Index_W

W

Wal-Mart, 11, 12, 22, 24–25, 33

and "best ideas," 48–49

culture at, 43

as Fortune 500 leader, 202

founding of, 201

growth of, 209

slow start of, 208

stock performance of, 28, 30

vision of Sam Walton and growth of, 46

(See also Walton, Sam)

Wall Street Journal, 8–9

Walton, Bud, 46

Walton, Helen, 49, 203, 210

Walton, Sam, 11, 12, 22, 24, 33, 51, 200–218

background of, 201–203

"best ideas" sought by, 48–49, 203, 204

on copying from others, 198, 204

on customer as the boss, 197

as evangelical leader, 36–37

on the future, 44

on having fun, 52

as innovator, 206–207

and learning culture, 202–205

low-price strategy of, 206–210

merchandising strategy of, 213–214

small-town strategy of, 210–213

and technology, 214–216

vision of, 46

Watson, Thomas, 110, 113

"Wealth effect," 4

Weapon, using every, 113

Weekend meetings, 205

Welch, Jack, 11, 13, 20, 82–102, 105, 111

advance for memoirs of, 82–83

and best ideas, 95–96

"best ideas" sought by, 49

and Best Practices, 96

"boundaryless organization" created by, 93–95

and companywide initiatives, 97–99

on continuous learning, 79

and creating an atmosphere of trust, 92–93

and creation of learning infrastructure, 97

cultural initiative of, 42

and customer-oriented perspective, 34

as evangelical leader, 38–40

and flexibility, 95

GE stock performance under, 30

on having fun, 52

and IBM, 116

idealization of, 4, 5

and innovation, 95

learning infrastructure created by, 87–89

legacy of, 83–86

meritocracy created by, 51

"number one, number two" strategy of, 21–22

on operative compulsion to find better ideas, 80

and potential roadblocks to creating a learning culture, 99–101

retirement package of, 8–10

and rewarding positive behaviors, 96–97

and sound financial footing prerequisite for change, 90–91

and values, 92

and vision, 91–92

vision of, 46–47

and Work-Out initiative, 93–94

Windows operating system, 158

Woolco, 201

Work-Out, 42

Work-Out initiative, 93–94

WorldCom, 6

Wright brothers, 148