Ken Marlin, Author, The Marine Corps Way to Win on Wall Street: 11 Key Principles from Battlefield to Boardroom

In the early 1970s, I attended what the Marine Corps calls “The Basic School” or “TBS”.  That’s where newly minted Marine Corps officers learn how to lead men in ground combat.  I learned a lot at TBS as well as over the next decade that I served on active duty: war fighting leadership; field skills and more.  But TBS is also where I learned about one of the most important elements of successful negotiating.  It is a lesson that has never left me.