James A. Autry, a nationally recognized author, poet, consultant, and successful Fortune 500 executive whose work has had a significant influence on leadership thinking. Autry is the author of four books: Life and Work: A Managers Search for Meaning; Love & Profit: The Art of Caring Leadership; Nights Under a Tin Roof... Recollections of a Southern Boyhood and Life After Mississippi. Autry received considerable national attention when he was one of the poets featured on Bill Moyers' special series, The Power of the Word, on PBS. During his presentations, Autry consistently inspires audiences with his humor, honesty, and passions of life.