J.C. Penney, founder of the retail giant that bears his name, once evaluated one of his young clerks, stating he “wasn’t thorough and wouldn’t have much of a future in the retail business.” The employee? Sam Walton, founder of Walmart. Despite Penney’s bleak prediction, Sam Walton built the largest retail empire in the world. Don’t
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