Carly Fiorina on Taking Tough Feedback

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Carly worked her way up from management trainee at AT&T, going from fighting for respect from her male colleagues to taking the top job at Hewlett-Packard and becoming the first female CEO of a Fortune 50 company. She oversaw a contentious merger, job and pay cuts. And after she was fired, Carly served as an advisor to John McCain and Mitt Romney’s presidential campaigns — in between beating breast cancer and running for President herself. She’s no stranger to criticism and tough feedback, and this week, she shared how learning to take feedback has helped her on her journey. In this episode, Carly talks about: Working your way up Making unpopular decisions as a leader Distinguishing feedback from criticism Unlearning perfectionism How to respond to tough feedback

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0:00.0	Perfection isn't the goal, being liked by everyone isn't the goal.
0:08.1	The goal is progress, the goal is impact, the goal is to learn from your mistakes.
0:17.1	I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:20.1	Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin.
0:22.8	We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed advice
0:29.0	and we got it from women who'd been there.
0:32.6	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:34.7	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career by talking to the smartest
0:39.0	leaders we know.
0:40.5	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:44.4	Alright, let's get into it.
0:49.0	Today our guest is Carly Fiorina.
0:51.8	She's an American business woman who was an executive at AT&T before she went on to
0:56.4	be the first woman to run a Fortune 50 company when she took over as CEO of Hewlett Packard.
1:03.7	And after leaving HP she pivoted into politics.
1:06.6	She started as a political consultant for John McCain and in 2016 even ran for president
1:12.7	herself.
1:14.0	Now she remains focused on finding the next generation of female leaders in the GOP.
1:19.3	Carly, welcome to the show.
1:21.0	Thank you so much.
1:22.0	Thanks for having me.
1:23.0	So before we get into the conversation, we want to warm up a bit with a lightning round
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