The 10 Rules of Sam Walton Success Secrets for Remarkable Results

by Bergdahl, Michael; Walton, Rob

• ISBN13: 9780470126837
• ISBN10: 0470126833
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-11
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time. As a continuous learner, Walton was committed to constantly increasing his own knowledge. He challenged existing business theories and paradigms by developing and implementing a new set of rules and used this new information to build and improve every aspect of Wal-Mart. During his career, Walton developed a list of what he considered the most important rules for entrepreneurial success. As far as he was concerned, there were ten key result areas that he considered pivotal to his own success. In the The 10 Rules of Sam Walton, author Michael Bergdahl reveals these ten rules and examines them in detail. Each of these rules-from Rule 1: Be passionately committed to achieving success, to Rule 10: Be different, challenge the status quo-are easily understandable and can be duplicated by all company leaders. But, like so many things Wal-Mart does, they require a high degree of organizational discipline to implement. Often, it is the breakdown in execution of the strategies-not the strategies themselves-that lead to business failures. In this book, Bergdahl shows readers how Wal-Mart does it, and how they can too. As a former Wal-Mart employee, Bergdahl had the opportunity to work directly with Sam Walton. These experiences have provided Bergdahl with a treasure trove of great lessons, experiences, and stories that he now shares throughout pages of the The 10 Rules of Sam Walton. Michael Bergdahl (Pittsburgh, PA) worked with Sam Walton as the Director of the Home Office People Division for Wal-Mart. Currently, Mike is a full-time speaker and business coach-drawing on his 27 years of business experience in retailing.

Author Biography

Michael "Bird-Dawg" Bergdahl worked with Sam Walton as Wal-Mart's Director of the Home Office People Division. He has also worked as a turnaround specialist for American Eagle Outfitters, and prior to that, he was on the supply side of retailing with PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Division. Currently, Bergdahl is a full-time speaker and business coach—drawing on his twenty-seven years of business experience. His first book, What I Learned from Sam Walton: How to Compete and Thrive in a Wal-Mart World, was also published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction Set High Expectations for Everything You Do

COMMIT to Achieving Success and Always Be Passionate

SHARE SUCCESS with Those Who Have Helped You

MOTIVATE Yourself and Others to Achieve Your Dreams

COMMUNICATE with People and Show You Care

APPRECIATE and Recognize People for Their Efforts and Results

CELEBRATE Your Own and Other's Accomplishments

LISTEN to Others and Learn from Their Ideas

EXCEED EXPECTATIONS of Customers and Others

CONTROL EXPENSES and Save Your Way to Prosperity

Rule #10

Conclusion Our People Make the Difference

About the Author

Index

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