Christian Values of Truett Cathy “I believe that you can combine biblical principles and good business practice. I testified before congress... On how to be honest and successful at the same time.” –Truett Cathy- This is a famous quote of Truett Cathy. He believed that being successful in a business did not require any entrepreneur to be a liar in order to be successful. He believed that if he prayed and followed in the path in which God prepared for him things would work out. For Truett Cathy this was part of him becoming a successful entrepreneur. He had a planned that he stuck to and that he was very successful in. Samuel Truett Cathy was born on March 14, 1921 in Eatonton, Georgia. Truett recently passed away on September 8, 2014. …show more content…
However, he is pleased that he can assist in investing in people in the job market, giving them their very first job or just a place to work and for some a place to purse their dream to one day become successful entrepreneurs. Truett Cathy believed in God and kept the faith throughout his career. He believed that no matter what the situation may have been no goal was ever too high to achieve. Truett also believed that one must always maintain care and confidence for themselves. Truett was all about giving to others. He believed that three things was available to share amongst others. The three things that he felt was available to share amongst other are time, love and resources. He willingly gave to others and because he had such a good heart he never expected anything in return. He found more joy in giving to others and seeing them filled with joy vs receiving anything back in return. As Christians we are taught in the word of God that it is better to give then to receive. This was a principle in which Truett faithfully lived …show more content…
He felt that an individual should never become overburdened with their personal debt. It was important to Cathy Truett to start early as a teenager to becoming a successful business owner. Determination and striving to what make you as the individual happy and successful was two very important factors to Truett. Truett believed that people should focus on rewarding themselves and make sacrifices to the material things of the world. He believed in being nice and treating people right but also realized that in life being a people pleaser doesn’t always work. It is beneficial as well as very important to properly set the priorities throughout life in the correct order. Truett understood the fact that at some point all successful entrepeneurs faced failure. He was focused and prepared to face the failures that came along with being a business man. Truett believed that as long as he had God on his side and involved in every situation and decision he would be fine. He felt that his common sense and good judgment came from God. He allowed God to lead him in the right direction in every aspect of his business. Truett believed that God had in his will for each of us to be winners and that we should honor God with our success in
Alexander Hill, Just Business Christian Ethics for the Marketplace. Downers Grove, Ill: IVP Academic, 2008. Paperback. $14.95Jessica Burt
My favorite question that Carol Dweck ask in this book is “If you are somebody when you are successful who are you when you are not successful?” Those moments of failures show a person’s true appeal. The growth mindset means that an individual will give more effort in solving problems in life.
Leadership within Christian community should be with distinct qualities and traits of an effective Christian leader. The author defined leadership by not focusing on profit when Christ said, “Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.” The author explored the leadership qualities and practices that are not only distinct within the community of Christian leadership but also applicable in any arena of leadership. Significance comes from working with associates and friends. Similarly, the joy of success comes from the journey toward it than its accomplishment. Grace-full leader is a responsive leader who allows an organization to discontinue practices that are no longer effective and replace them with other good ideas and effective methods.
There are countless people who aspire to help people in their lives. However, if you think about it, nearly every career helps others in some way, shape, or form. Teachers, scientists, policemen and various other careers aid people in different ways. I, like many others, have always known that I’ve wanted to help people. Yet, I also want to do more than that. I want to help others, but also save others- emotionally or physically, mentor others, inspire others, and be there for others during their most vulnerable times. This is who I am- and I have always been this person. In first grade, I ran a lemonade stand at my school for the Make-A-Wish Foundation; I got my third grade class to raise money for starving children; and I put up with bullying throughout middle school because I befriended a girl who had trouble making friends on her own. The quality of pure selflessness and care for others that I have always possessed would allow me to do something great with my life- it just took me some time to figure out what.
Grudem, W. (2003). Business for the glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business. Wheaton: IL: Crossway. ISBN: 978-1581345179.
"the vast majority Christian entities are the offspring of dynamic founder’s personalities, passions, and dedication focus energy and enlist followers. ... Organizations usually prosper in addressing a specific mission as their leaders remain active, effective, and focused. I contrast with these leaders leave, die, retire, or most significantly fail, the organizations ability to sustain its mission can falter."
Truett Cathy was a devout Southern Baptist; his religious beliefs had a major impact on the company. Chick Fil A’s corporate purpose is “To glorify God by being a Faithful Steward of
Satterlee Anita. (2013), Organizational Management and Leadership: A Christian Perspective. 2Ed. Synergistics International Inc. Raleigh, NC
In her commencement speech she mentions four factors of knowledge that she believes are mandatory for women to remedy. Her idea of a true or good woman is a strong woman who knows what she wants from life, is out to succeed, and will survive. An untrue or bad woman is a lady that is weak, that has a tendency to get run over, and has no real ambition for what she wants to do with her life.
Behaviors Exhibited: Truthful to the religion I served can help in many ways. It gives strength in mind in following God’s will. Doing it by heart gives me a direction whenever I am struggling with loss, anxiousness, and discouraged from work. A person without knowing the truth of God’s wisdom is like a person without having a direction in mind.
Catarina Fake had many of the qualities that great entrepreneurs possess. She started out with an idea, but it quickly turned a different direction than she and her business partners had expected. Immediately, she saw and opportunity and used this situation to start Flickr. Many people would get frustrated when their initial idea did not go as planned, but as an entrepreneur would, Catarina adapted to the situation. The ability to thrive in adversity is a trait that sets great entrepreneurs apart.
Business does matters to God. The six main significant ideas are: God´s purpose for business is to serve Him instrumentally, the role of humans as stewards of God´s creation, the identity crisis, the work of Christians in business is to be enabled by the discernment and power of the Holy Spirit, the distortion relationship between institutions, and how can Christians share their faith with other non-Christian coworkers around them. A business exists to serve and therefore it cannot create rivalry or distortion among institutions. A business should work together in concert with other institutions and seek to support them as they generally attain the common good for the society.
He started this business believing in working harder than anyone. He treated the people as partners. He agreed that all people liked to be told how much somebody appreciates what they do. He believed you must listen to your associates. He thought you can make a lot of different mistakes and still recover if you run an efficient operation.
The conversation was very insightful and provided me with what I believe to be a good framework for a successful business leader. Cathy gleams with energy and puts every ounce of energy into everything she does. She enjoys working with a variety of people and motivating the group in many different ways.
As African American females, our group chose Oprah Winfrey, as she is one of the most inspirational and influential African American woman, known throughout the world. Although people know her name and that she is one of the wealthiest women in America, very few know her story. In order to know Ms. Winfrey, one must conduct research on her very interesting biography. Success didn’t come to Oprah by chance. She had to work hard and push past many obstacles, and she had to do it all by herself. Oprah has many inspirational sayings, such as: “Victory, Belief, Wisdom, Life, Integrity, Choice and Celebration,”(Brain Quotes). “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength,” (Brain Quotes) as well as “Right now you are one choice away from a new beginning- one that leads you toward becoming the fullest human being you can be,” which we found to be the most meaningful and impactful to us as a group.