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Written in simple language and replete with powerful techniques and everyday examples, this book provides practical tips that help you gain control over your mind, pull it out of the spiral of negative thinking and re-establish the natural state of peace, poise and joy.

We've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong: left unchallenged, the majority opinion is often biased, unoriginal, or false. It leads planes and markets to crash, causes juries to convict innocent people, and can quite literally make people think blue is green. In the name of comity, we embrace stupidity. We can make better decisions by embracing dissent. Dissent forces us to question the status quo, consider more information, and engage in creative decision-making.

Trouble with Staff Attitudes and Commitment? addresses the art of motivating the entire organization to pull together in the same direction. And it covers what’s needed to get your employees to perform better and increase their commitment.