Nice. I live in Southwest MO, where I grew up- I remember when Wal-Mart was known as a regional company. I remember Sam Walton flying in on his own little airplane and landing at the airport across the street from our local Wal-Mart, jumping the fence, and running in to the service desk to say a quick "hello". I don't remember ever seeing his famous pickup truck, but I know people who did. They thought some red-neck had parked their truck in front of the store! (Until they went inside and saw Sam greeting people, then they realized it was his truck).
Sam Walton's autobiography remains one of the great classics in business leadership. Too bad Wal-Mart managers don't seem to read it anymore. If I were Wal-Mart. I'd make reading it a requirement to be a manager. I think if they did that, their customer service would improve drastically.
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Nice. I live in Southwest MO, where I grew up- I remember when Wal-Mart was known as a regional company. I remember Sam Walton flying in on his own little airplane and landing at the airport across the street from our local Wal-Mart, jumping the fence, and running in to the service desk to say a quick "hello". I don't remember ever seeing his famous pickup truck, but I know people who did. They thought some red-neck had parked their truck in front of the store! (Until they went inside and saw Sam greeting people, then they realized it was his truck).
Sam Walton's autobiography remains one of the great classics in business leadership. Too bad Wal-Mart managers don't seem to read it anymore. If I were Wal-Mart. I'd make reading it a requirement to be a manager. I think if they did that, their customer service would improve drastically.