Hostage Negotiator Reveals How Top 1% Leaders Communicate

About this episode

This episode explores how lessons from hostage negotiation can enhance leadership and communication skills.

What if the most powerful leadership skill… wasn’t speaking more, but asking better questions? In this fascinating conversation, I sit down with renowned psychologist, leadership professor at IMD, and former hostage negotiator Dr. George Kohlrieser to explore what the world of hostage negotiation can teach us about leadership, trust, communication, and change. From negotiating with armed hostage takers to coaching top executives at IMD, George has spent decades studying what truly moves peopl...

People in this episode

Host: Shannon Jenkins

Guest: Dr. George Kohlrieser

Topics covered

• leadership
• communication
• trust
• hostage negotiation
• change
• psychology

Keywords

• leadership skills
• hostage negotiation
• communication
• trust
• psychology
• executive coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IMD

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