Mediation Blog
Negotiating Rationally
A friend of mine is in a business partnership. I will call her "Jane". Over the past few months, Jane has continuously expressed to me her frustration and dissatisfaction with her partners, as it seems [Read More]
The Winner’s Curse
Suppose you have a jar of coins and ask several friends to bid on the jar. The highest bid will be deemed the winner. According to Richard H. Thaler ( "Anomalies: The Winner's Curse published [Read More]
Are Women Less Selfish?
The February 26, 2013 blog post of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School looked at what role gender plays in the "dictator game". In "The Dictator Game: Justifying Selfishness In Negotiation", the author [Read More]
Difficult Conversations
A few weeks ago, I conducted a "lemon law" mediation. Over the past few months, most of these have been conducted by using separate sessions only; counsel have not wanted to participate in joint sessions. [Read More]
The Ultimate Negotiation
My mother passed away on February 24, 2013. It was expected yet unexpected; sudden yet not so sudden. She was 97 and å_ years old. A week before, she was thriving and everything was fine [Read More]
Less E-Mail, More Talk
I have never been a big fan or, in truth, much of a fan, of e-mail. I prefer to pick up the telephone and have a real, live actual conversation. Why? To get to know [Read More]
