Lead or Get Off the Pot!
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Now, in Lead or Get off the Pot!, the irrepressible count of carpe diem offers a unique leadership prescription that turns conventional wisdom on its ear. Everyone -- regardless of age, position, or station in life -- has the opportunity to take control and improve the lives of those around them. You can become a true leader: one who challenges, mediates, motivates, communicates, and inspires those in your workplace, community, or personal life.
In this practical and accessible guide, Pat shares his bold and unorthodox strategies for developing personal passion, a can-do attitude, and the motivation essential for cultivating leadership skills. His advice includes: Twelve Ways to Build a Passionate Team; Croce's Three Rules for Praise; Learning to Listen with a Leader's Eye; and much more.
Lead or Get Off the Pot! is an informative and highly practical collection of leadership lessons that can be used by everyone. Don't wait to gain a so-called leadership position to lead. Do it now!
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Bill Lyon has been writing for forty-seven years and has been a sports columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer since 1972. He is a recipient of the National Headliner Award and a six-time Pulitzer Prize nominee. He and his wife, Ethel, have two sons and two grandsons. This is his sixth book.
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FOREWORD
BY STEPHEN R. COVEY
INTRODUCTION
ONE: PAINT THE VISION IN VIVID COLORS
The Vision QuestThe Vision Keeper
Write It Down...Please!
The Vision Breakdown
Whose Choice Is It Anyway?
Oh No! The Fred Incident
76ers Vision Breakdown
TWO: BUILD A PASSIONATE TEAM
Triple A: Attitude, Assets, and AmbitionDelegation Built a Nation of Forty
Slogans Don't Guarantee Success
What About Chaplain Bob?
Goals, Roles, and Tolls
R and R on the Rocks
Team Building's Dirty Dozen
THREE: PREACH THE MISSION...FROM EVERY MOUNTAINTOP
An Equilateral AttackThe Strongest Muscle
A Leathery Negotiation
I Found Six Cs in Communication
The Meat of the Message
Lights, Camera, Action!
The 93 Percent Rule
A Cigar, a Top Hat, and a Silver Tongue
FOUR: WALK THE TALK
Me, Myself, and Integrity"Trust Me" or "Screw You"?
Influence or Influenza
Inspiration in a Habit
Intensity Sets the Vision on Fire
Insomnia Is Not in My Dreams
FIVE: LISTEN WITH A LEADER'S EYE
Listening Between the LinesKeep Your Attention on Your Intention
Presence with Presents
The Ladder of Flattery
That's a Slammin' Idea!
Keep Your Finger on the Pulse
The Daffodil Principle
SIX: SLAY THEM WITH SUPER SERVICE
The Golden RuleThe Ten Commandments of Service
A Hole in One!
Short Circuit to Success
One-of-a-Kind Special Delivery
Lifters and Leaners
SEVEN: CELEBRATE THE JOURNEY
Celebration EducationSharing in Others' Success
A Cause to Celebrate
Atlantic City or Bust
CONCLUSION
