032 - Why You Need to Never Take No for an Answer, Cathie Black, Hearst Publications Chairman

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From working side by side with Gloria Steinem, to convincing Oprah to start her own magazine, Cathie Black had the strong will to succeed in publishing. It was an exciting journey becoming a well-known media executive, but never easy. Cathie shares her management style and how she handled difficult situations, like when she started as a new CEO and one of her executives told Cathie he wasn’t going to report to her… Or the moment when Cathie was publicly criticized for hiring too many women, and how she handled this head on, openly with her staff and fellow media executives in the room. Tune into today’s episode to hear her harrowing stories that describe the perfectly indirect journey of an ambitious woman who always knew what she wanted to do and never took no for an answer.</span></p> <p><strong>In This Episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:00]</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">The spelling of Cathie’s name seems to depict her personality perfectly. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[06:00] What was Cathie’s first role when she moved to New York with very little money? </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[10:00] The moment when Cathie realized she was ready for bigger responsibility in her career. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[16:05] What was it like to work with Gloria Steinem? </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[19:20] What Cathie did to meet Francis Ford Coppola? </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[23:32] How Cathie reacted when a team member told her he wasn’t going to report to her?</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[29:49] How Cathie established her management style?</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[38:05] The moment when Cathie was criticized for hiring too many women. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[41:00] How Cathie convinced Oprah to start her magazine</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>CON