Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer and one of the most influential figures in the business world, talks about the obstacles she has faced in her professional journey. This book is a manifesto and a source of inspiration for those who believe that a woman can and has the right to seek self-realization in her career and business, and family relationships should be built on the basis of equal partnership.
Why Dare to Take Action is worth reading
Sheryl Sandberg describes her experience of working and communicating with top managers of the world's largest corporations. Talks about issues that are important to every woman:- how to properly ask management for a raise;
- how to plan maternity leave competently and without compromising career growth;
- how to negotiate for fairer working conditions;
- how to find the right balance between career and personal life;
- whether it is worth directly expressing an opinion different from your colleagues, and how to do it correctly;
- how not to be afraid to start from scratch, even when you are over 30.
Who is author
Sheryl Sandberg - COO of Facebook, became a billionaire in January 2014. Previously, she worked as vice president of Google, held a chair on the board of directors of Starbucks, and has been a member of the board of directors of Walt Disney since 2010. Fortune magazine named her one of the 50 most powerful women in business, and Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Review on the website [email protected]Good books: how to build a career for a woman Have you ever wondered why men predominate among managers? If you think it's because they really are better, smarter, more talented and capable, then Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and former vice president of Google, is ready to argue with you. In his book “Don’t be afraid to act” (published by Alpina Publishing... Read more
Review from Anna VetrovaHaving read just halfway through the book, I already realized that now this is my new favorite book of this genre. And not least because the genre of the book is very difficult to characterize. “Dare to Take Action” is certainly a book about leadership and business, while career is presented not as an endless competition for the top of an abstract mountain, but as continuous personal development. But, perhaps, in... Read more
Review from Ilya RodinMyths, myths, continuous myths and positions. The woman should do this sitting, the man standing. Hedgehogs and bears must sleep in winter. Crocodiles don't fly, ships can't climb trees, butterflies can never break through a wall. These are absolute postulates. Millions, billions live by them, without trying to change them, without trying to fight them. What for? After all, that’s how it’s supposed to be, because everyone does it. How, how,... Read more
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Based on Sheryl Sandberg's book "Don't be afraid to act: Woman, work and the will to lead" by Vera IgnatkinaTake Your Seat at the Table!, or How Women Can Reach the Top in Their Profession When selecting books for a job search review, the publisher recommended Sheryl Sandberg's book "Dare to Take Action: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead." At first I hastened to refuse, thinking that such a supernatural thing could be written exclusively for female workers about their employment...
The original title of the book - “Lean In” - translated means “Break through!”, “Stick out!”, “Get into trouble!” “Lean In” is a manual for a modern boarding school for ambitious girls; this is a book that I strongly advise all girls, young women and women to read before life forces them to choose: family or career. Because you don’t have to choose at all if you can teach how to combine, delegate and enjoy life in all its manifestations.
Ms. Sandberg writes in her book that professional ambitions, quite natural for men, are considered a secondary matter for women, and in some places openly frowned upon.
“A very ambitious person” is not a compliment in our culture.
The most common criticism leveled at this book is: “It's good to work on yourself when you're an Ivy League graduate! It’s good to give advice when you are initially so privileged that your starting salary easily allows you to hire a nanny, a housekeeper, and in general everything you need to make the conversation about dividing household responsibilities sound a little joke. What should we, ordinary women who have none of this, do?”
My dear simple women! You and I have no choice but to learn from the best. Learn from Cheryl and other women who have achieved great things. And read less from those who “ It’s not very clear how these tips will help, for example, a simple editor of a portal for smart girls to achieve success. What millions? What Facebook? What career? What are you even talking about?»
We shouldn’t put artificial barriers in front of ourselves while we have enough real problems. For example, these:
“All my life I have received signals from those around me that I should not seek fame for being “too smart” or “too successful”... A successful man is liked by both men and women equally, but a successful woman is disliked by both sexes.
The more success a woman achieves, the less attractive she is to others.
Or these:
“If a woman defends herself, she violates socially recognized gender norms. Often, colleagues of both sexes do not want to work with a woman who sought a higher salary, because she is perceived as more pushy than the one who refused to bargain.”
A man is expected to think first of all about his own advancement, while a woman is expected to be loyal
What I especially like about Sheryl Sandberg's book is that she is more of a practitioner than a theorist. Her book contains many practical observations that often fundamentally contradict the generally accepted theory of what successful businesswomen they are.
“I am sure that the main decision a woman makes regarding her career is whether she will have a permanent partner for life and what kind of person it will be. I don't know a single woman who has achieved a leadership position whose partner is not completely - really completely - supportive of her career aspirations."
Contrary to the general belief that only an unmarried woman can become a boss, most women who occupy leading positions in business have regular partners.
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TO MY PARENTS,
who gave me the belief that anything is possible.
AND TO MY HUSBAND,
who made everything I believed in possible
Preface to the Russian edition
Women's leadership will never cease to be a hot topic - it will be talked about, debated, supported or considered something unnatural. The controversy is unlikely to ever subside. But Sheryl Sandberg’s book is not controversial - it gives every woman the opportunity to make a leap forward, and not only career, but above all internal, personal, on the path to her dreams and goals.
In our country, for more than 80 years, there has been no question about whether women should work. In the Soviet Union, they worked not only as teachers and doctors, as was common in other countries of the world, but also built the BAM, dug tunnels, poured steel, and drove trains. And when we moved from a planned economy to a market economy, our women began to engage in finance and marketing, opened private businesses in the field of trade, tourism, consumer services and, with the advent of large corporations, became managers.
According to a 2013 Grant Thornton study, in the United States women occupy only 20% of leadership positions, while Russia is far ahead in this indicator: here it is 31%. This is the same as in industrialized, progressive Germany. But if we take a closer look at what these positions are, we will see that we women are still given traditionally “female” jobs - HR director, marketing director, chief accountant and, more recently, financial director. We still have few female CEOs, especially in large companies: shareholders do not trust them to run their business.
Occupying leadership positions in various Internet companies - ivi.ru, Rambler, Tinkoff Digital, I often encountered mistrust, skepticism, ridicule, and sometimes open aggression just because I was a woman. Sometimes I just wasn't taken seriously. I wish I had read Cheryl's book sooner! “If you want to change the world, you cannot please everyone,” golden words! After all, every time I encountered such an attitude, I worried, blaming myself for the fact that I probably couldn’t cope with something, since there is always someone who criticizes my work.
Cheryl writes very accurately that a successful man is liked by both men and women equally, but a successful woman is disliked by both sexes. These are the stereotypes that have developed in society, but the more women occupy leadership positions, the faster this situation will change.
Women at the helm of companies can not only change society's attitude towards female leadership, but also create conditions for other employees. When I was expecting my daughter Sonya, I was the CEO of a media company. I didn’t feel comfortable asking male shareholders to give me some concessions due to the birth of a child, such as flexible work hours or remote work a couple of days a week. Then I didn’t even know about such opportunities, and no one offered them to me. Moreover, I didn’t want to go on maternity leave, because they would immediately take another person in my place. As a result, I was on maternity leave for only three weeks, and then for three months I went home at lunchtime to feed the child, after which I returned to the office and worked until the evening. A few years later, I became the CEO of ivi.ru and hired an excellent employee for the position of Content Director. Literally a couple of weeks later she came to me in tears with the message that she was pregnant, expecting that I would reprimand her for “setting me up” like that. Instead, I offered her support, and we developed an action plan: she worked for six months in the office, and then went to give birth to a child with her parents in another city, where she worked remotely for another six months and did an excellent job at her duties.
However, in order for women not to have to choose between a stroller and a laptop, we need to change not only the attitude of society, but also the laws. In Russia, maternity leave is three years. “How lucky you are!” – my European friends exclaim. However, I don’t think so, because our child care allowance is on average no more than 18,000 rubles. per month! In our state there are restrictions on the payment of maternity benefits, but we pay taxes on the entire salary, whether it is 40,000 or 400,000 rubles. per month. It turns out that after working for many years, moving up the career ladder, investing in her education and paying taxes to the state on her high salary, a woman receives the same benefits as all those who did not achieve anything similar. Where's the justice? Women must change this, lobby for new laws that will allow other active women to feel socially protected and not be afraid to have children.
And finally, a woman needs support not only at the government level and in the office, but also in the family. Cheryl writes that choosing the right partner is one of the most important decisions a woman can make in her career. I absolutely agree with this. At one time, when I found out that I was pregnant, I realized that I was completely unprepared for this, because all my career plans were in jeopardy. What could I understand then? I was only 24 years old. Luckily, my husband was able to convince me that I could handle it. He always supported me in all my endeavors. It is very important to know that there is a person nearby who will not only talk to you about your problems, but will also prepare soup for you when you come home from work at 10 pm.
Many Russian women who have made successful careers are unmarried. They had no time to engage in their personal lives - instead they worked a lot. Cheryl writes in her book that society believes that a man should be successful, he can have both a career and a family, but for a woman, success is optional - she is forced to choose either one or the other. And this opinion is widespread in Russia. But this is not true. You can achieve anything. The main thing is to believe that we have the right to do this.
I am sure that this wonderful book, lively and filled with vivid examples, should be read by every woman who wants more from life than she has now. This book helps you believe in yourself, not be afraid of anything and start taking action.
Buy liters.ru 2017Quote “Sheryl Sandberg's book is incredibly inspiring and will definitely help women believe that they can achieve more than they thought. After all, women often downplay their successes, explaining them by external factors, although in fact they achieved everything themselves. And the motto proclaimed by Sheryl Sandberg is “What would I do if I wasn’t afraid?” — will help any woman believe in herself. I would like the book to be seen as more than just a guide for women who want to succeed. Men will also be interested in the book; it will give them the opportunity to look at a woman leader in a new way.” Mael Gave, General Director of OZON Holding What the book is about The world of business dictates certain unspoken rules to women. You should not excessively demonstrate your intelligence and strong-willed qualities. You should not show your ambitions and desire to move up the career ladder. In addition, women are held back by their own internal barriers. There are hundreds of really good reasons why women give up their careers. They do not allow themselves to move forward due to a lack of self-confidence, a reluctance to pay too much attention to themselves, due to the constant dilemma of what is more important - career or family, due to a pathological lack of time. As a result, today only 4% of the leaders of the world's leading companies are women. Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer and one of the most influential figures in the business world, talks about the obstacles she has faced in her professional journey. This book is a manifesto and a source of inspiration for those who believe that a woman can and has the right to seek self-realization in her career and business, and family relationships should be built on the basis of equal partnership. Why the book is worth reading Sheryl Sandberg describes her experience of working and communicating with top managers of the world's largest corporations. She talks about problems that are important for every woman: how to properly ask management for a raise; how to plan maternity leave competently and without compromising career growth; how to negotiate for fairer working conditions; how to find the right balance between career and personal life; whether it is worth directly expressing an opinion different from your colleagues, and how to do it correctly; how not to be afraid to start from scratch, even when you are over 30. Who is the author Sheryl Sandberg - COO of Facebook, became a billionaire in January 2014. Previously, she worked as vice president of Google, held a chair on the board of directors of Starbucks, and has been a member of the board of directors of Walt Disney since 2010. Fortune magazine named her one of the 50 most powerful women in business, and Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Key concepts Career, success, gender inequality, leadership, woman, efficiency. Expert opinion “Honestly and boldly... A new manifesto for the working woman.” Oprah Winfrey, TV presenter “Every woman in Russia, climbing the career ladder or starting her own business, asks the questions: “How can I manage everything? Will I be able to combine family and career, be a good mother and a successful leader? Maybe you should give up your dreams and ambitions for the sake of your family?” Sheryl Sandberg, a woman who helped run two of the world's most dynamic companies, Google and Facebook, will help answer these questions. This daring, inspiring book is about how a woman can move forward, believe in herself and not be afraid of judgement. After all, done is always better than perfect.” Anna Znamenskaya, director of Internet technologies at the advertising agency Mindshare, co-founder of the portals ivi.ru and workingmama.ru “Now, when women head large companies and governments, they still have to overcome public and private obstacles, including offensive internal prohibitions, preventing you from fully realizing and realizing your own value. Sheryl Sandberg, a top Facebook executive, shares her inspiring experiences and powerful, practical techniques to help driven women achieve their goals." Elena Orlova, expert at the TV club “What? Where? When?”, author of training on development of thinking “Sheryl Sandberg is a very bright, active, purposeful woman. She did a lot to influence our worldview through her example. I remember her amazing speech at Barnard College in New York, at Davos, at TED. This book is about very simple, but not always obvious things. And first of all, that everything depends on ourselves.” Maria Kosenkova, CEO and co-founder of STARTUP WOMEN “What could I do if I wasn’t afraid? Everything I really want,” says Facebook CEO and billionaire Sheryl Sandberg. The story of her brilliant career serves as a tuning fork for us: if it is in tune with our desires, which we did not dare admit to ourselves, then we will certainly want change and begin to act. And if someone understands to himself that he does not strive to be a leader, then even then he will be grateful to the author: after all, at the beginning of the book it is said that “a leadership position is not the only way to change this world for the better.” Ksenia Kiseleva, editor-in-chief of PSYCHOLOGIES “If you were delighted by Sheryl Sandberg's wonderful TEDTalk, in which she explained why we have so few women leaders; If you, like me, believe that women should be represented on equal terms with men in corporate leadership, then this book is for you. As Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg learned first-hand why more women at the helm is good for business and society. Sandberg's book is a must-read for anyone who wants to end this unjust inequality." Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group
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Feminism, issues of equality between men and women are topics that are becoming increasingly relevant in modern society. But, unfortunately, much more often their discussion comes down to mutual accusations, rather than to real actions or, at least, comprehension of the problems. Sheryl Sandberg's book Don't be afraid to act: woman, work and the will to lead" - one of those that helps women, and does not make them even more angry at an unfair world. About this and other advantages of this work - in the reviews and in our review today.
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ISBN 978-5-9614-4963-1, 978-5-9614-4610-4.
In general, the focus of this book can be described as "adequate feminism". Yes, it really talks about the prospects and opportunities of women, about their careers and self-realization. But at the same time, the main emphasis is not on the struggle for certain infringed rights and not on opposition to men. In her book Dare to Take Action, Sheryl Sandberg pays special attention to the psychological and cultural internal limitations that often prevent women from achieving the success they deserve.
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So, in particular, in this work it is not difficult to find answers to many important questions for women related to career and personal life. These include problems of strategy and tactics for promotion to higher positions, how to properly plan maternity leave without compromising your career, how to combine everyday life and personal life with work without compromising both, how to overcome fear and self-doubt at any stage of the career ladder , as well as much more.
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The author of the book “Dare to Take Action: Women, Work and the Will to Lead,” Sheryl Sandberg, is sure that the reason that only 4% of top managers of large companies are women lies in the women themselves. But the easier it is to overcome these barriers and still achieve success. And Cheryl herself is the best example of this. An example that motivates, inspires and shows HOW.
about the author
Author of the book "Don't be afraid to act" Sandberg Sheryl- Facebook COO, billionaire, writer. In the past, she held senior positions at Google and also served on the board of directors of Starbucks and Walt Disney. According to Fortune magazine, Sheryl Sandberg is one of the TOP 50 most influential women in business and the TOP 100 most influential people in the world.
