C. Michael Thompson is management consultant, attorney, writer and executive coach. Prior to founding his own consulting firm, he was on the adjunct faculties of Duke Corporate Education and the Center for Creative Leadership. He is also a licensed attorney and certified legal mediator who has served as senior counsel to a Fortune 100 company and as assistant dean of a prominent business school. In addition to his two books of non-fiction, he enjoys writing historical fiction, with his award-winning screenplay "Coldwater" now under option with Maurice Davis Films. Michael and his wife, Jane, make their home in Winston-Salem and Sunset Beach, North Carolina. He can be reached by email at cmtwsnc@aol.com.