William Thomas Jones

William Thomas Jones started working as a stock boy at a grocery store in 1959. Since then, he's worked a variety of jobs, including butcher, computer programmer, system analyst, technical writer, marketing writer, middle manager and part-time lay preacher. He's worked in retail, manufacturing, insurance, software, and publishing. Through it all, he's worked with more than fifty bosses and with hundreds of team members. The economic crisis and his own layoff in 2008 motivated Jones to write...See more

William Thomas Jones started working as a stock boy at a grocery store in 1959. Since then, he's worked a variety of jobs, including butcher, computer programmer, system analyst, technical writer, marketing writer, middle manager and part-time lay preacher. He's worked in retail, manufacturing, insurance, software, and publishing. Through it all, he's worked with more than fifty bosses and with hundreds of team members. The economic crisis and his own layoff in 2008 motivated Jones to write Middle Management 101 . With so much being said about failed or fraudulent business practices at the time, Jones sought to give a nod to the middle managers of the world-those tireless, unsung workers just looking to be a happier, more effective team leader. See less