Looking Around for God: The Oddly Reverent Observations of an Unconventional Christian
James A. Autry (Nights Under a Tin Roof,Confessions of an Accidental Businessman), the son and grandson of Mississippi Baptist ministers, is a former Fortune 500 executive, author, and poet whose work has had significant influence on leadership thinking. His bookLove and Profit: The Art of Caring Leadershipwon the prestigious Johnson, Smith & Knisely Award as the book that had the most impact on executive thinking in 1992. Autry lives in Des Moines, Iowa, with his wife, Sally Pederson, the just-retired lieutenant governor of Iowa, and their 22-year-old son.