Anna Wintour
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Podcast Appearances
Anna didn't complain.
She didn't confront.
She didn't leak to gossip columns.
Instead, she let her work create unbearable contrast.
Every shoot she produced made Min's inadequacy more visible.
Min would have realized pretty soon that Anna didn't think much of her work, Hastings observed.
When you maintain exceptional standards, you don't need to attack mediocrity.
After months of this passive war, Anna pulled Hastings aside.
It's outrageous I haven't been made fashion editor.
Are you going to stay?
No, said Hastings, who quit in solidarity despite having no backup plan.
Study that moment for a sec.
Anna did not negotiate.
She didn't threaten.
She didn't give them time to counteroffer.
While others might not have believed in her as much as she believed in herself, it didn't matter.
She was going to bet on herself and she was going to go all in.