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Confessions of an Accidental Businessman bears no resemblance to the usual autobiographies by business heroes. In this 'warts and all' portrait of his life in business, bestselling author James Autry blends candid and engaging autobiography with practical and realistic lessons in management and leadership. More than a memoir, it is a teaching tale for managers who seek the wisdom to become leaders, for those who seek to integrate their values in the creation of innovative, productive, and profitable organizations. Reflecting on his thirty-two years in business, Autry chronicles his rise up the ladder - from his impoverished beginnings in a federal housing project to his successful stint in a Fortune 500 executive suite, from newspaper boy to head of a magazine empire. He shares the blunders, triumphs, dilemmas, fears, moral conflicts, and friendships that shaped and instructed him along the way. Through real-life stories told with penetrating honesty, Autry shares a lifetime of hard-earned wisdom about the art of business leadership, as well as the art of living a balanced life. Confessions was one of the five finalists in the 1996 Financial Times/Booze, Allen & Hamilton Global Business Book Award. In October of 1996 Confessions received a lengthy and quite favorable review in USA TODAY's Money bookshelf. |
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