Here’s a great quote, alluded to Sam Walton – the founder of Wal-Mart who Time magazine included among the most powerful people in the 20th Century.
“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire anybody in the company from the Chairman down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”
Relevant Interesting Diversion: TIME 100 – the list of the most powerful people of the 20th Century.
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If only Walmart could actually give one good reason to anyone not oblivious to the poor ethics of its business to shop there, right!
Thought you might be interested in the Method brand of cleaning products. Their tagline is ‘People against Dirty’ and I find their story inspiring.
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Posted by altconsens | September 19, 2007, 3:28 am