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Dec 2023
28m 35s

The Value of Values with Walmart CEO Dou...

SIMON SINEK
About this episode

All business leaders want to make a lasting impact, but very few have the scale and tools to change the entire planet.  

Doug McMillon has the scale and the tools. He is the CEO of Walmart and employs over 2 million people across the world. But it is Doug's commitment to leading Walmart based on its core values that makes him so important.

So I sat down with him to talk about his 33-year career, in which he went from packing trucks in the loading bay to becoming the chief executive, to discuss the value of values and how Walmart can have an impact on the whole world.

This is...A Bit of Optimism.

For more on Doug and his work check out: 

https://corporate.walmart.com/about/leadership/doug-mcmillon

https://corporate.walmart.com/about/history

 

 

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