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George Kohlrieser

Organizational, Clinical & Police Psychologist; Former Hostage Negotiator

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George Kohlrieser Biography

George Kohlrieser is an organizational and clinical psychologist. He is Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour at IMD and consultant to several global companies including Accenture, Amer Sports, Borealis, Cisco, Coca-Cola, HP, Hitachi, IBM, IFC, Google, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Maersk, Morgan Stanley, Motorola, NASA, Navis, Nestlé, Nokia, Pictet, Rio Tinto, Roche, Santander, Swarovski, Sara Lee, Tetra Pak, Toyota, and UBS.  He is a regular speaker at management and professional conferences around the world including the World Business Forum, the World Economic Forum, and the United Nations.

His research, teaching, and consulting activities are focused on high performance leadership, high performance teamwork, conflict management, change management, dialogue and negotiation, coaching, stress management, work-life balance, and personal and professional development. He is also a Police Psychologist and Hostage Negotiator focusing on aggression management and hostage negotiations. He has worked in over 100 countries spanning five continents.

Professor Kohlrieser is Director of the High Performance Leadership (HPL) Program, an intense six day IMD program for experienced senior leaders and the Advanced High Performance Leadership (AHPL) for former HPL participants. He completed his doctorate at Ohio State University where he wrote his dissertation on cardiovascular recovery of law enforcement leaders following high-stress situations. His research has made significant contributions to understanding the role self-mastery and social dialogue has in helping leaders sustain high performance through lifelong learning.

Professor Kohlrieser is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, adjunct faculty member of Union Graduate School, Antioch, Ohio, adjunct faculty member of Fielding Institute San Francisco, California, adjunct faculty member of Zagreb University, Croatia. He is past president of the International Transactional Analysis Association, a former advisory board member of the NeuroLeadership Institute, and is a member of the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF). Professor Kohlrieser is a notable media commentator on issues related to leadership, conflict, aggression management, and hostage negotiation, and had his own highly acclaimed radio call-in talk show in the US for over 10 years. He has consulted for the BBC, CNN, ABC, and CBS and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, the Financial Times, Forbes and other leading newspapers and magazines.

He has been a speaker at TEDx talks in both New York and Lausanne. He is the author of the internationally bestselling book, "Hostage at The Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, and Raise Performance," which received the "Best Business Book Award 2007" from DCF (French Association of Business Leaders) and "Best Management Book 2008" in Germany by Managementbuch.de. His second book, "Care to Dare: Unleashing Astonishing Potential Through Secure Base Leadership," has been nominated one of the Best Business Books of 2013 by Soundview.

He has won numerous personal and program awards. The Learning Leadership program he leads as part of IMD’s Global Leadership in the Cloud curriculum was awarded a Gold Medal for being the best advance in unique learning technology by Brandon Hall consulting, a leading learning and development research firm (2015). He received the CEEMAN Global Champion Award for Excellence in Teaching (2013), the prestigious BrandLaureate International Brand Personality Award for his contribution in the field of high-performance communication from the Asia Pacific Brand Foundation (2010), and the global ecch Renewable and sustainable energy, technology and development Hot Topic Case Award (2011).

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/04/2024.

George Kohlrieser Speaking Topics

  • High Performance Teamwork

  • Inspiring and Developing Leadership Talent

  • The Power of Dialogue

  • Secure Base Coaching

  • Managing Conflict and Transition in Family Business

  • Managing Conflict in High Impact Negotiation

George Kohlrieser Videos

  • George Kohlrieser - Secure-base leadership
    George Kohlrieser - Secure-base leadership
    WOBI: World of Business Ideas - George Kohlrieser - Secure-base leadership: Creating trust in people, teams and organizations
  • Dr George Kohlrieser on leading a high performing team
    Dr George Kohlrieser on leading a high performing team
    How caring should a leader be? 100%? 80%? Who makes a better leader - males or females? Dr George Kohlrieser answers these thought provoking...
  • A hostage negotiator teaches leadership through bonding | George Kohlrieser
    A hostage negotiator teaches leadership through bonding | George Kohlrieser
    This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. When someone has a gun to the head of another person, and...
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George Kohlrieser Books

  • Hostage At The Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, And Raise Performance
    Hostage At The Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, And Raise Performance

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George Kohlrieser is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as High Performance Teamwork, Inspiring and Developing Leadership Talent, The Power of Dialogue, Secure Base Coaching, Managing Conflict and Transition in Family Business and Managing Conflict in High Impact Negotiation. The estimated speaking fee range to book George Kohlrieser for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. George Kohlrieser generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Sir Richard Branson, Moby, Parag Khanna, Jack Canfield and Dan Ariely. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling George Kohlrieser for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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