Background
Autry, James Arthur was born on March 8, 1933 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Ewart Arthur Autry and Ruth Edna (Eubanks) Autry McKinstry.
(In business, it is no longer necessary to sacrifice integ...)
In business, it is no longer necessary to sacrifice integrity and peace of mind in favor of profits. Successful Fortune 500 executive James A. Autry effectively explodes the myth that "nice guys finish last" in what is perhaps the most practical, honest and humane management book ever written -- an indispensable handbook that explores every aspect of the fine art of creative and caring leadership.A unique primer for business in the '90s, Love and Profit offers clear, direct and compassionate guidance, dealing situation by situation with the most difficult decisions every manager must inevitably face -- from motivating high achievers to letting nonproductive employees go. A rare and innovative work, it will enable you to manage brilliantly and profitably during the day ... and sleep well at night.
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(Subtitled: Recollections of a Southern Boyhood; first-pub...)
Subtitled: Recollections of a Southern Boyhood; first-published poems by James A. Autry explore his "nights under a tin roof" as he grew up in rural Mississippi, the son of a Baptist circuit minister; illustrated with b & w photos of country life taken by WPA photographers.
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( In business, it is no longer necessary to sacrifice int...)
In business, it is no longer necessary to sacrifice integrity and peace of mind in favor of profits. Successful Fortune 500 executive James A. Autry effectively explodes the myth that "nice guys finish last" in what is perhaps the most practical, honest and humane management book ever written -- an indispensable handbook that explores every aspect of the fine art of creative and caring leadership.A unique primer for business in the '90s, Love and Profit offers clear, direct and compassionate guidance, dealing situation by situation with the most difficult decisions every manager must inevitably face -- from motivating high achievers to letting nonproductive employees go. A rare and innovative work, it will enable you to manage brilliantly and profitably during the day ... and sleep well at night.
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(From dust jacket notes: "The distinctive southern voice o...)
From dust jacket notes: "The distinctive southern voice of James A. Autry continues in his second book of verse, Life After Mississippi. As the title indicates, Autry takes us on a personal voyage beyond his Mississippi roots to the corporate world where he currently is president of magazine publishing at The Meredith Corporation. Autry faithfully records the voices he hears, both past and present, amid the joy and pain of living. He is, as Willie Morris writes in his Introduction, 'an observer whose task it is to remind us of those small but important details that add up to a significant understanding.' Throughout Autry's work there is a simple faith in mankind, in the best that people can be. Life After Mississippi makes us stop and listen to a country preacher saving souls, an Air Force ground control operator trying to save a pilot's life, a father trying to understand his son, a young man grappling with the social prejudices of his native land. Yet Autry also knows the deep silences of the wind in the pines, of hot, quiet days in the Mississippi hill country, the sound of one's own breathing. Life After Mississippi is illustrated with photographs taken by another talented member of the Autry family, the author's stepmother, Lola Mae Autry. Her photos also faithfully record a time and place -- rural Mississippi during the 1940s and '50s -- that reflect the truth of Autry's poetry: the plain life of farmers, a close community of neighbors and kin, a tenacious spiritual strength that comes from religious faith, love of the land and its creatures, and an enduring respect for one's fellowman...."
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(In an age of hostile business takeovers, the Meredith Cor...)
In an age of hostile business takeovers, the Meredith Corporation's Jim Autryoffers a kinder and gentler approach. Refreshingly, Autry reaffirms the valueof honesty, courage, and trust in the workplace.
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Autry, James Arthur was born on March 8, 1933 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Ewart Arthur Autry and Ruth Edna (Eubanks) Autry McKinstry.
Bachelor in Journalism, University Mississippi-Oxford, 1955. Doctor of Letters (honorary), William Jewell College, 1991.
Managing editor, Better Homes & Gardens Magazine, Des Moines, 1962-1967; editor-in-chief, Better Homes & Gardens Magazine, Des Moines, 1970-1980; editor, public, New Orleans Magazine, 1967-1968; editorial director, Special Interest Publs., Des Moines, 1968-1970; vice president, editor in chief, Meredith Corporation, Des Moines, 1976-1980; senior vice president, general manager magazine public, Meredith Corporation, Des Moines, 1980-1986; president magazine public group, Meredith Corporation, Des Moines, since 1986. National chairman professional advisory board School Journalism, U. Mississippi.
(In an age of hostile business takeovers, the Meredith Cor...)
(In business, it is no longer necessary to sacrifice integ...)
( In business, it is no longer necessary to sacrifice int...)
(Subtitled: Recollections of a Southern Boyhood; first-pub...)
(From dust jacket notes: "The distinctive southern voice o...)
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National board directors Epilepsy Foundation American, Washington, since 1973, president, 1977-1979, senior vice president. Member of national advising committee White House Conference on Families, 1978-1980. Chairman professional advisory board College Home Economics, Iowa State University, 1979-1982.
President Des Moines Symphony Association, 1980. Chairman of the Board People for the American Way, 1991. Served to First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1955-1959.
Member American Society Magazine Editors.
Married Jacquelyn Louise Reynolds, July 23, 1954 (divorced 1970). Children— James A. Junior, Richard R. Married Sally Joanne Pederson, February 6, 1982.
1 child, Ronald Douglas Pederson.