Kentucky Fried Chicken

Who is Colonel Harland Sanders

• Is the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken
• He served his famous fried chicken that became a world sensation 

Colonel SAnder's early life

• Born September 9, 1890 in Henryville
• Worked as a farmer, insurance salesman, and railroad fireman by age 10
• Dropped out of the sixth grade
• Sanders was responsible for feeding his younger siblings at age 6
• Sander's father died at age 6

Colonel Sander's Career

• Opened his first restaurant in Kentucky at age 40 (Not KFC)
• He wanted to open it to feed hungry travelers
• He also opened it to continue from the depressed life he had lived
• The only world-wide chicken food chain that was successful

Innovator

• Transforming an idea, technology, or technique into a good or service
• Sanders reinvented the way chicken was cooked with the new pressure cooker
• The pressure cooker cooked chicken in about 9 minutes compared 
• The old fashioned way to cook fried chicken took about 30 minutes 

Risk Taker

• Taking on the risks of starting your own business
• Investing time, energy, abilities, and money into a business that may fail
• Sanders took the risk of leaving his small restaurant to kick-start KFC

Spark plug

• Supplies the energy, drive, and enthusiasm to turn ideas into reality 
• Sanders visited some his restaurants to see how the employees were doing 
• Sanders wanted to keep the moral of said employees high at all times

Strategist

• Supervises the vision/direction and makes crucial decisions for the company
• Sanders decided that his only company be a chicken chain 
• He also decided to take the next step and make his company international

AMbition

• Highly motivated to see the big picture and remain focused
• Sets goals for themselves and never ceases to achieve them
• Sanders set the goal of helping hungry travelers and have a business
• That vision then grew into what we now know as KFC

SElf-Confidence

• Believing in themselves
• Are certain they can accomplish what they have planned
• Before Sanders open his restaurant, he was disappointed with his life
• So, he decided, at around age 40, to open his own business in Kentucky
• He was deemed a Colonel of Kentucky twice, which bolstered his reputation

Willingness to take risks

• Not afraid to utilize time, money, and energy on an idea
• Sanders quit law school to open his own chicken business
• Sold many of his KFC restaurants, while keeping his face as the logo

Energy & SElf-discipline

• Thriving on long, hard work
• Sacrifices free time to focus on their business
• Sanders never retired; he worked until he died

Perserverance

• Never gives up, even after setbacks or failures
• Sanders never gave up because he only had a 6th grade education
• He had to perfect the 11 herbs and spices multiple times

Problem solving ability

• Ability to create effective solutions to problems
• Sanders solved the age old problem of long cooking times
• He did this with the pressure cooker

Organizational Skills

• Is capable of managing time, resources, and people efficiently
• Sanders considered every job position as equally important
• Used the "Bucket Meal" to offer customers a wider variety of choices

Ability to motivate others

• Is great at motivating others to join the corporation
• Sanders did numerous favors and generosities for the community
• He visited numerous restaurants to boost the employees morale
• Gave scholarships to high school students

Bibliography

• "Colonel Harland Sanders." Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2014.
• Crawford, John L. It Wasn't All Gravy. Louisville, KY: KFC, 1981. Print.
• Sanders, Harland D. "Jim Bakker PTL Club with Colonel Sanders 1979."
• Interview by Jim Bakker. Jim Bakker PTL Club with Colonel Sanders 1979.

BIBLIOGRAPHY (continued)

• "Colonel Harland Sanders Biography." Bio.com. 
• A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2014.