George Kohlrieser is an organizational and clinical psychologist. He is Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour at IMD and consultant to several global companies including Accenture, Amer Sports, Borealis, Cisco, Coca-Cola, HP, Hitachi, IBM, IFC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Morgan Stanley, Motorola, NASA, Navis, Nestlé, Nokia, Pictet, Rio Tinto, Roche, Santander, Swarovski, Sara Lee, Tetra Pak, Toyota, and UBS. He is a regular speaker at management and professional conferences around the world including the World Business Forum, the World Economic Forum, and the United Nations.

His research, teaching and consulting activities are focused on high performance leadership, high performance teamwork, conflict management, change management, dialogue and negotiation, coaching, stress management, work-life balance, and personal and professional development. He is also a Police Psychologist and Hostage Negotiator focusing on aggression management and hostage negotiations. He has worked in over 100 countries spanning five continents.

Silke Mischkeisa Cognitive Psychologist and works as Learning Manager and Executive Coach at IMD. She holds a doctorate in business administration and a master degree in Cognitive Psychology. Silke is licensed to administer and interpretseveralinstrumentstoilluminateindividualandgrouppreferencesandgrowthpotential.These include the Hogan, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, NEO; IDI and FIRO-B. She is also trained and certified by the Tavistock Institute in facilitating groups and decoding group dynamics.

Her coaching activities cover work with teams and individuals from international organizations. She works globally with customers from various industry sectors and governments. Further to her role as Executive Coach, she teaches emotional intelligence, negotiation skills, stress management, time management, and personal development.