Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is maturing and showing what I think are signs of true leadership. Great leaders surround themselves with people that are stronger than them and make up for weaknesses that they have. He has just hired a top Google Inc. executive, Sheryl Sandberg, to help expand his social-networking company.
You can read the complete Wall Street Journal Article here.
Ms. Sandberg, a six-year Google veteran who has been the search giant’s vice president of global online sales and operations, will become Facebook’s chief operating officer. In that role, the 38-year-old executive will try to help expand the privately held company’s operations, revenue and international reach. She will also lead sales, business development, public policy and communication. Ms. Sandberg will report directly to Mr. Zuckerberg, who has been searching for a second-in-command for several months.
There is also a new article/ interview with Mark Zuckerberg at Business Week. Here is a short excerpt.
What’s your perspective on the outlook for the online advertising? Some experts predict a slowdown in revenue growth and question the efficacy of advertising on social networks in general.
Zuckerberg: “We just launched the last iteration of our online advertising product in November. I can’t speak to broader market trends as a whole, but we’re in a rapid growth phase right now. Even if there is some broader slowdown, we’ll continue to grow over the next year. All the metrics we’re seeing point in a positive direction.”
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