Pete Morgan is a sought-after international keynote speaker, conference Chair, trainer, executive coach and author who specialises in helping professionals and organisations accelerate their leadership credibility, authority, influence, confidence, engagement, rapport and trust with advanced communication and influencing skills used by hostage negotiators, particularly during time-critical, high-stress, high-stakes situations. 

Pete has over 38 years of senior leadership experience in both law enforcement and the security industry. He was a hostage negotiator for 24 years and Commander of the Hong Kong Crisis Negotiation Unit for 12 years, responsible for responding to a wide range of critical incidents including would-be suicides, barricaded subjects, serious hostage and CT incidents. 

As a hostage negotiator, Pete has had guns pulled on him, almost been killed by a machete wielding mad-man and holds the record for Hong Kong’s fastest successful hostage negotiation (30 seconds!). As a front-line Police Commander, he has responded to countless emergencies and incidents, including major protests, triad gang fights, hurricane force typhoons, serious forest fires as well as murder cases. He has never had to rescue a cat stuck up in a tree, though! Pete is also the author of “Critical Issues in Crisis Negotiations” (available on Amazon).

Pete has received numerous awards and commendations for his leadership and communication skills, including for his role in helping to resolve a hostage incident, with all the hostages, including a seven year old boy, safely released. He was also awarded the Police Distinguished Service Medal (P.D.S.M.) in 2015 for his significant contributions to Hong Kong throughout his policing career.

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“Pete delivered an entertaining, insightful and impactful talk on negotiation and the students absolutely loved it!”

Bonnie Hayden Chen, Associate Professor of Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

With extensive front-line and command level tactical, operational and strategic experience, Pete regularly gets asked to speak and train on ways organisations can:

• Ensure their readiness & response capabilities for any emerging crisis, incident
 or situation

• Improve their capacity, interoperability & resilience

• Enhance coordination & cooperation with the authorities, particularly police & emergency services

• Develop competent, committed & courageous leaders capable of handling even time-critical, high-stress, high-stakes situations

• Better communicate & collaborate with partners & stakeholders, both internal & external

• Respond effectively to threats that might adversely affect business continuity or reputation

His most requested presentations and workshops, all of which are completely customisable to your organisation’s requirements, include:

• The 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership and How To Avoid Them

• An All-Hazard Approach to Crisis Management

• Pandemic Preparedness: A Hong Kong SARS Case Study

• Modern Terrorism Threats and Response

• Hostage Negotiations: “Who Listens Wins!”

• How Hostage Negotiations Can Make You a Better Leader and Communicator

• How to Give Great Presentations!

Pete is currently a Special Advisor to the Police Crisis Negotiation Unit, an Honorary Advisor to the Police College, and an Honorary Associate of the Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) at Hong Kong University. He regularly speaks on leadership at police command courses as well as hostage incidents and situations.

Pete has also lead trekking and climbing expeditions to worldwide locations including Asia (Borneo), Africa (Mt. Kenya and Kilimanjaro), South America (Aconcagua and Torres del Paine) and North America (Mr. McKinley and Mt. Washington).Each of these expeditions has provided leadership and decision-making training for emerging police leaders and commanders. During the ascent of Mt. McKinley, Pete’s team helped provide high-altitude assistance to an overseas climbing team with injured personnel stranded on the mountain. Pete is also the author of “Climbing Denali Journal & Logbook” (available on Amazon).

Pete is currently based in Hong Kong and welcomes invitations to speak and train both regionally as well as globally.

So if you're putting on a corporate conference or event and need an engaging, entertaining and thought-provoking speaker or trainer with humorous real-life stories and great actionable content on how you can take your LEADERSHIP and COMMUNICATION skills, capability, credibility and confidence to the next level, get in touch!

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Peter’s Book: Critical Issues in Crisis Negotiations

Pete in the Media