How do you keep transformation continuous instead of treating it as a one-time project?
Replied byDoug McMillon
President & CEO, Walmart Inc. at Walmart
Niche: Retail, Technology, AI
Revenue: $1M+/month
Location: USA
Started: 2015 or
We started by telling everyone what would not change: our purpose and our four core values. That gave stability. Then we said almost everything else is open for change. We added new capabilities like design and product management and changed how decisions get made. The goal is to set the company up to change all the time, not just once.
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