CRISIS & HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION

When every word matters

Preparation, guidance and intervention in acute crises, hostage situations and high-stakes confrontations. Our negotiators have been in those situations.

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TRUSTED BY

Government, multinationals and executives under acute pressure

RECOGNIZE YOUR SITUATION

When does communication become a risk?

A hostage situation. An extortion attempt. A governance crisis where every statement is weighed. A negotiation that can tip on a single sentence. We stand alongside executives and crisis teams, and prepare them for the moment that truly matters.

OUR APPROACH

Specialisms that complement each other

Profiling, de-escalation and aftercare form one coherent practice. We bring them together in preparation and in acute intervention.

Profiling and behavioral analysis

Predictability in unpredictable situations. We analyze counterparts, perpetrators and targets based on behavioral patterns, motivation and de-escalation chances.

De-escalation technique

Kinesic Interviewing and evidence-based negotiation methods from FBI and police practice. Tested in hundreds of real cases, never designed behind a desk.

CrisisCompass assessment

An independent measurement of your crisis readiness: organization, leadership, communication and stress response. The starting point of a focused preparation.

Crisis preparedness advisory

Crisis team setup, communication protocols and rehearsal scenarios. We build the playbook you hopefully never need, and drill it until it sits in the muscle.

Crisis management training

Two-day trainings for executives and crisis teams. Practice simulations with real consequences, facilitated by negotiators who have been there.

Post-crisis support

What happens after the crisis ends. Debriefing, team aftercare and organizational change that prevents the same fault lines from breaking open again.

Quiet intervention. No publicity, no traces.

In a crisis, clients need clarity rather than visibility. We work confidentially, structured and out of the spotlight. Strict confidentiality is the starting point in every engagement.

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ATTENTION IS OUR CRAFT

Preparation shapes the course

In a crisis there is no time to still learn the approach. The decisions that truly matter are made in the preparation: who sits in the crisis team, who speaks, which information stays inside. We build that preparation week by week, and stay involved when the crisis hits.

Our negotiators trained inside police, defense and international crisis teams. Operational experience translated into executive context. Attention is our craft, also when the stakes are at their highest.

WHY 1FOR2

Negotiators with operational experience

Crisis intervention at 1for2 does not stand alone. Profiling, leadership, confidential counseling and mediation form one coherent whole. What surfaces in a crisis, we can anchor in the structure, the leadership and the culture around it, so the same fault lines do not break open again.

METHOD AND FOUNDATION

Underpinning in our Center of Excellence

The methods behind our crisis intervention are described in our Center of Excellence. Transparent, traceable, with source references.

Profiling

Behavior-based assessment, developed in collaboration with FBI and NICHD researchers. The scientific foundation under our intervention choices.

BrainCompass

Independent behavioral analysis. Insight into patterns under acute pressure.

Organizational culture

Culture as the sum of what an organization allows, rewards and ignores every day. The background to our post-crisis engagements.

LET’S MEET

When every second counts

Tell us about your situation and we will explore together which preparation or intervention fits. Confidential, no obligation, with attention for what is really going on.

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