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. It clearly lays out the answers to the most difficult questions people face both on and off the job.
Welch's objective is to speak to people at every level of an organization, in companies large and small. His audience is everyone from line workers to MBAs, from project managers to senior executives. His goal is to help everyone who has a passion for success.
Welch begins Winning with an introductory section called "Underneath It All," which describes his business philosophy. He explores the importance of values, candor, differentiation, and voice and dignity for all.
The core of Winning is devoted to the real "stuff" of work. This main part of the book is split into three sections. The first looks inside the company, from leadership to picking winners to making change happen. The second section looks outside, at the competition, with chapters on strategy, mergers, and Six Sigma, to name just three. The next section of the book is about managing your career-from finding the right job to achieving work-life balance.
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 offers deep insights, original thinking, and solutions to nuts-and-bolts problems that will change the way people think about work.
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. It clearly lays out the answers to the most difficult questions people face both on and off the job.
Welch's objective is to speak to people at every level of an organization, in companies large and small. His audience is everyone from line workers to MBAs, from project managers to senior executives. His goal is to help everyone who has a passion for success.
Welch begins Winning with an introductory section called "Underneath It All," which describes his business philosophy. He explores the importance of values, candor, differentiation, and voice and dignity for all.
The core of Winning is devoted to the real "stuff" of work. This main part of the book is split into three sections. The first looks inside the company, from leadership to picking winners to making change happen. The second section looks outside, at the competition, with chapters on strategy, mergers, and Six Sigma, to name just three. The next section of the book is about managing your career-from finding the right job to achieving work-life balance.
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 offers deep insights, original thinking, and solutions to nuts-and-bolts problems that will change the way people think about work.
"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
"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
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Peter F. Drucker: Was ist Management? Das Beste aus 50 Jahren. 400 Seiten. Econ Verlag, Berlin 2002, 38 Euro.
Peter F. Drucker gilt als der Begründer der modernen Managementtheorie. Dieses Buch ist eine Biographie seiner Wissenswelten. Ob Strategien von Unternehmern, Managementtheorien oder die Grundlagen von Innovation – Drucker erklärt die Zusammenhänge.
Ansichten eines Meisters
Jack Welch: Winning. Das ist Management. Campus Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2005, 400 Seiten, 24,90 Euro.
Das Lebenswerk des „besten Managers der Welt”, wie er vielerorts ehrfurchtsvoll genannt wird. Es enthält umfangreiches Praxiswissen in leicht verdaulicher Form. Es ist entstanden auf einer weltweiten Lesereise.
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