She is also a technology executive, activist and author. Sheryl Kara Sandberg is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Facebook and member of the board of directors at Facebook. The narration is flawless and the personal touch enhances the value of this book. She also talks about other powerful women in the world like Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo and Peggy McIntosh.

The author backs her views with strong arguments and makes the book an engaging read.

And during this discussion, she touches various pressing issues like race, class and sexual identity. Sandberg uses various personal anecdotes and thus allows readers to peek in her highly successful career. The solutions given in this book are pragmatic and are based on practical experience and academic research. Sheryl Sandberg, in this book ‘Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead’ provides solution to this issue and guides women on how to find the perfect balance in life. One of the vital reasons is that women find it impossible to balance the growing career pressure and meeting increasing family demands. Many intelligent women tend to leave their professional careers and become homemakers for various reasons. 'When the challenges come, I hope you remember that anchored deep within you is the ability to learn and grow,' she said.Lean In: Women, Work, And The Will To Lead By Sheryl Sandberg - Paperback Sandberg encouraged UC Berkeley's 2016 graduating class to build resilience in themselves, their places of work and their communities. 'It is the greatest irony of my life that losing my husband helped me find deeper gratitude,' she said. She realized that in the face of any challenge, one can choose joy and meaning, Sandberg told the crowd. Losing her husband helped her find deeper gratitude for the kindness of her friends, the love of her family and the laughter of her children. But I also learned that when life sucks you under, you can kick against the bottom, break the surface and breathe again.' 'I learned about the depths of sadness and the brutality of loss. 'Dave's death changed me in very profound ways,' she told 4,700 graduating seniors. Sandberg, whose husband, Dave Goldberg, died in a treadmill accident while on vacation last year in Mexico, said she was 'swallowed up in the deep fog of grief.' (AP) - Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg encouraged graduating seniors at the University of California, Berkeley to persevere in life's challenging times, speaking publicly for the first time about her husband's death during a commencement speech.

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