Sheila Heen recently wrote a book review of Bernie Mayer’s book, “Staying with Conflict.”  The review appears in the latest edition of Negotiation Journal (abstract here), and I quote its opening paragraphs below:

I picked up Bernard Mayer’s new book last spring, and here is the bottom
line: its impact on my practice was instant. The first chapter immediately
lent insight into one of my current projects and why it had been stalled.
More than an “aha!” moment, it was a slap-the-forehead-in-dismay kind of
moment:“Now, why didn’t I see that?”
What is more, the impact has been enduring. It has changed how I
think about and talk about the work I do, and how I pitch, budget, and
manage those projects.
Immediate and enduring? That is a rare combination for those of us
who have been full-time negotiation and mediation practitioners and
thinkers for any reasonable length of time.

What breathtakingly high praise.  Bernie’s book has sat on my desk for a good while, undisturbed, despite my best intentions.  Sheila’s review will certainly cause me to find a way to elevate it on my priority list.

Meanwhile, despite her demonstrated ABILITY to say something nice, I think I’ve decided that it’s best if Sheila never writes anything about me or my work.  She and I began working together in 1992, if my memory serves me correctly.  There’s just too much opportunity for mischief on her part.

MM