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I heard the author speak on CSPAN recently. I am quite impressed and look forward to reading the book.
Not only is this an excellent documentation of the rebirth of the city I call home, but it is also a fantastic guide to being a great leader. Mayor Baker breaks down the history of the city, his positive experiences, and his biggest challenges revealing techniques for successful business: communication, marketing, problem analysis, creative solutions, and funding, among others. I highly recommend this to anyone in business, and it is a must read for anyone who has spent time in Florida's greates...
This book should be required reading for every mayor, city council member, business owner, and citizen who wants to see the eduational system improved in their city at NO cost to taxpayers and who wants to see their city attract good business, become safer, and reduce crime. Anyone can learn outstanding leadership techniques by reading this book, and I believe Mayor Rick Baker's methods could inspire city and business leaders throughout the world to help their constituents create strong cities a...
I love me some bullet points, and this book is full of them! Mayor Rick Baker clearly and concisely presents his plans for running the city of St. Petersburg, FL in chapters broken into glorious bullet points. What did he do to improve the police department? Raise salaries and benefits to be competitive with nearby cities, allow suitable military or police experience to replace an expected college degree, and create a task force that monitored about 40 or so members of a gang that were breaking
This book didn't blow me away in terms of the author's thoughts on cities, but it did make me think "this guy gets it" when it comes to how cities function. It was encouraging to read a book by a conservative politician that talked about things like walkability and urban development.
This was an interesting book about the previous Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. It had some interesting ideas that can be implemented on our local level. This is certainly not a "read" for everyone, but for my friends in elected or governmental positions, you may find it worth the time.
