As we proceed to recall elections for numerous state senators and now robo-calls from the Koch-funded group “Americans for Prosperity”, life continues to be interesting. Definitely warming up the winter! I was interviewed last week by our local news on a clip seen here and, while I wish I was given more than 20 minutes to … Continue reading More from Wisconsin
I don’t have anything new to say about what’s going on this week in Wisconsin–manuevers continue, it’s all very interesting. But Jon Stewart last night was hilarious so I am linking to his take on Wisconsin in which he points out that not only is Governor Walker trying to take away benefits but then prevent … Continue reading Crisis in Dairyland–Or Why We are Not Tunisia
Or so the New York Times refers to my lovely state of Wisconsin…(You can read more about what’s going on here.) Wow! The images of protests taking over the state capital are gripping (and a particularly riveting way for our schoolchildren to learn about labor rights as their teachers march either in Madison or in … Continue reading The Tunisia of Collective Bargaining Rights?
Russell Korobkin and I have been batting around ideas for how to teach multiparty negotiations–both new cases and particularly pedagogical ideas–and we are looking for some additional input and advice. So this is a call to those of you who have ideas, have taught multiparty negotiations as part of your class or separately, and are willing … Continue reading Teaching Multiparty Negotiations
I wish I could take credit for that title, but that lovely phrase above is the title of a new book by Victoria Pynchon with the full title of A is for Asshole: The Grownup’s ABCs of Conflict Resolution . The rest of the book is just as funny as the title with witty chapters … Continue reading A is for Asshole, no seriously
On Veteran’s Day last week, the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court wrote an Op-Ed in the New York Times suggesting that a special court for veterans, modeled on drug courts, should be adoped across the country. It sounds like a wonderful and compassionate idea. Justice Castile, himself a veteran, described the program started … Continue reading Veterans Court
On occasion, my brother-in-law and I get to thinking about the same topic. His venue–a weekly sermon often linked to the Torah portion–and my venue as the classroom and this blog. I had much fun talking with him last week as he wrote his sermon “Can You Grow From a No?” and I am delighted … Continue reading Can You Grow From a “No”?
This month’s Harvard Magazine profiles social psychologist Ann Cuddy, who teaches at Harvard Business School, and writes about two critical values in how people perceive and categorize others–warmth and competence. Sound familiar? As the article notes, “Warmth–does this person feel warm or cold to me?–is the first and most important interpersonal perception. It no doubt has roots in … Continue reading The Psyche on Automatic
In the upcoming show, Fairly Legal, a young lawyer leaves the practice of law and, as the promo says, “thanks to her innate understanding of human nature, thorough legal knowledge, and wry sense of humor, Kate is a natural when it comes to dispute resolution.” I definitely like that dispute resolution experts are recognized as both … Continue reading Mediation TV–“Fairly Legal”
Last week, the Washington Post had an article on its blog with this title reviewing the depressing research that women “don’t ask” at the same rate as men and exploring why this might be so. After all, as the author notes, women are negotiating every day at home–why do we choose not to do this … Continue reading Why do women hate negotiating? (and why I hate writing this….again)
