Michael Bergdahl

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

— Michael Bergdahl

#average #average people #hires #out #people

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. ↗

— Michael Bergdahl

#concept #considered #explain #idea #implement

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. ↗

— Michael Bergdahl

#collective #collective consciousness #company #consciousness #did

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

— Michael Bergdahl

#his #illustrative #master #reinforce #sam

Servant leadership is the foundation and the secret of Sam Walton's ability to achieve team synergy. ↗

— Michael Bergdahl

#achieve #foundation #leadership #sam #secret

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. ↗

— Michael Bergdahl

#business #competing #focus #into #key

The key to Operations at Wal-Mart is their ability to maintain the highest standards while at the same time getting things done with lockstep execution. ↗

— Michael Bergdahl

#done #execution #getting #highest #highest standards

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

— Michael Bergdahl

#easy #hard #strategies #success #tactics

When you compete with Wal-Mart, even if you think you've found a niche don't ever become complacent. ↗

— Michael Bergdahl

#compete #complacent #even #ever #found