--- title: "1 Board Directors Quotes By Mike Duke" description: "1 Board Directors quotes by Mike Duke. Plus more from Mike Duke and more Board Directors sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f5/mike-duke-31185_board_i-think-every-responsible-public-board-a_2123538.jpg" --- > [I think every responsible public board at every board meeting should be discussing succession. And, of course, Walmart has a very mature board: our chairman Rob Walton and other members. So succession is an ongoing. I think when I first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/i-think-every-responsible-public-board-at-every-board-meeting-should/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f5/mike-duke-31185_board_i-think-every-responsible-public-board-a_2123538.jpg) ## Other authors on Board Directors ## More by Mike Duke > [I do spend really focused time with my wife, my kids, grandkids, and so when I'm doing something or on a golf course, work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/i-do-spend-really-focused-time-with-my-wife-my-kids-grandkids-and-so/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [Someone asked me about what's it like managing 2.2 million associates, and I said, 'When they're Wal-Mart associates, it's not all that hard because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/someone-asked-me-about-what-s-it-like-managing-2-2-million-associates/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [I spend my time being a retailer, not an economist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/i-spend-my-time-being-a-retailer-not-an-economist/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [I'm still very bullish on emerging markets. There's an emerging middle class. They're a growing group of customers. And frankly, they want Walmart. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/i-m-still-very-bullish-on-emerging-markets-there-s-an-emerging-middle/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [I actually think it's better I started by being close to customers. That foundation early on helped me later when I went into logistics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/i-actually-think-it-s-better-i-started-by-being-close-to-customers/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [At Wal-Mart, it goes back to Sam Walton and the foundation and business model that we simply operate for less, or everyday low cost.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/at-wal-mart-it-goes-back-to-sam-walton-and-the-foundation-and/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [It's interesting: the letters I get from mayors that want Wal-Mart to look and invest in their community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/it-s-interesting-the-letters-i-get-from-mayors-that-want-wal-mart-to/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [I think every responsible public board at every board meeting should be discussing succession. And, of course, Walmart has a very mature board: our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/i-think-every-responsible-public-board-at-every-board-meeting-should/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [I usually get up between 5:30 and 6. The good news in Bentonville, Arkansas, is I can be in the office seven minutes later.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/i-usually-get-up-between-5-30-and-6-the-good-news-in-bentonville/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [I probably went into sports with a sense of competitiveness and came out of it even more competitive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/i-probably-went-into-sports-with-a-sense-of-competitiveness-and-came/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [We've done both. We can do both. We can raise the quality and still have Walmart prices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/we-ve-done-both-we-can-do-both-we-can-raise-the-quality-and-still/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [I'm not always thinking and working ... I think a leader has to really be a balanced, whole and healthy person personally in order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/i-m-not-always-thinking-and-working-i-think-a-leader-has-to-really-be/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [We see great growth in the United States. But also in China, Brazil, the U.K., and other markets around the world. So ecommerce is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/we-see-great-growth-in-the-united-states-but-also-in-china-brazil-the/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [Wal-Mart, we've been known for many years - back to the days of when Sam Walton started the company - we've been known for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/wal-mart-we-ve-been-known-for-many-years-back-to-the-days-of-when-sam/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) > [If I spend all of my day in the details as a CEO of a company like Wal-Mart, I think it would be trouble,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-duke/if-i-spend-all-of-my-day-in-the-details-as-a-ceo-of-a-company-like/) [Mike Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-duke/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/board-directors/mike-duke/#itemlist", "name": "1 Board Directors Quotes By Mike Duke", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think every responsible public board at every board meeting should be discussing succession. 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