How many times and for how long do you think a Broadway actor prepares for his first performance, or even for subsequent performances?
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The Timing Is Never Right, So Start Now – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark while he discusses why “the timing is never right” simply means that you should get started now. After all, the timing will never be right.
Don’t Step in Unintended Consequences – Success in Motion
Sit back while Mark discusses the fact that you need to be careful that you aren’t creating problems with a current deal by entering into what appears to be a benign amendment or even a simple deal with a third party.
Being Liked Is Not the Goal of Negotiation – Medical Group Minute
The goal of negotiation isn’t to be liked by your negotiating opposite.
Why You Must Prepare for Negotiations Like Babe Ruth
How many times and for how long do you think a Broadway actor prepares for his first performance, or even for subsequent performances? How many months are they in rehearsal? Actors and athletes, certainly professional athletes, use a similar practice-to-performance model. For example, in baseball, there’s spring training, but there’s also practice, practice, and more…
Learn About Negotiation From a Not So Dead Opossum – Podcast
Listen as Mark tells how an opossum fooled his dog Larry, and its immediately actionable lesson about negotiation.
Cooking Time = Negotiating Time
Each negotiation has its own timing, not one set by a standard recipe or by a clock on the wall or on the calendar, but one that can be, and should be, set by you.
Washington State Takes Antitrust Aim at Aggressive Health System Competition
The unfettered growth of hosptial-centric medicine, usually touted as bringing “better care,” “enhanced safety,” and “more efficiency,” often brings less caring care, hospital acquired infections, and . . . control over the market with its “efficient” byproduct, higher prices. The growth of hospital systems can be seen as a reaction to the fact that procedures…
Learn About Negotiation From a Not So Dead Opossum
By playing dead, the opossum gave Larry a win. But, and here’s the key, it was a win that cost the opossum nothing.
A Different Way to Think About Your Goals – Success in Motion
Ride along with Mark as he talks about a “backwards” thinking method that helps you get your business forward, fast.




