have you ever been maligned, misunderstood, downsized,reengineered, reorganized, or even misled? even in the best organizations, you face brutal competition, non-stop pressure, and relentless change. 　　 ignited reveals the gathedng forces that will offer you unprecedented opportunities to reshape your career and organization. it outlines clear, realistic steps for leveraging your networks and resources to transform your vision into reality, and accomplish powerful goals only you can achieve. 　　 this is notanother diatribe on leadership or grand vision written by those already at the top: the jack welches or rudy giulianis who can simply dictate their visions to the organization. ignited is for those leading from the middle: managers who need real tools to make a real difference.ff you're ready to take back your business, your career, and your life, ignited is for you. 　　作者简介： 　　vince thompson, principal at middleshift consulting, works with internet companies to design world-class online marketing solutions and build sales organizations. his clients include napster, starstyle.com, and break.com. 　　 thompson has spent 15 years as a middle manager leading teams in challenging industries and hotbeds for learning: first in restaurants, then in television, and now in the internet business. he spent seven years as regional vice president of sales for america online. there, he designed aol’s sales training organization, managed teams in san francisco, los angeles, chicago, and dulles, va; and served as regional vice president of aol’s southwestern region, where his teams led aol's west coast entertainment and auto relationships. 　　 he is a featured online expert in the quantum training series, has spoken widely on online advertising, and has contributed to the iowa press textbook media selling. 　　 thompson holds an undergraduate degree in communications from the university of southern california’s annenberg school of communications, and an mba from pepperdine university. he lives in los angeles, california with his wife and two daughters.