Winning: The Ultimate Business How-To Book - Hardcover

Welch, Jack; Welch, Suzy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060753943 ISBN 13: 9780060753948

Publisher: Harper Business, 2005

Synopsis

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. Since Welch retired in 2001 as chairman and chief executive officer of GE, he has traveled the world, speaking to more than 250,000 people and answering their questions on dozens of wide-ranging topics. Inspired by his audiences and their hunger for straightforward guidance, Welch has written both a philosophical and pragmatic book, which is destined to become the bible of business for generations to come.

About this title

Review:

"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

"Manager of the Century"--Fortune

About the Author:

Jack Welch is 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 is 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Business
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060753943
• ISBN 13: 9780060753948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384