Name Michael Bergdahl | ||
Education Pennsylvania State University Books The 10 Rules of Sam Walt, What I Learned From Sa, 10 Rules of Sam Walton: S, High Expectations are the K, The Sam Walton Way: 50 o | ||
Michael bergdahl on how to be successful
Michael Bergdahl is an author and professional business speaker.
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- Michael bergdahl on how to be successful
- Michael bergdahl lessons learned
- Background
- Author
- Professional standing
- References
Michael bergdahl lessons learned
Background
Bergdahl worked in Bentonville, Arkansas, for Wal-Mart, as the Director of People for the headquarters office, where he worked directly with Wal-Mart's founder Sam Walton. It was he who gave Bergdahl the nickname, "Bird Dawg". Previous to Wal-Mart he worked in the FMCG Industry for PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Division in the sales organization and headquarters staff assignments.
Author
Bergdahl's first book, is about the strategies of Wal-Mart, the world's largest company. His second book, is about the tactics of the world's richest man. (Rob Walton, the current Chairman of the Board of Wal-Mart and son of Sam Walton, wrote the foreword for the book.) The books were published by Wiley, and have been translated into Russian, Thai, Indonesian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish.
Professional standing
He has spoken professionally in cities on six continents, at workshops and at meetings.
He is a specialist on the business practices of Wal-Mart and Sam Walton. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, CNN FN, MSNBC, CNN International, Univision, CBS National Radio and Bloomberg TV and participated in internationally televised news debates on Power Lunch, On the Money, Morning Call, and Closing Bell. Articles written by him, and articles written by others about him, have appeared in business newspapers and magazines. He is the moderator of the LinkedIn discussion group "Wal-Mart's Best Practices – Super Group" with more than 3000 worldwide members including retailers, FMCG product manufacturers/suppliers, and supply chain professionals.