George Kohlrieser

George A. Kohlrieser is an Americanborn clinical and organizational psychologist, author, speaker and consultant. He is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the International Institute for Management Development business school based in Lausanne Switzerland and the author of the awardwinning book Hostage at the Table How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others and Raise Performance and coauthor of Care to Dare Unleashing Astonishing Performance through Secure Base Leadership .He is also known for his use of the hostage metaphor in business and leadership development.

Kohlrieser was born onNovember 1944 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He entered a Catholic seminary at the age ofwhere he remained for eight years. He received a BA degree in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio and a doctorate from Ohio State University in 1988, where he wrote his dissertation on the cardiovascular recovery of law enforcement officers following highstress situations. From 1968 to 1992 he was Director of the Shiloah Center for Human Growth in Dayton, Ohio, specializing in individual, group and family therapy. In the same period he worked as a hostage negotiator and police psychologist for the Dayton Police Department and the Montgomery Sheriffs Department. He also directed the police stress management and fitness for duty programs for the Dayton Police Department. From 1979 to 1989 he presented a callin talk radio show Matters of the Mind on WAVI, WING and WHIO radio stations in Ohio.

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