Michael Bergdahl Quotes

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At Wal-Mart, if you couldn't explain an idea or a concept in simple terms on one page of paper Sam Walton considered the new idea too complicated to implement.

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The key to competing and surviving against Wal-Mart is to focus your business into a niche or pocket where you can leverage your strengths in the local marketplace.

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Sam Walton instilled ownership of the products in the stores into the collective consciousness of every associate regardless of what job they did for the company.

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Empowering people turns Wal-Mart's culture into a competitive advantage.

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Wal-Mart hires average people but squeezes above average performance and results out of them.

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Differentiate your products, provide great service and don't even think about trying to compete with Wal-Mart on Price.

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Wal-Mart's success strategies and tactics are easy to understand yet hard to duplicate.

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Sam Walton was a master storyteller who used illustrative stories to reinforce his cultural standards.

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