Sam Walton: Made in America
by Sam Walton with John Huey
Walton's autobiography, finished weeks before his death: the dime stores, the first Walmart, the frugality, the Saturday meetings, the store visits, and his ten rules. Jeff Bezos reportedly required it; it is easy to see why.
Read it if…
you want the founder of the world's largest retailer in his own voice.
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Skip it if…
you want critique of Walmart; it is his telling.
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Three things you will actually use
- Commit, share profit, motivate, communicate, appreciate, celebrate, listen, exceed, control expenses, swim upstream.
- Visit the front line constantly.
- Frugality is culture.
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Read his ten rules at the end.
Our verdict
Walton's ten rules.
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