The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say.
“The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say.”
— Sam Walton · Associates
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The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say.
“The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say.”
— Sam Walton · Associates
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“The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say.”
“You can make a lot of mistakes and still recover if you run an efficient operation. Or you can be brilliant and still go out of business if you're too inefficient.”
“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.”
“In the beginning, I was so chintzy I really didn't pay my employees well.”
“What am I supposed to haul my dogs around in, a Rolls-Royce?”
“I learned this early on in the variety business: You've got to give folks responsibility, you've got to trust them, and then you've got to check on them.”
“I learned my first lesson at the Walt Disney Company about not being able to trust my associates.”
“I wish the company and its associates all the best as Sears Holdings continues on its transformation.”
“I was learning this from numerous sources, friends of Hannity, associates of Hannity, who say that off the record, Hannity is complaining about Trump, saying he's a crazy person... But Sean and these other stars of Fox, they're so committed to the business model, to their ratings, they want to make sure their viewers stay tuned.”
“Every year, I speak to our new associates and give them this advice, although in my own words. 'This isn't like school,' I tell them, 'where you want to get your hand in the air and give an answer quickly. The only grade here is 100. Deadlines are important, but at Blackstone you can always get help in meeting them.'”
“We want what's best for our customers, our associates and our communities.”
“Someone asked me about what's it like managing 2.2 million associates, and I said, 'When they're Wal-Mart associates, it's not all that hard because of the quality and the depth of our talent.' I'm really proud of the fact that 70% of the managers in the U.S. started as hourly associates with our company.”