The ultimate business how-to book by the icon of American business & one of the world's most revered & respected leaders Jack Welch former CEO of General Electric Winning explores the changes of recent times & the new economic realities & more than that it identifies the central immutable principals of doing business right & doing it well Winning is a book for the people in business who sweat get their nails dirty hire fire make hard decisions & pay the price when those decisions are wrong said Welch I see this book as a handbook for people in the trenches turning their companies & the economy around not just today but for years to come I think it will be useful for people just starting their careers or their own businesses to seasoned managers running multi-billion dollar enterprises I've learned an enormous amount about what works & what doesn't work throughout my career & I'm very excited about sharing it in Winning Welch will teach people how to win in business by distilling his experience in three critical areas working within an organization dealing with competitors & handling matters of life & career Critical to Welch's writing such an accessible useful guide is his unique collaboration with his wife Suzy the former editor of the Harvard Business Review who brings expertise in management writing talent & a woman's sensibility to articulating the components of Welch's success ...

The ultimate business how-to book by the icon of American business & one of the world's most revered & respected leaders Jack Welch former CEO of General Electric 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 & profits Since Jack retired in 2001 as Chairman & CEO of GE he has travelled the world speaking to more than 250000 people & answering their questions on dozens of wide-ranging topics Inspired by his audiences & their hunger for straightforward guidance Jack has written both a philosophical & 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 & off the job Jack's objective is to speak to people at every level of an organization in companies large & small His goal is to help everyone who has a passion for success from assistants to project managers to senior executives Winning is devoted to the real "stuff" of work looking both inside the company from leadership to picking winners to making change happen & outside the company at competition strategy & mergers & it focuses on managing your career
- from finding the right job to achieving work-life balance Jack's optimistic no excuses get-it-done mind-set is riveting Packed with personal anecdotes & written in his distinctive no-nonsense voice Winning offers deep insights original thinking & solutions to nuts-&-bolts problems that will change the way people think about work
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For more than two decades Winning at New Products has served as the bible for product developers everywhere Robert G Cooper demonstrates why consistent product development is so vital to corporate growth & how to maximize your chances of success Winning at New Products cites the author's most recent research & showcases innovative practices by industry leaders to present a field-tested game plan for achieving product leadership Cooper outlines specific strategies for making sound business decisions at every step--from idea generation to launch This fully updated & expanded edition is an essential resource for product developers around the world ...

Winning Chess Endings teaches endgame strategies in an exciting new way--by putting the player in the middle of the action with firsthand stories taken directly from famous matches Pull up a chair & watch the world's most exciting chess endings Then become an endgame master! Winning Chess Endings explains how to Relentlessly find checkmates from easy to hard in all basic endgame patterns Master the intricacies of King & Pawn Endings Win consistently in the most common endgame--the Rook ending Master the pros & cons of Bishop vs Knight Endgames Seize the advantage in Rook Pawn & Queen Pawn endings Play like a grandmaster in solitaire endings ...

Readers will gain the advantage over their opponents with easy-to-remember strategies from one of the world's top chess players! Strategy--it's the ultimate secret weapon for championship players around the world Drawing on his considerable experience in tournament play International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan shows players how to apply flexible strategic principles to every part of their game Using Seirawan's simple & effective planning & analysis techniques they will enter each game with complete confidence & energy ready to play forcefully & intelligently--the way they need to play so they can win every time! Learn to Diagrams throughout the book illustrate game positions & readers wi'll meet history's greatest chess strategies--learning from them move by move! Whether for reference during practice games or simply for pleasure reading Winning Chess Strategies is an information packed resource players will turn to again & again ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Fast cars a hot romance & a behind-the-scenes look at the world famous Indy 500
- Winning has it all A hotshot race car driver who will do anything to win However this obsession nearly causes him to lose his wife Elora & his friendship with arch-rival Luther Erding along the way Winning features a believable personal drama spectacular footage of the 1968 Indy 500 with its famous 17-car pileup & a biting look at the people who make their living in the fast lane It also marks the screen debut of Richard Thomas who went on to become television&s John-Boy of the Waltons Actors Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Robert Wagner Richard Thomas David Sheiner Clu Gulager Barry Ford Karen Arthur Bobby Unser & Tony Hulman Director James Goldstone Certificate PGYear 1969 Languages English Duration 2 hours 3 minutes (approx)
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Winning from Within by leadership & negotiation expert Erica Ariel Fox presents a contemporary approach for getting more of what you want improving relationships & enjoying life's deeper rewards With principles developed while teaching negotiation at Harvard Law School & coaching executives around the world Fox provides a map for understanding your inner world & a method for sorting yourself out Fox uses insights from Western psychology & Eastern philosophy to resolve the gap between what people know they should say & what they actually do She explains how to master your inner negotiators whether working with a difficult client struggling with a stubborn spouse or developing your highest leadership potential With a Foreword by William Ury coauthor of the classic bestseller Getting to Yes Winning from Within A Breakthrough Method for Leading Living & Lasting Change is your guide to greatness ...

Chris Rennard's long relationship with the Liberals & later the Liberal Democrats began when a compassionate Liberal candidate helped his disabled mother receive her widowed mother allowance By his 20s Rennard was the most successful election campaigner his party has ever known He helped the Liberal Party win power in Liverpool in the 1970s & campaigned for Shirley Williams & Roy Jenkins in famous by-elections which helped the Liberal SDP Alliance to compete for power before its acrimonious collapse in the late 80's He was then responsible for a series of spectacular by-election victories that rescued his party's fortunes & he oversaw a huge increase in the party's number of MPs & elected representatives Liberal leaders Paddy Ashdown Charles Kennedy Menzies Campbell & Nick Clegg would all rely on him as the party grew to the peak of its success This volume of memoirs spans his first 30 years in politics (to 2006) &

Includes:: the highs & lows of his party during the leaderships of Paddy Ashdown (including his hopes for coalition with Tony Blair) & Charles Kennedy (including the latter's enforced resignation after revealing publicly his problem with alcohol) There will never be a better inside account of a political party or contemporary history of the Liberal Democrats Winning Here is a record that shows how election campaigns are really fought & won & how party leaders change & parties develop Similarly there will never be a commentator better placed to tell this story

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Multiple award-winner Paul Colley shows you how to take the step from good to great underwater images
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Whether racing dinghies or yachts every sailor wants to drive through the fleet & cross the line first In this groundbreaking book international racer Fred Imhoff shows how to do just that By means of on-the-water action shots & detailed commentary about a sailor's tactics sail trim helming crew positioning & psychological attitude Fred shares the secrets of competitive racing success Whether first-time club racer or international America's Cup hotshot every sailor's goal is to constantly improve & stay one step ahead of the competition Fred's logical clinical analyses accompanied by fantastic action shots including many from the 2012 Olympics will be a godsend to budding & improving racers alike From advice on mental preparation honing your gear working the weather & analysing the course to briefing your crew sussing out the other competitors & analysing your mistakes this book is full of never-before-discussed gold dust that will be absolutely indispensable to all racers whatever their age or level ...