Winning
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Overview
Winning is destined to become the bible of business for generations to come. It clearly and succinctly lays out the answers to the most difficult, important questions people face both on and off the job. Welch's objective is to speak to people at every level of the organization, in companies large and small. His audience is everyone from line workers to college students and MBAs, from project managers to senior executives. He describes his core business principles and devotes most of Winning to the real "stuff" of work. Welch's optimistic, no excuses, get-it-done mind set is riveting. His goal is to help anyone and everyone who has a passion for success.
Reviews (13)
Great info
Written by Anonymous on August 24th, 2008
- Book Rating: 4/5
Full of great info but difficult to get through author's raspy voice at times
Content good, but word of caution
Written by Patti on July 16th, 2008
- Book Rating: 3/5
I typically like it when the authors read their own material, but Jack's voice just isn't cut out for audio books. I kept wanting to clear my own throat. If you can get past that though, the content is good and he has some great insights.
Winning
Written by David Mc on June 2nd, 2008
- Book Rating: 3/5
Jack Welch's voice sounds like Joe Pesci and was really hard to abide for the length of the unabridged version of this book. Content was great though. Recommended despite the South Boston language immersion experience.
Worth the Listen
Written by Dave Paulson on August 1st, 2007
- Book Rating: 3/5
The book is worth listening to but not as valuable as many others. I didn't have a single ah-ha moment but did find a significant amount of helpful perspective. The advise and content may have been more useful to me if I were the CEO of a large corporation.
Winners and losers are all in one circle...
Written by Sebouh Kouladjian on February 15th, 2007
- Book Rating: 4/5
You get a real feel about business and its stucture. Jack is great!
Winning
Written by ML on July 26th, 2006
- Book Rating: 5/5
One of the better business books I've read. I thought I'd get a lot of "Jack's way because I said so," but he put careful thought into many of the "whys" that forced me to question some of the "whys" of things I do at work. Given that, just like every business book it won't all be for you. My recommendation is rent it, if you find a lot you like in it, buy it at a Half Priced Bookstore and go to it with your highlighter like I did.
Winning
Written by RZMarquee on April 27th, 2006
- Book Rating: 3/5
Jack Welch is at his best.....but is that good enough to make this book a "Winner?" ABSOLUTELY! Although the narration by Mr. Welch isn't exactly "pleasing to the ear." He's a bit raspy. If you can get by that, this entire audiobook is great and a "not to miss" book.
Winning
Written by Anonymous on February 2nd, 2006
- Book Rating: 5/5
Highly entertaining. Of course there is no way that mere mortal workerbees can possibly relate to the industrially powerful and famous, but it is fun to hear horse stories from the horse's mouth.
Winning
Written by Anonymous on January 21st, 2006
- Book Rating: 5/5
This is one of the finest of Jack Welch's books. It is simple, direct and candid. This is not just a book for the American corporate place but for the entire business world. A lot of Japanese corporations could learn from him. With their management style that just stinks of a "Cult-Like" management style the Japanese could benefit.
Keep on winning
Written by Anonymous from Battle Creek, MI on October 17th, 2005
- Book Rating: 4/5
I probably should have read straight from the gut first. That aside, it is clear why Jack Welch shot straight to the top. He address many of the pitfalls that managers see each day; the budgeting fiasco, lack of candor in the work place, and meaningful performance reviews to name a few. While there are many lessons for leaders of all ages, there are parts here and there that are informative, and provide a solid approach for the way things could be done, but aren't totally applicable until you are a CEO or a member of the executive staff. Overall, a solid, insightful read but unless your company's leadership is willing to adopt these practices...prepare to be frustrated on one hand and reassured on the other that there are some corporate officers out there that know how things should work. Now go make a difference, manager.