Another book that provides some very timely insight is “Lessons From Prison” by Justin M. Paperny. Justin was recently released from Taft Prison Camp where he served a sentence for securities fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud. “Lessons From Prison” details the importance of strong ethical practices. It shows both ethical situations that arise in the business world and methods of dealing if faced with them. While I have not yet read the book (I am picking up my copy next week), I interviewed Justin in prison for another project and am really looking forward to reading the full story.

- Karen Chodzicki

I hear he’s a great public speaker though I’ve never heard him speak.

– Tenacious T.

Hilmer was MD of McKinsey in Australia in the 1980s and is best known as the author of “The Hilmer Report”, the key text supplying the rationale behind the Australian government’s market de-regulation initiatives of the 1990s.

In what was regarded as a left-field appointment he was appointed CEO of Fairfax, the publisher of most of Australia’s “quality” newspapers, which was in disarray at the time. The book is his memoir of that role (in which he was more-or-less successful) and is a fascinating read for anyone who has spent time on both sides of the consultant/industry divide.