In Winning, their 2005 international bestseller, Jack and Suzy Welch created a rare document, both a philosophical treatise on fundamental business practices and a gritty how-to manual, all of it delivered with Jack's trademark candor and can-do optimism. It seemed as if "no other management book," in the words of legendary investor Warren E. Buffett, would "ever be needed."

Winning: The Answers takes on the most relevant of these questions, and in doing so, its candid, hard-hitting responses expand and extend the conversation Jack and Suzy Welch began with Winning.

In Winning, their 2005 international bestseller, Jack and Suzy Welch created a rare document, both a philosophical treatise on fundamental business practices and a gritty how-to manual, all of it delivered with Jack's trademark candor and can-do optimism. It seemed as if "no other management book," in the words of legendary investor Warren E. Buffett, would "ever be needed."

Instead, Winning uncovered an insatiable thirst to talk about work. Since the book's publication, the Welches have received literally thousands of questions from college students and seasoned professionals alike, on subjects ranging from leadership and global competition to tough bosses and building teamwork. Indeed, questions about virtually every business and career challenge have poured in—some familiar, others surprising, many urgent and probing, and all of them powerfully real.

Winning: The Answers takes on the most relevant of these questions, and in doing so, its candid, hard-hitting responses expand and extend the conversation Jack and Suzy Welch began with Winning. It is a dialogue that is sure to be both compelling and immensely useful to anyone and everyone engaged in the vital work of helping an organization grow and thrive.

Introduction

GLOBAL COMPETITION On the Brave New World

　1.Taking on China...and Everyone Else

　2.Is China for Everyone?

　3.Regarding Russia

　4.Why Paris Burned

　5.Vive l'Europe--Just Not Yet

　6.Outsourcing Is Forever

　7.Getting Global Before It Gets You

　8.The Home Field Advantage

LEADERSHIP On Being a Better Boss

　 9.Are Leaders Born or Made?

　10.The Leadership Mind-Set

　11.Tough Guys Finish First

　12.The Ultimate Values Test

　13.When to Cut the Cord

　14.The Courage to Become a Change Agent

　15.Wrestling with Resisters

　16.Building Trust from the Top Down

　17.The Perilous Promotion Trap

　18.Keeping Your People Pumped

　19.How to Get Elected Boss

　20.Winning the Whining Game

　21.New Job--Old Team?

　22.The Smarter They Are...

MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES On Running a Business to Win

　23.Getting the Best People

　24.The Fight Against Phoniness

　25.The Limits of Candor--or Not

　26.The Case for Differentiation...Even in Sweden

　27.Strategy for Big and Small Alike

　28.The Consultant Conundrum

　29.The Danger of Doing Nothing

　30.How Healthy Is Your Company?

　31.The Real Job of HR

　32.Staff Functionaries...and Other Filters

　33.Stopping Job Cuts Before They Happen

　34.No More B.S.Budgeting

　35.Not Invented Where?

　36.Making Sense of Matrixes

　37.The Uses and Abuses of Gut Instinct

　38.What Becomes a Salesperson Most

 39.The Slippery Slope of Open Books

 40.Preventing a Corporate Katrina

 41.What's Holding Women Back

 42.Paying Big-Time for Failure

CAREERE On Life Liberty,and teh Pursuit of a Promotion

 43.What Should I Do with the Rest of My Life?

 44.Picking the Right Path

 45.I Am Who I Am

 46.Does an MBA Really Matter?

 47.Dear Graduate

 48.Big Company or Start-up?

 49.It Starts with Self-Confidence

 50.The Truth About Mentoring

 51.The Bad Boss No-Brainer

 52.We've Just Been Acquired and I Hate It

 53.From Hero to Zero

 54.Am I an Entrepreneur?

 55.A Case of Embedded Reputation?

 56.Why Can't I Get Hired?

 57.They're Telling You Something

 58.Welcome to the Government, Kid

 59.Knowing When to Fold'Em

 60.Are You a Boss Hater?

 61.Looking for a Second Act

 62.Can You Hear It?

PRIVATEL HELD On Working for the Family

 63.But What About Tomorrow?

 64.The Nitty-Gritty on Nepotism

 65.The Consequences of Cashing Out

 66.Bringing the Outside In

WINNING AND LOSING On Why Business Is Good

 67.The Wages of SOX

 68.The Cocktail Party Conspiracy Theory

 69.What to Tell the Grandchildren

 70.Good-Bye, Genghis Khan

 71.And the Losers Are...

 72.What's Right About Wal-Mart

 73.The Real Verdict on Business

 74.What Do You Call Winning?