NEWS
Professor George Kohlrieser on the five principles of good dialogue

18 Jan 2011 Kuala Lumpur | Professor Dr George Kohlrieser, who is also the ICLIF Leadership and Governance Centre’s Dean of Faculty and Head of Research believes that anyone with the right enriching experience can be a leader. Professor Kohlrieser who spoke at a leadership presentation, Too Many Bosses Too Few Leaders last Thursday, shared interesting stories about the time when he was a hostage negotiator.

Author of Hostage at the Table, Professor Kohlrieser argued that the important things a leader should look to include possessing the right amount of resilience.There should also be a desire to learn. The argument he makes is that it is the values that we possess which are our real motivators. "It is this that leaders need to reach in and grab", he commented.

Professor Kohlrieser was also presented with the International Brand Personality Award for his contribution in the field of high performance communication by The BrandLaureate, Asia Pacific Brands Foundation at this event.

Speaking at length about conflict and the secret to good dialogue, he argued for brevity. "Some people think out loud and they take you all over the place", he explained. You need to be clear and to know what it is that you want to say. Ultimately you want to make it easy for the other person to understand you. Professor Kohlrieser went on to list the five principles of dialogue as :-