Mediation Blog
Technology has changed who we are!
The Harvard Program on Negotiation posted an interesting article discussing the obvious: technology has changed how we negotiate and who we are. In “Does Using Technology in Negotiation Change Our Behavior” (October 16, 2025), the [Read More]
How To Escape The Tar Pit!
In my last blog, I noted that getting into a conflict is like getting stuck in the La Brea Tar Pits-one wades into the conflict (or the asphalt of the Tar Pits) and slowly sinks [Read More]
Conflict: La Brea Tar Pits!
Recently, I wrote about the notion of a “conflict entrepreneur”: “people who exploit high conflict for their own ends.” (Ripley, Amanda, High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out, Simon &Schuster Paperbacks, [Read More]
Don’t Let the Hardball Get the Best of You!
Recenly, I came upon a blog post from the Program on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard Law School that is worth discussing. It is entitled “10 Hard Bargaining Negotiation Tactics to Watch” Out for in a [Read More]
Conflict Entrepreneur
I was watching the CBS news the other night when John Dickerson did a piece on “ What is a Conflict Entrepreneur?” https://youtu.be/fCrQRchkDWY?si=G24Lzq4Mu49tmUyR Dan Harris, in his article “How to avoid a conflict entrepreneur,” defines [Read More]
When is a mediation not a mediation?
I had a troubling mediation the other day. I knew something was amiss when I did not get any mediation briefs. Thus, I had no clue what the case was about, much less the issues. [Read More]
