The Infinite Game

Jack Welch, then CEO
: Quote comes from the author’s interview with Jeff Immelt. We
need to go back to see if the topic of the town halls came from him too. Though I fear it
didn’t.
“We will be the global leader”
: Garmin, “About Us,” “Our Vision,”
www.garmin.com/en-US/company/about
.
Imagine you walk out
: going on vacation metaphor is derived from the work of sales
coach Jack Daly.
Especially in the start-up world
: Eric Paley, “Venture Capital Is a Hell of a Drug,” Tech
Crunch, September 16, 2016, 
techcrunch.com/2016/09/16/venture-capital-is-a-hell-of-a-
drug
.
For companies in those markets
: Robert J. Samuelson, “Capitalism’s Tough Love: The
Real Lessons from the Fall of Sears and GE,” The Washington Post, January 13, 2019,
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/capitalisms-tough-love-the-real-lessons-from-the-fall-
of-sears-and-ge/2019/01/13/fef2d576-15df-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9_story.html
.
“70%–90% of acquisitions”
: Roger L. Martin, “M&A: The One Thing You Need to Get
Right,” Harvard Business Review, June 2016, 
hbr.org/2016/06/ma-the-one-thing-you-
need-to-get-right
.
CHAPTER 4: KEEPER OF THE CAUSE
“If we work together”
: Barbara Farfan, “Overview of Walmart’s History and Mission
Statement,” The Balance Small Business, July 25, 2018, 
www.thebalancesmb.com/history-
of-walmart-and-mission-statement-4139760
.
“[Walmart] is very well positioned”
: “Mike Duke Elected New Chief Executive Officer
of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,” Walmart, November 21, 2008,
corporate.walmart.com/_news_/news-archive/investors/mike-duke-elected-new-chief-
executive-officer-of-wal-mart-stores-inc-1229111
.
There was also a congressional investigation
: Josh Eidelson, “The Great Walmart
Walkout,” The Nation, December 19, 2012, 
www.thenation.com/article/great-walmart-
walkout
.

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