LESSONS FROM THE BOOK SAM WALTON-MADE IN AMERICA

1. MADE IN AMERICA
SAM WALTON WITH JHON HUEY
PRESENTED BY PRACHI PAWAIYA

2. INTRODUCTION
 Samuel Moore Walton (March 29,1918-April 6,1992).
 Born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma in 1918 and lived there until 5.
 Started schooling at Missouri town of Marshall.
 Done his high school from COLUMBIA.
 Founder of WALMART
 Declared “Richest man in America” in October 1985 by Forbes.

3. AN
UNCOMMON
COMMON
MAN.

4. PASSION TO LEARN
GO GET IT

5. WORK ON YOUR WEAKNESS`
“I had to pick myself up and get on with it, do it all
over again, only even better this time.’’
-SAM WALTON

6. LEARNING FROM MENTORS
“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.’’
-SAM WALTON

7. LEARNING FROM WHAT YOU DO
“To succeed in this world, you have to change
all the time.”
-SAM WALTON

8. LEARNING FROM YOUR
COMPETITON
“You can learn from anybody and
everybody”.
-SAM WALTON

9. “Great ideas come from everywhere if you just listen
and look for them. You never know who’s going to
have a great idea.”
-SAM WALTON
LEARN FROM YOUR WORKERS

10. CONSTANTLY LEARN FROM NEW IDEAS
“A pattern emerges in Walton’s biography. First, grab
ideas from anybody you can. Second, shake things up in
your stores by innovating. Learn something else.
Innovate. It became a lifelong obsession.”

11. TRAVEL FOR GREAT IDEAS
“I probably have traveled and walked into more
variety stores than anybody else in America.”
-SAM WALTON

12. DON’T WORRY WHO GETS THE CREDIT
"…most everything I’ve done I’ve copied from
somebody else….“
-SAM WALTON

13. Jack Welch said, "Sam Walton understood people the
way Thomas Edison understood innovation and Henry
Ford, production. He brought out the very best in his
employees, gave his very best to his customers, and
taught something of value to everyone he touched."