Dinner and a Deal

  By Terri Morrison© Copyright 2014, All Rights Reserved In the Harvard Business Review article “Should You Eat While You Negotiate?” Lakshmi Balachandra described an experiment she conducted with MBAs to ascertain whether negotiating a deal over a meal would increase the value of the theoretical agreement (vs. discussing it without food). Her tests showed […]

Feeling Lucky? Global Gambling

888888   Feeling Lucky?  888888 By Terri Morrison© Copyright 2023, All Rights Reserved High Stakes & Superstitions Dr. Desmond Lam is a whale. Not because of his girth, but because of his worth to casinos. Casinos love Professor Lam because he’s a high roller, and an industry expert. He teaches, writes about gaming, and understands why […]

Dining Etiquette – Sushi and Soy Sauce

Questions on Global Dining Etiquette: Excerpted from a quiz in  Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands: Sales and Marketing Soy Sauce – 5,000 years and counting! Soy sauce is made from the soy bean, which is one of China’s five sacred grains. These have been quoted as: rice, wheat, barley, millet and soy beans. Experienced cooks […]