Eat Mor Chikin: Inspire More People: Doing Business the Chick-Fil-A Way

by S. Truett Cathy and Truett Cathy

Book Overview

Truett Cathy is a real-life Horatio Alger story. He grew up in a boarding house his mother operated, where he learned the principles of hard work, fairness, honesty, loyalty, and respect. When he opened a small restaurant in 1946 with his brother Ben, he put those principles to work and immediately began to experience their rewards.

Twenty-one years later Truett Cathy opened the first Chick-fil-A restaurant, which was unique in America in two...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1929619081
• ISBN13: 9781929619085
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Looking Glass Books, Inc
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Great book set - fantastic books for living and working with others

These are great books. They are all very similar and repeat many of the same stories throughout each one. Great info for a realistic way to live a Christian life and be a success for yourself and your family.

"Can't miss" business plan?

Why is S. Truett Cathy so successful? The answers are in this book. It's not rocket science. Work hard. Make people a priority. Live your values. Nail the fundamentals and most other things tend to fall into place. For Chick-Fil-A, the fundamentals are Customers, Cleanliness, and Quality. No surprises there. But the difference is in the execution of these values. How does he do it better than the rest? He hires the right people. People who care a lot. People who have character that match the character of Truett. After he hires them, he inspires and motivates them. The result is a fast food chain that is among the best. Truett makes no secret that his values come from being a Christian. His faith isn't a private thing. It encompasses every part of his life and is deeply integrated into the business. He actually believes that applying biblical teachings brings success. He gives numerous examples of this throughout his life. The official statement of corporate purpose says that they exist "to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A." Is that any way to run a fast food chain? Apparently it is; they now have well over 1200 restaurants and more than $2,000,000,000.00 in annual revenues. Truett has achieved this success steadily over many years. He never went public (IPO), like most larger restaurant chains do. His method makes me think of a few Proverbs: "The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty." "Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense." "Do you see those who are skilled in their work? They will serve before kings." This book should be required reading for managers in the fast food industry. As one of Truett's top managers says; the method followed is "can't miss." Normally that kind of comment would fire up my skepticism, but after reading this book, I know just what he means.

Very Motivational

Great reading and very inspirational. God is a wonderful business partner. My husband serves on our city council and recieved this book as a gift from the mayor of our town. My husband, after reading it and enjoying it so much, ordered this book for all our store managers(we are self employed). All our managers have found it to be great reading and inspirational as well.

Cathy shares successful recipe for both business and life

I purchased this book expecting (and perhaps hoping) for a narrative of the Chick-Fil-A corporate marketing and operations strategy. I was surprised to find an auto-biography instead. This book was not at all what I anticipated, but I am so very glad that I stumbled across it. "Eat More Chikin" does indeed contain Mr. Cathy's secret to success, but if you're convinced that effective business strategy has to be complex, you just might miss it. This writing reveals the very philosophy that has made S. Truett Cathy a winner in business and every other facet of life. And yes, I was in fact inspired!

Thank you Mr. Cathy !

This book is filled with nuggets on faith,life and business. He writes it in such a down home way that you feel connected to him and his family. I enjoyed the fact that he shared his faults along with his successes. There was no shame in making mistakes or being scared in business but he took every opportunity and that's saying a lot. I have a new found respect for Mr. Cathy and Chik Fil A. He truly tries to instill Christain values into business and he has shown us all that it works!!!