High-Stakes Leadership
Scott Walker translates three decades of crisis resolution into actionable frameworks for the boardroom. A strategic briefing on maintaining composure when authority is absent and the stakes are critical.
Proven impact
Scott’s commentary bridges the gap between life-or-death crisis and high-stakes business strategy. Trusted by global media and senior executives alike to decode the psychology of pressure when the world is watching.
Crisis negotiations
Evidence-based methodology derived from high-stakes hostage & extortion cases.
Stakes managed
Strategic counsel for multi-million pound decisions where failure is not an option.
Senior executive listeners
Monthly audience reach across tier-one business podcasts and broadcast media.
Countries reached
Global operational experience delivering impact across five continents.
The fireside: Unscripted dialogue
Beyond the keynote podium, Scott engages in raw, unfiltered conversations designed for executive retreats and leadership forums. No scripts, no rehearsals just a deconstruction of real-world challenges and the nuance of human conflict.
Global Perspectives
Featured commentary on negotiation and resilience.
The Guardian
How to ask for a pay rise – and make sure you get it. Be sure of your facts so you can confidently argue your current pay is not in line wit
How I Communicate With Terrorists & Kidnappers
In this episode of Minutes With, we sat down with Scott Walker, one of the world’s most experienced kidnap for ransom negotiators. Scott rev
Modern Wisdom Podcast interview
Scott Walker is a former Scotland Yard detective, world renowned hostage negotiator and an author. Having successfully resolved over 300 cas
The New York Times
How to bargain like a kidnap negotiator. One tip, keep your cool! Full article for NY Times subscribers.
The Rebel Work Podcast
Scott Walker: Empathy, Sympathy & Compassion - Lessons from a Hostage Negotiator.
Fast Company
We all have to interact with difficult people in our lives. Here’s how to do it more effectively.
The emma guns show
Scott Walker | A hostage negotiator on staying calm in a crisis and the many ways you can look at risk.
Jordan Harbinger podcast interview
If you want to understand communication, emotional regulation, and bargaining under pressure, join us here with former hostage negotiator Sc
Harvard Business Review
Managing yourself. Negotiate Like a Pro. During his former career as a kidnapping and extortion negotiator, the author handled sensitive cas
Bring Scott Walker to your audience
Scott is selective with his speaking engagements, prioritizing events where the impact on leadership thinking will be highest. Whether for a private board meeting or an industry summit, the focus is always on practical application over motivation.
Past engagements
Global conferences, boardrooms, and leadership summits
