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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Si heryl Sandberg is the chief operating officer (COO) at Is a woman successful if she opts to Lean Out and just be- Facebook Sandberg is second in command and is said come a stay-at-home mom? Or is she less successful if she just has to actually manage Facebook as an equal partner with a good middle-level job at work without the high levels of stress CEO Mark Zuckerberg so that he can focus on what he likes often associated with executive level positions and decisions? to do product development and engineering. There has never One of the goals of Lean In was to bring women together to been an executive like her. Sheryl is the world's most famous discuss the issue. Facebook, and many other social media sites COO and a billionaire best-selling author, and is ranked fifth already have a large number of groups formed that are meet- on the Fortune Most Powerful Women list. She tends to use ing online and in person. You can join the lean in community at a participative leadership style as she spends much of her time www.facebook.com/leaninorg or www.leanin.org. e-mailing and in meetings, with an emphasis on influencing and GO TO THE INTERNET: To leam more about motivating others to achieve the Facebook mission to make Sheryl Sandberg and Facebook visit their Web sites the world more open and connected www.facebook.com. Sheryl Sandberg published a thought-provoking book on Support your answers to the following questions with spe the role of women in the office and at their home. The book is cific information from the case and text or with other informa- Sheryl's attempt to help other women be successful in business tion you get from the Web or other sources, It was an instant best seller and has already generated meaning- ful discussion about the roles of men and women at work 1. How would Sheryl Sandberg's leadership style be de What is so controversial? Sheryl titled her book Lean Ire scribed based on the lour behavioral leadership styles? Women, Work and the Will to Lead The book is being sold 2 How does Sandberg's Book Lean in emphasize the around the world under the following different titles to three content motivation theories? reflect the meaning of "Lean In" in each country. In France 3. How does Sandberg's book Lean in emphasize the it is En Avant toutes ("Forward All"), in Italy it is Facciamoci three process motivation theones! gyanti ("Step Forward"), in Spanish it is vayamos Adelante 4. Which type and schedule of reinforcement will help ("Let's Go') and in Brazil it is foco Acontecer ("Make it women advance in business Happen). What does "Lean In" mean? Sandberg is calling on other CUMULATIVE CASE QUESTIONS women, as she puts it, to lean in" and embrace success Sand- berg feels that "if more women lean in, we can change the 5. How do the five dimensions of our leadership definition power structure of our world and expand opportunities for (Chapter 1) apply to Sandberg as COO of Facebook? all. More female leadership will lead to fairer treatment for all 6. What managerial leadership skills does Sandberg need women. She also feels the half of the companies around the as COO of Facebook (Chapter 1)? world should be run by women and half of the houses run by 7. How would you describe Sandberg's Big Five Personal men-which is far from the reality of the situation. ?? Sandberg also states that her success was not just because ity, and do you believe she has the personality profile of an effective leader (Chapter 2) she worked hard but that she removed intemal barers that often hold women back. These barriers that women create CASE EXERCISE AND ROLE-PLAY are a lack of self-confidence, not raising their hands, and by Preparation: Think about reasons why women should pulling back when they should be leaning in. If women expect and shouldn't be given more opportunities to advance in to crack the glass ceiling and access more powerful positions organizations at work they are going to have to Lean In?! In-Class Groups: Break into groups of four to six members When the book was released, many newspapers and tele- and develop a list of reasons for and against giving women vision disputed the merits of her theory. The first reply was more opportunities for advancement in organizations that it is easy for a woman that is wealthy and voted the fifth Role-Play: One person (representing him or hersell or a most powerful woman in the world to say that a woman can group) gives the reasons for giving women more opportunities be a leader at work and at home. to advance, and another to give the reasons against it