Reviews for The Genius of Masonry, Or a Defence of the Order: Containing Some Remarks On the Origin and ...

The average rating for The Genius of Masonry, Or a Defence of the Order: Containing Some Remarks On the Origin and ... based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-01-06 00:00:00 Jeff Rovin The pioneering vision set by Mr. Sam Walton continues to make a meaningful impact across the globe even today. With over 2.2m associates and with over 265m transactions each week, there is no doubt that the legacy create by Mr. Sam is built on timeless values that transcend geographical boundaries and generations even in this time and age. There is so much anyone can learn from the Walmart Way. While Michael does a good job in capturing the key ideas that has made Walmart Walmart, I think the lack of anecdotal perspectives and storytelling doesn't help in bringing out the richness of the context behind those ten rules. He has a ringside view, and those perspectives could bring a very unique flavor to the entire narrative. However, that aside, the book does a good job of bringing together the core ideas that continue to shape the present the future generations of Walmart associates, especially the leaders and managers. I am definitely proud to work at Walmart :)

Review # 2 was written on 2014-09-20 00:00:00 Paul Babineau Beautiful, a money grab! A bunch of corporate talks and false history. Boring, redundant and garbage. The partially correct history really kills it. Sam Walton wrote in his autobiography that he didn't intend to share profit until his wife asked him to do it, much later into Walmart's success then the book portrays. So, the book only lists half of the history, pretending Walmart started to share profit since the beginning. The rest are common rules that you can pick up from any business books. The author is head of the HR (people division), aka the guy dealing with unions. He's not a business guy. It won't teach you anything useful.