I am delighted to link to Bob Bordone’s analysis of a viral exchange earlier this month between USTR Ambassador Katherine Tai and U.S. Congressman Greg Murphy (R-NC).   Short take:  Murphy calls Tai “too nice” to be an effective negotiator, highlighting outdated and incorrect gender and racial tropes.  Moreover, the Congressman is both wrong on the facts … Continue reading Ambassador Katherine Tai–and the (Sexist Racist) Assumptions About Negotiation Skills →

Hi everyone.  Join me on zoom as we celebrate Women’s History Month in the BIGGEST way!  Super excited for my fireside chat with the incredible Gloria Steinem!  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-advocate-for-peace-award-ceremony-gloria-steinem-invite-tickets-525289784887  

Let’s start with the obvious–it pains me to realize that negotiation can’t fix everything.  As someone who loves to teach negotiation–and has long believed in the power of positive asking–I also need to recognize when individual action will not–and cannot–fix the ingrained biases and structural sexism that exists in the workplace.  A slew of recent … Continue reading Negotiation Will Not Fix Sexism →

Many of us have used the teaching tool of having our students write their own recipes for negotiation success.  (link to original article here and to earlier blog post here) I so enjoyed these last week for my students that I wanted to share (and encourage everyone to do this–students really enjoyed and I think … Continue reading Negotiation Recipes for Your Students →

I’ve been asked by Sharon Jacobs to post the following announcement by Colorado who tells me they are especially interested in those teaching ADR/negotiation/mediation: Hiring Announcement: University of Colorado Law School The University of Colorado Law School invites applications from entry-level and lateral candidates for one or more full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty positions to … Continue reading Colorado Hiring in ADR →

From FOI Lela Love–and let me just say I’m delighted that Lela is not really going anywhere soon! Dear Dispute Resolution Community and Friends, Below is an amazing opportunity to lead one of truly outstanding dispute resolution programs .  I will be staying aboard for a period to help with the transition and to continue … Continue reading Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution at Cardozo is Hiring →

As you likely saw, many of us on the blog participated and hosted a wonderful series this spring to bring new voices in dispute resolution to the forefront while building community.  I asked the organizer, Quinnipiac professor Charlie Pillsbury, to report back on the series so that we all have this in one place as … Continue reading WIP Consortium “Discovering New Voices” Wrap Up →

Hi everyone!  It was great to “see” so many of you last week at the ABA virtual conference and congrats again to Dwight for his well-deserved honor 🙂 If you are looking for one more opportunity to get together as a community, here you go!  And this is a particularly good way to support the continued … Continue reading DR WIP Consortium Series–Discovering New Voices in DR–Friday April 30 →

I am delighted to announce Russell’s new book to all.  The Five Tool Negotiator: The Complete Guide to Bargaining Success officially ships as of yesterday and I am looking forward to getting my hands on this in print!  Having seen this grow from a kernel of an idea to now having a full book is … Continue reading The Five Tool Negotiator–Russell Korobkin’s New Book →

Delighted to announce that Marquette will be virtually hosting the last of our spring series where we get to hear and learn from some phenomenal new scholars in our field.  It has been a great way to build our community so I invite you to join us for the final session of the season over … Continue reading DR WIP Consortium–Discovering New Voices in Dispute Resolution–Friday April 30 →