Winning - Paperback

by Jack Welch (Author), Suzy Welch (Author)

A champion manager of people, Jack Welch shares the hard-earned wisdom and leadership principles 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 career development. 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.

In this ultimate business bible, you'll get Welch's proven framework for success:

• Actionable Leadership: Move beyond theory with candid personal anecdotes and hard-hitting advice on strategic, organizational, and personal challenges.
• Career Advancement: Get invaluable dos and don'ts on how to get promoted, work for a jerk, and start something new with confidence.
• Effective Strategy: Learn how to think about and execute on business strategy, including how to write a budget that actually works.
• Work-Life Balance: Discover how to manage the tough personal challenges of a storied career without sacrificing excellence or execution.

Back Jacket

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.