Winning
Winning book cover

Winning

Paperback – Large Print, April 1, 2005

Price
$29.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
704
Publisher
Harper Large Print
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0060759384
Dimensions
6 x 0.94 x 9 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

Description

“Manager of the Century” — Fortune “Now is the time.” — New York Times “When you talk with Jack about management, his energy and passion fill the room.” — WARREN E. BUFFETT, chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Jack Welch knows how to win. During his forty-year career at General Electric, he led the company to year-after-year success around the globe, in multiple markets, against brutal competition. His honest, be-the-best style of management became the gold standard in business, with his relentless focus on people, teamwork, and profits. Welch has written a philosophical and pragmatic book that is destined to become the bible of business for generations to come. It clearly lays out the answers to the most difficult and important questions people face both on and off the job. Welch's optimistic, no excuses, get-it-done mind-set is riveting. Packed with personal anecdotes and written in Jack's distinctive no b.s. voice, Winning is a great read and a great business book. Jack Welch (1935–2020) was the Executive Chairman of the Jack Welch Management Institute, an online MBA school with more than 1,000 students. Prior to this, for 20 years, he was Chairman and CEO of General Electric Company, which was named the world's most valuable corporation and was consistently voted the most admired company in the world by Fortune magazine. Welch was active in private equity and consulting, working with dozens of businesses in a wide variety of industries. Along with speaking to upwards of a million people around the world, CNBC named Jack Welch one of the Top 10 "Rebels, Icons and Leaders" of the past 25 years. Read more

Features & Highlights

  • A champion manager of people, Jack Welch shares the hard-earned wisdom of a storied career in what will become the ultimate business bible
  • With Winning, Jack Welch delivers a wide-ranging, in-depth, no-holds-barred management guidebook about the tough strategic, organizational, and personal challenges that face people at every stage of their careers. Loaded with candid personal anecdotes, hard-hitting advice, and invaluable dos and don’ts, Jack explains his theory of business, by laying out the four most important principles that form the foundation of his success.
  • Chapters include: How to Get Promoted, How to Think about Strategy, How to Write a Budget that Works, How to Work for a Jerk, How Find Work-Life Balance and How Start Something New. Enlivened by quotes from business leaders that Welch interviewed especially for the book, it’s a tour de force that reflects Welch’s mastery of execution, excellence and leadership.

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Long winded, half way through I got tired of reading it. There is good business advice in this book, but it's not succinct.
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A quick read. Heck, read it once every couple years. Solid advice.

Some good common sense business and life advice.
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Unfortunately for some reason I have received the Extra Large ...

Unfortunately for some reason I have received the Extra Large Print version.. Not the standard print, making it unnatural and uncomfortable to read..
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Super Man of the Business world

Jack Welch is my hero. Would be a dream come true to meet a legend like he is!!!
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One of the best management books in existence

Because Jack Welch is a proven people manager more than he is a super inventor, or mad genius, (although he is super smart), his books are more applicable to managers across every industry and practice. His experiences in GE allows him to be extremely detailed before everything is based on extensive first hand handling of GE managers throughout the world.