Mike Vance

Testimonials

"We couldn't have accomplished what we did at Apple without Mike Vance." -- A.C. (Mike) Markkula, Chairman, Apple Computer "Through Diane's and Mike's help, we developed a training program that allowed one of our companies to become a leader." -- Tom Guest, Manager of Market Development, Johnson & Johnson "My career can be neatly divided between the time before I used Vance's ideas to help me 'think out of the box' -- when not much happened -- and the time after I began to put his ideas to work -- when everything I ever wanted to achieve came true." -- Morely Winograd, Western Region Sales Vice President, AT&T Small Business Markets "In over 10 years of working with Mike Vance and Diane Deacon, I have consistently found their concepts drive action." -- Jon Lee, Director, Corporate Medical Services, Owens Corning Fiberglas "Mike Vance is the only individual I've ever encountered who I can listen to all day long, time after time, and always learn something new." -- Margaret Cushman, President and CEO, VNA Healthcare "Think Out of the Box points the way to self actualization and success." -- Val J. Halamandaris, President, National Association for HomeCare, and Publisher, Caring Publishing "Mike and Diane have opened new doors for me to the creative adventure of 'thinking out of the box." -- James Newton, Author, Uncommon Friends "Working with Mike and Diane's techniques was like being nearsighted and going to an optometrist for the first time. I acquired a new vision and tools that allowed me to see so much further than ever before." -- George Fink, Former President and CEO, Remco America "Mike, you're one of the most creative guys I've met in a long time." -- Walt Disney "Participation in Mike and Diane's workshops and planning sessions have fundamentally changed my approach to problem-solving, planning and the thinking process for idea generation at work and at home. This book is packed with ideas, examples, humor and feelings and is one of the best works I've read for stimulating and reviving creativity." -- David F. Abdo, Director of Manufacturing, Motorola "Applying these unique thinking tools and methods helped us achieve exponential breakthroughs, exceeding our goals of improved quality with reduced expenditures. Most importantly, they taught everyone involved that we can accomplish the unlikely." -- Ken Dobler, Director, New Business Development, Johnson & Johnson "There are few people in this world who have had more impact on my thinking, personal approach and direction than Mike Vance. His ability to demonstrate how one can create a first-rate team and work in harmony with maximum imagination and ingenuity is truly remarkable. His lessons are meaningful, exciting and personally challenging. Developing these principles within any organization leads one down the pathway of maximum success." -- Norman Brinker, Chairman of the Board, Brinker International "We're using Mike on a regular basis. He stimulates and inspires some of our most demanding and creative people in a way that no one else has been able to do." -- Eric Salama, Group Director of Strategy, WPP Group "For more than eight years I have actively promoted and used these tools and techniques as a resource for developing and executing drug development plans with better team participation, more completely understood objectives, more realistic plans and higher quality decisions. They have made an important difference in the way people interact on our development projects." -- Tom Yonker, Manager, Project Management, ALZA Corporation "Mike Vance and Diane Deacon show you the way to enhanced individual and group creativity with immediate results. They have changed the way I see the world." -- Jim Miller, Director of Entertainment, Sea World of California "In these rapidly changing times, it is not enough to 'get outside the box.' Mike Vance and Diane Deacon help you live outside the box." -- Michael W. Riley, Managing Director, Bank Marketing Association "Working with Diane and Mike revitalizes organizations to think in new terms, challenge old paradigms and truly break out of the box." -- Susan B. Couture, Vice President, Client Communications and Counseling, Johnson & Johnson Direct Access Diagnostics