Hostage at the Table

Hostage at the Table is a bestselling and award-winning book by IMD Professor and former FBI hostage negotiator George Kohlrieser. We have made his book into a Video Book so you can watch his book and learn from him directly. George has personally worked training FBI hostage negotiators and has also been directly involved in hostage negotiation work in his 31 years with the FBI.
Last updated May 04, 2026
English
2 hours on-demand video
Hostage at the Table
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Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

  • Understand the importance of how leaders focus their minds (the mind's eye)
  • Describe how to build and repair emotional bonds and relationships
  • Define and explain the role of a ‘secure base’ in leadership
  • State the fundamental role of social intelligence in dialogue
  • Outline the effective use of negotiation techniques to drive changes. 

Course Content

8 sections•32 lectures•2.1 hours

Instructor

Instructor

Professor George Kohlrieser is a faculty of Leaderonomics focusing on leadership programmes, specifically in the area of high performance leadership, negotiations skills and leading from the Mind’s Eye. He is an organisational and clinical psychologist. He is Professor of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour at IMD and consultant to global organisations around the world.

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.

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