Lead or Get off the Pot!: The Seven Secrets of a Self-Made Leader

Pat's a Gem!

Pat Croce is one-of-a-kind. He's a guy who simply makes his dreams come true through sheer hard work, charm (read people skills) and persistence. His leadership principles are simple, direct and applicable to any situation. This is a guy who can teach us all a thing or two; I not only recommend this book, I recommend anything Pat has written. He's truly an example to follow.

Real live advise and examples

I have read many books with business practices, but this is the best. Pat gives examples of everything from failures to success. Simple and easy to understand advise on how to improve your leadership style, interface with your staff and most important, how to develop into a great leader. I have read this book twice and still find powerful advise. This should be a textbook in every business 202 class. This is a true insight on how he makes decisions with real examples. THIS IS A MUST!

Highly Recommended!

This book by former Philadelphia 76ers president Pat Croce doesn't break any new theoretical ground about leadership, but Croce makes the heavy lifting required of exceptional leaders look and sound attainable. Good leaders, Croce says, should be servants, not dictators. His fast-paced, motivational primer is an entertaining, anecdote-filled, step-by-step guide for starting and leading change, complete with no-nonsense tips and salty, locker-room exhortations ('If you rest, you rust,' 'Don't let your thinkin' become stinkin'' and several that are less printable). Particularly compelling are Croce's homespun tales about the boyhood lessons he picked up on the mean streets of north Philadelphia. His local heroes include a Catholic nun who turned a dream into a homeless shelter and his father, 'the original Pat Croce,' who taught his son how to out-negotiate a hustler for a great deal on a leather coat ¿ but to do it with integrity. Croce dispenses advice in a series of to-do lists peppered throughout the book, including 'Twelve Ways to Build a Passionate Team,' 'Croce's Three Rules for Praise;' the 'Six C's of Communication;' the 'Ten Commandments of Service' and more. We recommend this book as a lively and colorful read, and a worthwhile reminder that good leaders are made ¿ not born. They are reflected by the teams they create and the values they live by day to day.

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