I Never Worked a Day in My Life: An Autobiography

No one knows more about corporate boards and effective governance than Bill Haeberle! This autobiography combines Bill's wry sense of humor with sage advice garnered from fifty-seven years of experience as an entrepreneur, sixty years on the Indiana University business faculty and forty years in a multitude of board rooms. It's must reading for every executive or anyone who serves or hopes to serve on a board of directors. John Mutz, former Lt. Governor, State of IndianaPresident, Lilly Endowment, IncPresident, Public Service Indiana Currently Chairman, Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc "Bill raises questions about Indiana University, that are not often asked. His combined experience as an academic, entrepreneur, and corporate director, provide the platform for his thoughtful inquiry and commentary. He argues that cheerleading brings no value to our IU degrees. Get and keep the goals right...then-perform, perform, perform-will bring sustained IU brand equity value. "Georgette Mosbac

Dr. William L. Haeberle joined the Kelley School of Business faculty in June of 1946 while on terminal leave as an army captain. He was to become a pioneer in the field of executive education, joining the Indiana Executive Program in 1952 and serving as director from 1958 until taking Emeritus status in 1984. He founded the entrepreneurship program at the Kelley School of Business in 1958 and continues activity as an entrepreneurship teacher. Beginning in 1949 and until 1987 he concurrently was an owner/principal/partner in a wide variety of private business ventures. Since 1987 he has primarily functioned as a director/advisor to a wider variety of privately owned mid-market companies. He has participated in over 1,000 board meetings.