Beschreibung:
James A. Autry is an author, poet and consultant. Before taking early retirement in 1991 to pursue his present career, Autry was president of Meredith Corporation's Magazine Group, a 500 million dollar operation with more than 900 employees.
This business autobiography of a corporate executive relates the management and leadership lessons which Autry, a Fortune 500 executive, has learned on his way to the top. according to Autry, knowing what to do is only part of becoming a leader; the only part is knowing how to be
From government housing to executive suite; learning about management and leadership the hard way; bearing witness; how I learned the customers sometimes think they own your business; legends and heroes; the journey into real management; learning to be a real man in business; in which it becomes clear that business ethics often has strange definitions; death among us; the first taste of "intrapreneuring"; are we having fun yet?; being in charge of the company's top brand; perks and privileges; experiments in management; mistakes and blunders; the rocky road of president in a golden age; gifts and offerings; rules to live (and manage) by.