The Organizational Champion

About the book
A new style of leader is emerging from the world’s most successful organizations. These dynamic men and women are driven by possibilities and absolutely committed to mutual values. Excited, creative, and alert, they are the new change makers.

Imagine: an army of these outstanding leaders running your organization.

The Organizational Champion is a priceless tool for enacting positive change through the use of an innovative new leadership model. Mike Thompson created the Organizational Champion philosophy to help such clients as P&G, Wal-Mart, Dillard’s, Tyson, and J.B. Hunt enact positive change in its respective industry. Thompson now puts his proven leadership method to paper for the first time. The Organizational Champion will help you develop the personal foundations of solid, innovative leadership—from cognizance and self-awareness to trustworthiness and the ability to inspire. Grounding your leadership in these firm principles will fully prepare you to face the unprecedented challenges of today’s business landscape. As an organizational champion, you will:

• Build Global Brand Trust
• Establish an Industry Edge
• Execute Transformational Change
• Inspire High-Performance Teams
• Drive Organizational Growth and Value

The result of hundreds of interviews with CEOs and executives, thousands of surveys, and untold hours of painstaking research, Thompson’s leadership method will steer your organization well into the twenty-first century, where profits and growth await.

Praise for the book

“ Two years ago, our emerging leaders program was redesigned. Now based on The Organizational Champion philosophy and executed in partnership with Mike's company SVI, it has been a very successful program for developing our high potential talent. In fact, our emerging leaders program is named LINC for Leaders into Champions. Tyson is in full support of Mike Thompson, SVI and the philosophy of Organizational Champions. We foresee Tyson engaging this development process for many years to come. ”
- Ken Kimbro, Senior VP of HR, Tyson

“ The focus of leadership in the past 2-3 decades is no longer sufficient to deliver sustained growth in today’s high performance organizations. Mike Thompson’s The Organizational Champion provides a provocative, revolutionary approach to organizational excellence that gives leaders the roadmap, and the right, to inspire champions to lead the personal and economic growth in the next 2-3 decades. Procter & Gamble’s Customer Business Development organization is embracing the challenge to inspire champions in our most successful Senior Account Executives to deliver breakthrough and sustained organizational and economic growth. ”
- Steve Blair, Director, Procter & Gamble

“ Mike Thompson helps leaders escape mediocrity and become organizational champions by helping them become more intentional about living a more exciting and successful life. ”
- Mark Greenway, VP of Human Resources, JB Hunt

“ People have contacted me all weekend to let me know how much they appreciated my investment in the Organizational Champions program. Your program has made us a better company, but more importantly made us better members of the human race for all those that we influence. ”
- Ken Barnett, CEO, MARS

About the author
Mike Thompson is the CEO of SVI, a leading organizational development company whose mission is to create irresistible companies and extraordinary people. Mike is one of the most forward thinkers in leadership and he coaches current and next generation CEO’s at many of the world’s largest companies.

Mike holds a master degree in leadership and ethics from John Brown University, serves on the executive board for The Center for Retailing Excellence, and has received numerous recognitions including the Business of the Year award and the 40 under 40 awards in his home state.

Prior to founding SVI, Mike was the founder and president of ThompsonMurray, the leader in in-store marketing. Mike also served six years in the Air Force and Air National Guard as a life support technician instructing in land and water survival and tactical evasion.