Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life)

Reading this is like wine tasting, you have to put the book down after a couple of chapters, swish the information in your head and try to digest it, savoring the taste, and remembering how good the advice is. I'm reading it again a second time! This book will show a lot of creases and wear and tear showing how much I like it so much.

The carrer life manual is more of it. Thanks Cathis for writing this, Excellent and practical and visionary book, You have got it all .

Years from now, when she's retired and far enough removed from Hearst to comfortably lift the curtain on an impressive career, Cathie Black has the potential to write a fascinating memoir that will double as an invaluable first-hand perspective on the evolution of the consumer publishing industry from its advertising-driven heyday into the digital age. Unfortunately, she listened...more

Years from now, when she's retired and far enough removed from Hearst to comfortably lift the curtain on an impressive career, Cathie Black has the potential to write a fascinating memoir that will double as an invaluable first-hand perspective on the evolution of the consumer publishing industry from its advertising-driven heyday into the digital age. Unfortunately, she listened to her agent and "PR guru" -- the two women credited as having convinced her to write Basic Black -- and played her cards way too soon, cashing in with a fluffy collection of skin-deep anecdotes and common sense career advice ostensibly targeted to female, twenty-something "recently minted MBAs" but more appropriate for a Freshman college course on business management. Oddly, the book's most disappointing shortcoming is Black's surprising (perhaps self-serving?) acceptance and repetition of stereotypes about women as the weaker sex. Notable flaws aside, it's a solid, breezy read that offers an engaging peek behind the curtain and guarantees I'll pick up that eventual memoir... so I guess the agent and PR guru weren't so wrong after all!   hide

Very good and simple tips in understanding the workplace

Motivating book, especially for women...great tips for getting ahead in life

great book! esp for young people who needs guide in worklife

Most of this book falls under "I wish I would have know that before I messed that up." Learn it now and avoid some mistakes later.

BASIC BLACK is the perfect book for young women today, who know they can have it all but aren't quite sure how to get it. Cathie Black answers serious concerns such as finding your dream job, negotiating your salary and how to deal with difficult coworkers. But she also addresses the more human aspects of working, particularly ones that plague women. What do you do when you've embarrassed...more

BASIC BLACK is the perfect book for young women today, who know they can have it all but aren't quite sure how to get it. Cathie Black answers serious concerns such as finding your dream job, negotiating your salary and how to deal with difficult coworkers. But she also addresses the more human aspects of working, particularly ones that plague women. What do you do when you've embarrassed yourself on the job? Is it okay to ask for flextime? Should you use all your vacation days? How do you manage people without seeming abrasive? Unlike most books in the business genre, this one is warm, accessible, easy and even fun to read. I highly recommend it!   hide

Amazing! Every woman should read this book! I loved it!