Basic Black chronicles the career and life of Cathie Black, now president of Hearst Magazines, throughout her trials and tribulations as a woman swiftly climbing the corporate ladder in the world of print media. Cathie gives an insight on how to get the job you want, including useful interview and resume tips, how to keep your job and excel at it, and how to find the most satisfying career and industry in which to work.
Cathie splits up her book into nine chapters in which she titles Drive, Risk, People, Fear, Power, Passion, Attitude, Leadership and The Future is Now. In each chapter she gives examples from her own life and her peers in the industry to teach lessons on how to handle situations in your own career.
This was the first business book I have ever read but let me tell you I was motivated, inspired and encouraged after and during the time that I read it. This morning I got up early, got dressed and turned over a new leaf in my life and my career aspirations.
Cathie speaks to all people in her book but I find that she is especially trying to reach women in the corporate world. She teaches values and morals of hard work, determination and diligence to obtain what you want in your career and also how to balance that with your personal life. This is a book for anyone wanting to kick start their career and start their ascend on the corporate ladder.
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