Well Done! The Common Guy's Guide to Everyday Success

Thomas, Dave, with Beyma, Ron

ISBN 10: 0310480000 / ISBN 13: 9780310480006

Published by Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI, 1994

About this Item

224 pages. Illus. (many in color), index, pencil underlining on a few pgs, ink notes ins fr flylf, some wear DJ edges & sm tear. Signed. Dave Thomas was the founder of Wendy's International, and a proponent of adoption. Bookseller Inventory # 14443

Bibliographic Details

Title: Well Done! The Common Guy's Guide to ...

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Fair

Dust Jacket Condition: good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Printing.

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Synopsis:

Drawing on examples from his own life and the lives of other successful people, the founder of Wendy's discusses how values based on honesty, integrity, and caring can lead to success in business and in life

From Booklist:

Riding the popularity of Dave's Way: A New Approach to Old-fashioned Success (1991), Wendy International's founder and senior chairman strikes again with this cornucopia of upbeat anecdotal and motivational reflections. Stating that this is about how success can be achieved for ordinary people through doing the right things, Thomas ruminates on a variety of topics organized under chapters entitled Faith, Discipline, Caring, Teamwork, Support, Leadership, etc. When Thomas talks about Wendy operations (for example, instead of hiring a costly market research firm to test-market a proposed taco salad, the company merely purchased chili ladles and taco chips and began selling the salads, which became a popular menu item) or discusses other aspects of his busy life (a recent operation for a benign tumor), the prose moves swiftly. But reflections and thoughts about various individuals (such as a network producer who adopted a teenager) are too short and uninvolving to make much of a mark. This is a somewhat bland mishmash of thoughts and stories penned by a successful businessperson who seems much more personable in his television advertisements. Nevertheless, because of Thomas' successful track record, this will attract readers interested in learning more about what Thomas perceives as the skills, attitudes, and values shared by successful people. Sue-Ellen Beauregard