Podcast appearances and mentions of Gregory M Vecchi

Gregory M. Vecchi, Ph.D.  has over 30 years of law enforcement experience. He was the former supervisory Special Agent and Chief of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit and career FBI negotiator. In these positions, he gained extensive experience assessing and interacting with violent offenders, as well as researching and conducting hundreds of training sessions in threat assessment, crisis intervention, behavioral analysis, hostage negotiation, and interview and interrogation. Dr. Vecchi teaches armed and unarmed combatives, defensive tactics, firearms, and other use-of-force skills to law enforcement officers and selected civilians. Dr. Vecchi is an expert witness and consults on a variety of topics.Dr. Vecchi earned a B.S. in Management/Human Resources from Park University, a M.S. in Criminal Justice from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Vecchi currently serves as a Professor of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security at Keiser University. During his career, Dr. Vecchi investigated Russian organized crime, international drug trafficking, international and domestic terrorism, and violent crime.To learn more about our Risk Management department, click here --> https://ibcins.biz/risk-management/

Former FBI Behavioral Science Unit Chief Gregory M. Vecchi, Ph.D. Device Nation Podcast release! Learn about his amazing career as we create a foundation for our forthcoming "Special Agent" series. What wisdom can we glean from the Waco Siege, the Behavioral Stairway Model he authored, OODA loops among others, to do our jobs (and life) better and what does this all have to do with medical device? Listen and subscribe: Vecchi International: https://lnkd.in/dc-zTW5Behavioral Science Unit: https://lnkd.in/dwr6XE3The Original Mindhunters: https://lnkd.in/diQa7EqSupport the show (https://www.venmo.com/DeviceNation)

How can we get our staunchest opponents to come around to our way of thinking? When we're trying to convince other people, we often start by sharing our ideas. If they resist our efforts, we usually just push harder. Sometimes it works, but, most of the time, our efforts fail. That's what got Jonah Berger, author of the bestselling book, The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind, wondering, what do the most successful change agents do?  He discovered that they think and act more strategically. Rather than pushing harder and ratcheting things up, they act more like catalysts. He explains, "What they do is they lower the barrier to change. They figure out an alternate way to make the same change occur with less energy, not more." Jonah's talked to successful hostage negotiators, substance abuse counselors, and salespeople to learn what they do. From his research, he's discovered five barriers that inhibit change, along with ways to get around them. For example, we often ask for more change than the average person can handle. To counter that, he says, "We have to figure out ways essentially to ask for less. Rather than asking people to make a big change right away, ask for smaller changes." Jonah is Marketing Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. He's published more than 50 papers, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review. He's appeared on Curious Minds twice before to discuss his pervious books, Contagious and Invisible Influence. Curious Minds Learn more about Host and Creator, Gayle Allen, and Producer and Editor, Rob Mancabelli, here. Episode Links The Strategy behind Florida's "Truth" Campaign Thai Health Promotion Foundation - Smoking Kid (1:30 min video) Changing Eating Habits on the Home Front: Lost Lessons from World War II Research by Brian Wansink Gregory M. Vecchi, Ph.D. Invisible Influence by Jonah Berger Dave Fleischer and deep canvassing Study Finds Deep Conversations Can Reduce Transgender Prejudice gong.io Support the Podcast If you're a fan of the show, there are three simple things you can do to support our work: Rate and review the podcast on iTunes or wherever you subscribe. Tell a family member, friend, or colleague about the show. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. Where to Find Curious Minds Spotify iTunes Tunein Stitcher Google Play Overcast

Gregory M. Vecchi, Ph.D., retired from the FBI in February 2014 after 29 years of combined service in the military and as a federal agent. During his career, Dr. Vecchi investigated Russian organized crime, international drug trafficking, international and domestic terrorism, and violent crime. Dr. Vecchi was formerly the Chief of the FBI's legendary Behavioral Science Unit and an FBI crisis and hostage negotiator. Dr. Vecchi is currently a Reserve Deputy Sheriff with the Buchanan County, Missouri Sheriff's Department. Dr. Vecchi is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Missouri Western State University (MWSU), where he teaches law enforcement topics in criminal justice at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as police cadets at the MWSU Law Enforcement Academy. Dr. Vecchi also conducts behavior-based research, training, and consultation in firearms, use-of-force, business negotiation, hostage negotiation, crisis intervention, interview and interrogation, deception detection, conflict resolution, behavioral analysis, case analysis and investigations, threat and risk assessment, personal protection, and crisis management. Dr. Vecchi is published in many of these areas and he travels around the world to deliver consultation and training solutions.