Shortlisted for The Business Book Awards and the Fingerprint Awards
The indispensable Sunday Times bestselling guide to succeeding in negotiations where failure is not an option, from one of the world’s most experienced kidnap for ransom negotiators.
Scott Walker has probably one of the most difficult jobs in the world. When pirates have hijacked a ship, when a criminal gang has kidnapped someone, when an entire company’s future is being held to ransom from a cyber-attack, Scott is the person who gets called in. He has successfully negotiated more than 300 such incidents using the principles in this book.
His methods, centred in empathy, active listening, trust-based influence and emotional control, will help you achieve the outcome you want. Regardless of whether you’re an executive in a multi-national organisation, the owner of a small business, a local sports team coach or running the family household, you’re negotiating every single day, whether you realise it or not.
Learn the skills Scott uses to resolve life or death kidnappings all over the world - from the Niger Delta, China and the Philippines to the Middle East, Europe and Latin America – and how to apply them to your own life, at work and at home.
Order Out of Chaos provides tools that cut straight to the most effective way of communicating, particularly in times of crisis, change and uncertainty.
The indispensable Sunday Times bestselling guide to succeeding in negotiations where failure is not an option, from one of the world’s most experienced kidnap for ransom negotiators.
Scott Walker has probably one of the most difficult jobs in the world. When pirates have hijacked a ship, when a criminal gang has kidnapped someone, when an entire company’s future is being held to ransom from a cyber-attack, Scott is the person who gets called in. He has successfully negotiated more than 300 such incidents using the principles in this book.
His methods, centred in empathy, active listening, trust-based influence and emotional control, will help you achieve the outcome you want. Regardless of whether you’re an executive in a multi-national organisation, the owner of a small business, a local sports team coach or running the family household, you’re negotiating every single day, whether you realise it or not.
Learn the skills Scott uses to resolve life or death kidnappings all over the world - from the Niger Delta, China and the Philippines to the Middle East, Europe and Latin America – and how to apply them to your own life, at work and at home.
Order Out of Chaos provides tools that cut straight to the most effective way of communicating, particularly in times of crisis, change and uncertainty.
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Filled with tips and exercises to further the reader's understanding of themselves and others
Order Out of Chaos is the go-to guide for 'the most important skill you will ever learn', and as one of the world's most experienced kidnap for ransom negotiators, Scott Walker's approach to negotiation is field-tested, intuitive and readily applicable, not only to save others but to also help us lead successful and fulfilled lives at work and home.
What a brilliant book! Encouraging, practical, enjoyable, helpful. I'm left feeling determined to harness my inner red centre and to no longer be taken hostage by my own negative mindset
A highly informative and readable guide for anyone who wants to become a better communicator. Written by someone who really knows what they're talking about
A compelling, practical overview of how to master your mind and influence outcomes
It's just the best book, five out of five
Order Out of Chaos is exactly what Scott brought to every case he was involved with. In this book he explains the techniques and tactics he used to achieve the best outcome for the victims and their families. Comprehensive and holistic, his approach is applicable to both the everyday and extraordinary, which makes it essential reading for anyone negotiating against the odds or just navigating ordinary life
Scott Walker's Order Out of Chaos is a manual for navigating modern life. The lessons within hold the key to harmony and influence in business and relationships
Order Out of Chaos is a handbook for life. An astonishing step-by-step guide on how to get the best from yourself and others. By drawing on his experiences in negotiating for people's lives, Walker's accessible style makes this book essential for anyone who is serious about communicating better for a happier, healthier and more meaningful life
Scott has spent years honing his negotiation skills in some of the most high stress situations imaginable, times when people's lives are on the line. This book captures all his wisdom and shows you how to apply it to everyday life. It is a step-by-step masterclass in communication excellence
If you're ever feeling stressed, call Scott Walker. The hostage negotiator has, for over a decade, been the calm, reassuring, rational voice in terrifying, often life-or-death situations
If you're looking for a book that will provide you with a toolbox of simple but effective hacks to improve your communication skills and achieve better, fairer outcomes at work and in life, look no further than Scott Walker's excellent Order Out of Chaos. Scott takes you behind the scenes of real-life hostage negotiations and shares with you the key lessons from his many years of experience in this high-risk area of law enforcement.
This book will help you achieve success in work and life, and ultimately become a better colleague, a better friend and a better parent
All of us have experience of letting our emotions or ego get the better of us; Walker has learned how to master his, in even the most volatile circumstances