Sheryl Sandberg
Former COO of Meta · author of Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg's recommendations run through the psychology of work: how people grow, how feedback lands, and how ideas get championed. She co-wrote Option B with Adam Grant and appears inside Radical Candor's origin story. These are her picks from the index.
3 books Sheryl recommends
In Sheryl's order. Each note is our paraphrase of why they rate it, drawn from their public lists and interviews, not a quote.
Mindset
Why Sheryl rates itSandberg leans on Dweck's growth mindset in Lean In and in her talks: the belief that ability grows is, for her, the foundation of career advice.
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Radical Candor
Why Sheryl rates itSandberg is the mentor inside the book's founding story, and she has championed Scott's caring-plus-challenging framework for managers ever since.
Beginner~7hRead the breakdown →
Originals
Why Sheryl rates itShe counts Grant among her favourite thinkers, later co-writing Option B with him, and has pushed Originals on anyone trying to change a company from the inside.
Beginner~7hRead the breakdown →
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