Winning

Winning, co-authored by former General Electric chairman and CEO Jack Welch and Suzy Welch, is a management book that distills the practical experience and insights Welch gathered over more than two decades at the helm of GE into a guide for people at every level of the workplace. The book is organized into five parts. The first covers the foundations of management and business, including mission and values, candor, the evaluation system, and employee voice and dignity. The second discusses how companies win, touching on leadership, hiring, managing employees, letting people go, change, and crisis management. The third focuses on competition, including strategy, budgeting, organic growth, mergers and acquisitions, and Six Sigma. The fourth turns to the individual, addressing how to find the right job, career advancement, dealing with a bad boss, and work-life balance. The fifth responds in Q&A format to a range of miscellaneous questions. The authors stress that the book is not written solely for CEOs: frontline workers, recent graduates, project managers, and senior executives alike can find ideas they can put to use. Written in plain language and drawing many of its examples from real management situations, the book reads more like a hands-on manual to consult and apply than an abstract work of theory.