Sam Walton
Sam Walton
Samuel Moore "Sam" Waltonwas an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth29 March 1918
CityKingfisher, OK
CountryUnited States of America
opportunity ideas listening
I'd still say that visiting the stores and listening to our folks was one of the most valuable uses of my time as an executive. But really, our best ideas usually do come from the folks in the stores. Period.
effective-listening ideas innovation
Our best ideas come from clerks and stockboys.
believe goal setting
I believe in always having goals, and always setting them high.
passion thinking needs
I think I overcame every single one of my personal shortcomings by the sheer passion I brought to my work. I don't know if you're born with this kind of passion, or if you can learn it. But I do know you need it.
customers ifs
If you don't listen to your customers, someone else will.
inspirational motivational leadership
High expectations are the key to everything.
opposites way chance
Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there’s a good chance you can find your niche by going in exactly the opposite direction.
successful greed employment
I pay low wages. I can take advantage of that. We're going to be successful, but the basis is a very low-wage, low-benefit model of employment.
expectations together share
Share your profits with all your associates, and treat them as partners. In turn, they will treat you as a partner, and together you will all perform beyond your wildest expectations.
attitude love-you passion
If you love your work, you'll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you - like a fever.
believe commit
Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else.
service-culture giving stores
If one of our customers comes into the store without a smile, I'll give them one of mine.
expectations giving want
Exceed your customer's expectations. If you do, they'll come back over and over. Give them what they want - and a little more.
business people leader
Leaders must always put their people before themselves. If you do that, your business will take care of itself.