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"What's the number one thing you look for in someone who can scale with a company?"
Her answer was aptly succinct: "Someone who takes feedback well. Because people who can take feedback well are people who can learn and grow quickly.
Upon reading up on Sandberg's profile, I learned that she chose to have a mentor early on early in her life. While in college at Harvard University from 1987 to 1991, her thesis adviser was also her mentor-- Lawrence Summers, who became the US Secretary of the Treasury 1999. This would indicate that Sandberg chose well from whom she would receive feedback, and this must have helped her succeed in school and in starting a career. A few years after graduating summa cum laude from Harvard with a degree in B.A. in Economics, Sandberg joined her mentor Summers at the US Department of the Treasury.
This reminds me of what an HR Director from one of my previous employers shared with me. Feedback is a gift. Whether feedback is positive or constructive (an obviously more empowering word than "negative"), it is a tool to improve or strengthen one's self. A genuine feedback is never meant to be a "downer."
For the new college graduate, keep in mind that if you want to move up in any organization, appreciate feedback. It is valuable gift for self-improvement.
Reference: Inc.com
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