Hostage at the Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, and Raise PerformanceISBN: 978-0-7879-8384-0
Hardcover
272 pages
June 2006, Jossey-Bass
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"Read this book…" (Reading Chronicle, December 2006)
—Bill George, author, Authentic Leadership; former chairman & CEO, Medtronic
"In Hostage at the Table George Kohlrieser brings his unique
expertise in the emotional land mines of negotiation to the
challenges of leadership. Leaders everywhere will find much of
practical use in this smart and engaging look at the emotional
undercurrents that make or break an organization."
—Daniel Goleman, author, Emotional Intelligence
"George Kohlrieser's deep and insightful thinking on leadership
has had a fundamental impact on our company. His teachings have
changed my life. Read this book, and it will change yours,
too."
—Nick Shreiber, president and CEO, Tetra Pak Group
2000-2005
"A new look at what every leader needs to know about controlling
emotions, relating, dialoging, negotiating, and breaking free of
being hostage to the past or to one's current environment. This
book is a practical masterpiece."
—Jim Allen, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral
sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma
City; president, International Transactional Analysis
Association
"George Kohlrieser offers us a fascinating and valuable blend of
rich psychological insight into the delicate process of negotiation
mixed with his powerful personal experiences as a hostage and a
hostage negotiator. I recommend the book!"
—William Ury, author, Getting Past No and The Third
Side