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Cheryl Bachelder decided to go into business after an early setback derailed her potential career in music education. She became President of KFC years later, but a job that started as a major opportunity wound up being a massive failure. How Bachelder learned from her failures and went on to turn Popeyes into one of the biggest success stories of the past decade.
“Success doesn’t teach you much, but a good failure will set you straight.”
Cheryl Bachelder is the former CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and serves on the boards of Chick-fil-A, US Foods, and Pier 1. During a decade leading Popeye’s, Cheryl revitalized Popeyes into one of America’s top fast-food brands – with more than 10 straight years of growth. She previously held executive-level positions at Domino’s and KFC. Cheryl started her career in a number of brand management positions at Nabisco, Gillette, and of course P&G.
Cheryl shares her thoughts on servant leadership – which she literally wrote a book on: “Dare to Serve: How To Drive Superior Results While Serving Others.” Through deeply personal stories of work and family – Cheryl shares stories not just about winning – but the importance of learning from failures.
The key to successful leadership is having a courageous business plan that leads to a daring destination—and then humbly coming alongside the team to get there. In this episode from 2016, Cheryl Bachelder and I discuss practical steps to guide you toward your daring destination.
Jordan Raynor sits down with Cheryl Bachelder, former CEO of Popeyes, to talk about the quote that stopped her in her tracks and led her to understand her calling as “developing leaders for a living,” and how she has learned to embrace her lack of discipline and routine.
When Cheryl Bachelder took the helm at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, sales and profits were declining and shareholders and franchisees were unhappy.
But during the nearly 10 years of Cheryl’s leadership, Popeyes stock moved from $11 in 2007 to a remarkable $79 at the time of its 2017 sale to Restaurant Brands International.
So what’s the secret ingredient to Popeyes turnaround? Cheryl joined us today to share how her unique strategy of servant leadership proved to be a recipe for success.
Serving others is more powerful than you think. In fact, it performs. Cheryl Bachelder, former CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc., offers us proof in her book Dare To Serve, Second Edition. On this site, Cheryl continues the conversation to help you see how daring and serving creates the environment for superior performance. Explore the conversation and become a leader that leaves a legacy.
This 8-week discussion guide makes it easy for you to bring together a small group of leaders for a conversation on Dare To Serve™ leadership. Each gathering begins with a short video introduction, supported by discussion activities and questions to help your group get the most out of the time together. Everything you need is here for a provocative conversation on a leadership approach that serves and performs.
This eight-week discussion guide on Dare To Serve leadership is designed for Christian leaders in the workplace, community, or faith-based organizations. A short video introduction and discussion guide will help get you and your peers get the most out of your time together. You will find everything you need to provoke thoughtful conversations on the intersection of our faith and our leadership, with references to Biblical teaching on each topic.
Do you know why you lead? Very few leaders do. If you don’t know why you come to work, you will hamper the effectiveness and results of your team, and you will miss out on the rewards of meaningful work. These exercises will help you identify your leadership purpose by examining the key life events, values, and strengths that define you as a leader. By defining your personal purpose, you will grow as a leader, more able to motivate and inspire those you lead.