Winning

By: Jack Welch, Suzy Welch

Narrated by: Jack Welch

Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Jack Welch knows how to win. During his 40-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'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. It offers deep insights, original thinking, and nuts-and-bolts advice that are bound to change the way people think about work.

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Critic reviews

"It's difficult to think of anyone in business who wouldn't benefit from reading this savvy, engaging cubicle-to-boardroom guide to success." (Publishers Weekly)

Skim the hardcopy, Skip the audio

Excuse me, Audible! I love ya, and I love and have learned from Jack for years, but a southern boy like me couldn't track with Mr. Welch's narrative style. So I bought the hardback. As expected, I found the written information very useful -- I will refer to this volume often.
I listened to "Gut" years ago and liked both content and narration -- although Mr. Welch could have cut the thing in half, in my view. Content of "Winning" is more direct and useful, but Jack works himself into a lather -- this is endearing, really, he's a passionate guy -- and slurs his narration into something I had to work too hard at to understand. Worn out, I turned off, wimped out . . . and read the good book in hardcopy.

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One year ago I listened to Jack Welch's first book "Straight From the Gut". Since I thought that the book was okay but not really applicable to me I was reluctant to try Jack's new book "Winning". Well, I'm glad I did. Over the years I've read and listened to several books on career management, time planning and success and in that time I can count on one hand the number of titles that I would consider worth the time I invested in them. "Winning" is definitely in the category of keepers.

Written from the perspective of someone who has "been there and done that" and done it very successfully, Welch's book contains a wealth of practical first-hand information on how to manage one's career. Everything in the book I have either experienced first-hand or have seen happen to others. I wish this book had been available at the start of my career 10 years ago.

Highly recommended, especially for recent graduates.

Good book for the working professional

Practical advice. Good book from some one who is not talking from observation alone but also experience.

A Candid approach to business

This book has provided awesome incites and Jack’s successful strategies that are still applicable in today’s business. I would say a few of his strategies would not work in today’s global workforce when encouraging the greatest minds and future leaders; that is flexibility for already experienced and talent in a virtual workforce regardless of disposition of lifestyle or family of any gender.

I learned from Jacks experience

Great career Jack, it takes men and women who will sacrifice all to run the big Corporate machines. Not me, I choose a family and a life outside of what was described here. Thank you Jack for letting me see inside the curtain and choosing instead "Normal".

Highly recommended

Jack Welch, CEO of General Electric, talks about a wide range of topics, including career development (promotions, advancements, personal life), management techniques, business best practises, or globalisation of the economy and how to deal with it/take advantage of it.

Every middle or top manager will benefit from his numerous insights. Jack Welch is always short and to the point. This makes "Winning" an entertaining read with a lot of useful tips one after the other. From effectively managing your people to understanding the benefits of six-sigma, you will be satisfied with the broad range of topics discussed in the book.

The only chapter i fast-forwarded was the chapter about mergers and acquisitions, but only because i feel i don't need this information right now in my career.

When a book writer has a 20-year experience as a CEO of a major American incorporation... you read/listen!

Fantastic---Nice to have Jack coaching me!

Really enjoyed the book, enjoyed the perspective and it was fantastic listening to it in his voice, highly recommend!

Cantor, wow!

This has been one of the most profound Audible books I have come across June 2021. I sincerely appreciate the surrendering of knowledge. Explaining how to effectively manage your interactions improving your over all performance within the company. I am 29, and am heavily relying on guidance as I am launching a LLC. Jack and Suzy Welch thank you for being here helping us not error in our ways. Great teachers from genuine experiences are so appreciated. I have an ability to unseal holy spirit start your journey to dwelling with the Creator. I am the real deal medium who can encourage that energy to come through in the dire moments. I do this for no charge because I am aware of frauds. God takes good care of me, please if I can just help you and Suzy 15 Minutes hear and there, over the phone, our voice carrys the energy. That sticking impression. [e-mail]

More like how to be a good employee vs how to win.

Not a terrible book, just not the winning I think most people are looking for.

I loved every minute of this book!

An amazing account of thoughts and wisdom of decades upon decades of business experience.