AntidisestablishmentWalMartarianism©
"The battle for the heart’s
and mind’s of Wal-Mart’s two million employees"
THE SPEECH: “Antidisestablishmentwalmartarianism”
is a term coined by Michael Bergdahl, a 26 year HR
Professional, who defines it as, “the opposition
by Wal-Mart’s leaders to the unionization of
its non-union workforce anywhere in the world!”
 As
the “Director of People” at Wal-Mart, Bergdahl
had the chance to work directly with the founder of
Wal-Mart, Sam Walton, from whom he learned firsthand
the behind the scenes story of the famous Wal-Mart culture.”
In this speech Bergdahl describes the ongoing battle
between union organizers and Wal-Mart’s leaders,
and why after decades of effort not one of the more
than 4000 USA Wal-Mart stores has a collective bargaining
agreement. This is a remarkable accomplishment given
the fact that the company has been under a corporate
union campaign for decades. Bergdahl believes Wal-Mart
has no choice but to battle unionization, because remaining
union-free is not only the key to the company’s
continued profitability, it may also be the key to its
long term survival!
Why are the unions so interested in organizing Wal-Mart’s
employees? Why are Wal-Mart’s leaders such adamant
antidistablishmentwalmartarians? In this speech he answers
these questions as he reviews, “The Wal-Mart Way,”
and its employee relations practices that have contributed
to maintaining its non-union status.
Audience members will learn some of the inside leadership
secrets of “The Sam Walton Way” which are
utilized to this day by company leaders. Bergdahl reviews
Wal-Mart’s “best people practices”
that have contributed to Wal-Mart becoming the world’s
largest company, and which have helped keep its stores
union-free!
MODERATOR/PANEL DISCUSSION: Bergdahl
is available to supplement this speech by either moderating
a panel discussion or participating in a panel discussion.
BOOK SIGNING: This program can be
supplemented by providing conference participants with
a copy of one or both of Michael Bergdahl’s books,
"What I Learned from Sam Walton: How to Compete
& Thrive in a Wal-Mart World" and "The
10 Rules of Sam Walton: Success Secrets for Remarkable
Results".
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