The Supreme Court decided to take the American Express case [an arbitration case].  Because the court took the case even though Justice Sotomayor has recused herself, it looks like the 2nd Circuit will be reversed.   I was in a motorcycle commercial when I was living in Taiwan.  And yes, they dyed my hair … Continue reading Overheard at the WIP Conference →

I’m sitting here the WIP Conference and it’s been a fabulous day so far.  I say that because there  have been some fantastic presentations, and at this point (mid-afternoon) two that have stood out were from Jen Reynolds (propaganda, persuasion, manipulation, and how we teach negotiation) and Ken Kressel (tacit knowledge of mediators).  At this point I’m not … Continue reading Greetings from the Works-in-Progress Conference →

Tomorrow I’m off to the 6th Annual Works-in-Progress Conference, which is being most capably hosted by the Moritz School of Law at Ohio State.  As you’d expect, many of the Indisputably crew will be there to participate in and report on the event.  I hope we can do some live-blogging of the presentations and post about … Continue reading See you at the Works-in-Progress Conference →

My friend and colleague Sheila Heen, co-author of the well-known book, Difficult Conversations, just wrote a wonderful column for the New York Times, entitled Sleeping with the (Political) Enemy, all about how she and her husband John Richardson (also a negotiation and conflict resolution expert) manage to communicate about their vast political differences.  I read it … Continue reading Sleeping with (or Being Related to) the Enemy →

I link here to a great post from my colleague Irene Ten Cate on how the world of arbitration needs to incorporate more women–even by asking for binders of them!   This is a timely concern duly noted in the latest Alternatives newsletter with an article by Laura A. Kaster and in an column in the … Continue reading Binders Full of Women Arbitrators →