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Book Details Title: A Nose for Trouble: Sotheby’s, Lehman Brothers, and My Life of Redefining Adversity Author: Michael Ainslie Number of pages: Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group (January 7, 2020) Language: English ISBN: 1626346712 Rating: 4,6     3 reviews

Book Description Review “Anyone who knows Michael Ainslie as I do is better for the experience. Anyone who reads Michael’s fascinating story will be better for the experience as well. A Nose for Trouble is a smart testament to a life well-lived.” –James Patterson, best-selling author”Michael Ainslie has led many different lives all well-lived. He has been an entrepreneur, a CEO, a board member, a consultant, and a mentor to countless people. These roles have involved him with both commercial enterprises and with not-for-profit organizations. He has led this fast-paced life hardly pausing for breath between assignments. The reader will share Michael s exciting career and marvel at how much he has accomplished.” –Ron Daniel, Managing Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Company”A Nose for Trouble turns out to be the story of a fascinating life s adventures from high-stakes bank collapse to mentoring young women and men. His life s chapters are captivating. A most enjoyable read.” –Peter Georgescu, Chairman Emeritus, Young & Rubicam Read more About the Author Michael Ainslie is the former president and CEO of Sotheby’s, the former president and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Prevention, and a former director of Lehman Brothers. He was also the founding chairman of the Posse Foundation, serving in that role for 13 years and continuing today as an active board member and mentor to scores of Posse scholars and alums. Posse has sent over 9,200 young urban leaders in 10-person cohorts (posses) to elite universities on full-tuition leadership scholarships. 90% of Posse scholars graduate, and they are taking on leadership roles in the workplace. Read more Customers Review: Ainslie’s life to date has been remarkable not only in the sheer diversity of industries he’s excelled in, but also in the extreme nature of the professional challenges he has faced. A must-read for anyone who seeks to confront rather than run from challenges, and to grow in the process. The Lehman and Sotheby’s accounts are particularly interesting and, in many ways, shocking. The book also serves as a great introduction to the Posse Foundation, which grants scholarships to deserving youth with a laudable focus on leadership potential rather than test scores. Michael Ainslie has certainly led an interesting life, both in the financial and business industry, as well as simply being in interesting situations.  He experienced the 2008 bankruptcy of the Lehman Brothers, as well as other financial scandals.  In addition, in his personal life he was in Vietnam, had medical scares, led a foundation for kids, and so on. This book is a memoir, first and foremost.  Thus, you are going to get a wide amount of information of Ainslie’s life and how he has overcome many different obstacles.  Beyond that, however, this is a book about what leadership really means.  It’s simply not enough for one to command others, but being a leader means taking hits, understanding why setbacks happen, and then doing better next time.This is an interesting book.  As mentioned, it is more memoir than insight into the financial industry itself, but there is sufficient enough information on that to keep you engaged. A Nose for Trouble is a compelling memoir on the rewards garnered and challenges encountered in building and living an interesting life. As a soon-to-be college grad, I found this book inspiring as it highlighted how various traits and challenges Michael Ainslie encountered carried him to and through a non-traditional career—and life—path. I would definitely recommend this read to anyone looking to change trajectories, understand leadership better, or simply feel inspired to take a risk.