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Tony Alessandra, Ph.D., has a street-wise, college-smart perspective on business, having fought his way out of NYC to realize success as a graduate professor of marketing, entrepreneur, business author, and keynote speaker. With a BBA, MBA, and Ph.D. in marketing, a diverse history in sales, and as an entrepreneur and founder of two current technology businesses, MentorU and Online Assessments, Tony brings a broad foundation of experience to every program he delivers.

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.

What can make the difference in your life today? How can two people with the same skills and abilities, in the same situation, end up with two totally different outcomes? Leadership expert John C. Maxwell says the difference maker is attitude. For those who have ever wondered what may be...