Cathie Black is a media executive, best-selling author, and an advisor, board member, and investor in digital start-ups and entrepreneurial companies. Black was president, then chairman of Hearst Magazines, and oversaw such titles as Cosmopolitan, Food Network Magazine, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, and O, The Oprah Magazine. Called “the First Lady of Magazines,” Fortune magazine and Forbes named Black to their annual “Most Powerful Women in Business” lists numerous times. Black’s best-seller, BASIC BLACK: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life) offers invaluable lessons about the workplace with stories of working with media greats like Oprah Winfrey, Rupert Murdoch, and Gloria Steinem.
Let’s face it: Work comes with a lot of conflict and frustration, and it’s easy to harbor ongoing disdain for your boss or co-workers. But turns out, those grudges can be a huge waste of time and energy. Our virtual mentor Cathie Black shares advice for moving on.
Just landed your first management gig? Congrats! It’s exciting—but it’s overwhelming, and there’s a lot to learn, fast. We asked our virtual mentor, Cathie Black, to share her most important pieces of advice.
We know—we tell you to network nearly every day. But today, don’t take it from us, take it from one of the most successful women we know: former Hearst president Cathie Black.
