Vince Thompson - Find (and Keep) Top Talent for Your Business

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Vince Thompson
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Managers! Light Up Your Company and Career

for More Power, More Purpose, and More Success

Vince Thompson

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2007 by Vince Thompson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Thompson, Vincent S., 1963
Ignited : managers, light up your company and career for more power, more
purpose, and more success / Vincent S. Thompson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-13-149248-9 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Industrial management. I. Title.
HD31.T523 2007
658.409--dc22 2006019566

To Jackie, the love ofmy life, who makes it all seem possible.

"Managers of the world, rejoice. There is finally a book for you. Vinces book contains some of the best advice youll ever get on getting the best out of people and enduring the constant stress that comes with managing human beings. Simple, easy to use, and inspiring. If you manage people, buy one. If you manage managers, buy a box. In a world of leadership books that may or may not apply to your situationthis book will hit you in the bulls-eye."

Tim Sanders, author of Love Is the Killer App:How To Win Business and Influence Friends and former Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo!

" Ignited is a groundbreaking leadership book that if followed will unleash any organizations most underutilized resourceMiddle Managers. Too long neglected and too often abused, Vince Thompson lays out how to maximize these managers untapped potential, and it is HUGE! If you need results and need an energized management team, Ignited is the only book you need to read."

Chester Elton, co-author of the New York Times best-selling Invisible Employee

"Leading from the middle has always been a tough job. In todays rapidly changing environment, its even harder. With Ignited , Thompson takes managers right to the heart of their roles and shows them how they are uniquely positioned to energize their companies. Ignited promises more power, more purpose, and more success and really delivers."

Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., Dean, The Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University

"What will make your career hotor notis whether you can inspire a burning desire for change and growth in the people around you. Vince Thompson shows how to do this to get the success you deserve."

Keith Ferrazzi, best-selling author of Never Eat Alone, CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight

"Thompsons the real deal and his book on management stands out like none other. Im recommending it to my team and encourage you to take his purpose-filled advice and truly be Ignited!"

Alan Cohen, CMO TV Guide

"Anyone trying to navigate the treacherous shoals of todays middle management dilemma without this book does so at his or her own peril. Vince Thompson spells out in delicious detail how to stand apart from the crowd and actually get things done"

Granville Toogood, executive coach and author of The Articulate ExecutiveLearn to Look, Act and Sound like a Leader

" Ignited is just superb. Rich with terrific insights into the managers dilemmas, this book delivers on the promise for managers to become "Ignited", energized and passionate in their work. One of the experiences and recommendations so resonated with the current situation my friend is in that I pointed it out to him and now hes reading the book as well! Im certain Ill be recommending this book for years to come."

Jan Sola, Ph.D., Associate Director, Executive Development Center, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University

"If you want to get to the top, youve got to make meaningful contributions. With Ignited , Thompson provides a framework for purposeful and powerful action."