Entrepreneurial Leadership
Task 1 Analyze and describe the founding leader, leadership style, and major business principles of a profit-oriented entrepreneurial approach in which the primary goal is to provide a product or service to consumers and to make a profit.
Task 1 Response At the age of 22, John Schnatter founded Papa John’s Pizza in 1984 (Cendrowski, 2009). Mr. Schnatter converted a broom closet at Mick’s Lounge bar into a takeout pizza restaurant (Cendrowski, 2009). The concept of the takeout pizzeria was conceived during his studies at Ball State University (Cendrowski, 2009). During this time, he wanted to build a pizza brand based on the principle of “Better ingredients, better pizza” (Cendrowski, 2009). Since the inception of the company, Papa John’s has developed a strong quality claim and devote consumer base taking the company from small beginnings to the third largest pizza chain in the United States (Brandau, 2009). As a leader, Mr. Schnatter believes in hard work and demands his employees produce a superior product. According to the Papa John’s website, Schnatter developed six core principles every employee from the lowest level on up must memorize and repeat daily (2011). The core principles are: Focus-Constantly deliver a superior Papa John’s pizza; Accountability-Do what we say we are going to do, and do it; Superiority-Demand “Best in-class” at everything you do; P.A.P.A (People are priority always)-Our success depends on how well we work as a team; Attitude-Successful team members are upbeat, proactive, and passionate about everything they do; and Constant Improvement-Raise the bar and always strive to surpass our best (2011). In an interview by Brandau, Mr. Schnatter stated “The consumer knows we’re better…And we are not going to cut corners with our pizza” (Brandau, 2011). Additionally, Mr. Schnatter is