LEADERSHIP & NEGOTIATION TRAINING FOR HIGH PRESSURE ENVIRONMENTS

Pressure changes how we communicate.
Training changes what’s possible.

Crimson Peak provides leadership, communication, and negotiation training for organisations, teams, and high-performing individuals. Led by Kevin Taylor, an internationally recognised negotiation and performance expert. Our work helps people stay composed, listen deeply, and communicate with clarity in high-pressure situations.

With a calm, grounded approach shaped by real operational experience, Kevin teaches leaders and teams how to build trust, improve decision-making, and perform with integrity when it matters most.

If you’d like to hear this in Kevin’s own words, the short video below offers a brief introduction.

Why Organisations Choose Crimson Peak

Organisations choose Crimson Peak for its calm, experience-led approach to strengthening communication, relationships, and listening skills. Kevin teaches practical methods that hold up in high pressure environments and bring clarity to conversations that matter, from executive discussions to corporate negotiation training.

  • Training informed by a career in real-world, high-stakes negotiation, not theory.

  • A clear, steady approach that helps people think clearly and communicate effectively when the pressure hits.

  • Because communication isn’t a soft skill - it’s a discipline that shapes outcomes.

  • Practical methods you can use immediately in conversations that matter.

Experience Includes Work With

What We Offer

“Bringing your A-Game every single time is never as important as when a life depends on it”

Kevin is a graduate of the FBI Hostage Negotiation Program and former Head of the Greater Manchester Police Hostage Negotiation Unit. He brings a unique real-world perspective on leading, communicating, and being effective in high-stakes environments. Kevin now brings that expertise to help high-performing leaders, organisations, and teams change how they think and operate when the pressure is highest. It gives people the skills and confidence to perform at their best.

What clients say

  • Commercial outcomes + relationships improved

    “In a year when our clients are facing the toughest economic situation of their careers, the team leads have still negotiated deals above targets, and continue to do so. What is most notable though, is at the same time, relationship scores have all risen. On anybody’s criteria, a healthy commercial outcome for the short and longer term. I am certain that these outcomes have been fuelled by Kevin’s training.”

    — Managing Partner, Global Client Lead

  • Shift in how teams think about communication

    “The training and skills he shared with us has provided not only tangible results but has fundamentally changed how we think about our communication internally and externally.”

    — CEO

  • Voted best speaker, invited back repeatedly

    “As a speaker on our Academy program Kevin was voted best speaker by the team and returned three years in a row as the speaker the team most wanted to hear more from which speaks volumes of his ability to engage an audience.”

    — Programme participant

  • Exceptional expertise in high pressure conversations

    “His knowledge, expertise and practical experience in high pressure negotiations, dealing with difficult challenging conversations and understanding the nuances of communication is what makes him a truly exceptional speaker.”

    — Workshop attendee

  • Memorable, human, confidence-building

    “You know from the first five minutes that this guy has been there, done that and would wipe the floor with you in a negotiation. Within ten minutes you want him to be your best friend. Within fifteen, you realise that you could come out of the room a more attentive, skilful and persuasive human and feel more confident to handle tough situations.”

    — Training participant

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