexibility and individuality, they still insist workers keep their personal lives at home.

About the Author

Jessi Hempel is Backchannel’s head of editorial. She writes about the business and culture behind technology.

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