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Rich Benjamin is a cultural critic, anthropologist and author of the new memoir "Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History." In this interview with "TED Talks Daily" podcast host Elise Hu, Benjamin discusses the power of history in shaping generations — and how the intimate search for answers in his own family's past helped him tell the story of two nations. (This interview is part of the TED Talks Daily Book Club series, recorded live for the TED Membership program. TED Members are invited to attend live recordings and participate in Q&As with authors. To join in on the fun, sign up at go.ted.com/membership.)

Rich Benjamin is a cultural critic, anthropologist and author of the new memoir "Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History." In this interview with "TED Talks Daily" podcast host Elise Hu, Benjamin discusses the power of history in shaping generations — and how the intimate search for answers in his own family's past helped him tell the story of two nations. (This interview is part of the TED Talks Daily Book Club series, recorded live for the TED Membership program. TED Members are invited to attend live recordings and participate in Q&As with authors. To join in on the fun, sign up at go.ted.com/membership.)

Pete Blaber commanded at every level of one of the most elite counter-terrorist organizations in the world, The US Army's First Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta. His time with The Unit included most of recent history's significant military and political events (Panama, Colombia, Somalia, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq). In 2006 Pete retired from the military and transitioned from leading elite combat teams around the globe, to leading elite corporate teams for one of the world's largest and most innovative Biotech Companies.Pete's first book “The Mission, The Men, And Me, Lessons From a Former Delta Force Commander,” is one of the most widely read books among tactical units and is required reading at many tactical leadership programs. His second book, “The Common Sense Way, A New Way to Think About Leading and Organizing" which builds on the legacy of the first book providing specific and concrete guidance on how to implement common sense into your leadership style. His third, and most recent book “Common Sense Leadership Matters: Toxic Leadership Destroys” is a case study of the death of Pat Tillman and how Toxic Leadership led to Tillman's death at the hands of friendly fire.Pete has an MBA and an MS in National Security and Strategic Affairs.I am excited to speak to Pete not only because he lead one of the most elite combat units, but because he is a very deep thinker on the topic of leadership and has a unique ability to articulate his lessons learned and his research in a very practical and down to earth fashion. I hope you enjoy my chat with Pete Blaber.Contact Infohttps://www.peteblaber.com/Books RecommendedThe Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber - ISBN-13: 978-0425223727The Common Sense Way: A New Way to Think About Leading and Organizing by Pete Blaber - ISBN-13: ‎978-0578995878Common Sense Leadership Matters: Toxic Leadership Destroys by Pete Blaber - ISBN-13:‎ 979-8218224837

My guest today is Jordan MacWilliams.  Jordan is a 15 year member of the RCMP Lower Mainland Division Integrated Emergency Response Team, the second largest tactical unit in Canada.  On November 7, 2012 Jordan fired a single shot which killed a hostage taker who pointed a gun at the team after a five-hour standoff at the Starlight Casino in New Westminster, British Columbia. Although it was a completely justifiable shooting, this incident began an almost three-year nightmare for Jordan and his family which included Jordan being charged with Murder by the newly created Independent Investigations Office, a civilian oversight board created just before Jordan's shooting.  This was the first time a police officer had been charged for using lethal force in British Columbia since 1975. Although the charges would later be dismissed, the damage to Jordan and his family had already been done.  Jordans story is both a cautionary tale and a story of struggle, persistence, and eventual victory over a politically motivated witch hunt.  This is a fantastic conversation that should leave all of us repeating Jordan's Mantra for the event: Be Better, Not Bitter!Contact InfoJordan MacWilliamsLinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/jordan-m-976692257Email - jordan.macwilliams@rcmp-grc.gc.caBooks SuggestedLegacy: What The All Blacks Can Teach Us About The Business Of Life Paperback by James Kerr - ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1472103536The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber - ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0425223727

My guest this week has an incredibly inspiring story. Codie Sanchez started her career as a journalist covering human trafficking, and was confronted with extreme violence and the worst of humanity on a daily basis. Realising that she didn't want to be someone who, in her own words, had to ‘fight for a living' she decided to take a hard pivot into finance. Since entering the world of finance, Codie became partner at private equity firm EEC, and built First Trust's $1 billion+ AUM Latin America business. She's also the co-founder of ‘Unconventional Acquisitions' and the founder of ‘Contrarian Thinking' who have a mission to bring more people into financial freedom. In the conversation we talk about how, just like Codie's career, human beings don't have linear paths, we talk about the question of whether you need periods of struggle in order to achieve wealth, happiness and success. As well as advice for women in the workplace and leadership and we finish by covering a handful of truths that will make you more money than any business degree. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.Sponsored by Huel - go to https://www.huel.com/deepdive and with your first order you'll get a free t-shirt and shaker.Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI and use the promo code "ALI" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply*. Capital is at risk. 

When you think of amazing leaders throughout history, there's a good chance you're thinking of someone who has enacted transformational leadership. Today we get to learn all about the pillars of transformational leadership - what it's made of, why it can be so beneficial, and what some of the downsides might be in this interview with Dr. Andrew Ciccolini. Andrew is just wrapping up his Master's degree in Organizational Leadership and so generously shares his insight with us. Veterinary medicine is definitely in need of this leadership style, so let's all pay close attention!...More about Andrew Ciccolini, DVM, MSOLDr. Andrew is a veterinarian dedicated to the health and welfare of underserved pet populations with a passion for reducing economic barriers that disrupt the human-animal bond. He is a 2011 graduate of The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine. He served nine years of active duty with the United States Army providing veterinary care all across the world. Continuing to serve part time in the Army National Guard, he is also the Medical Director at the National Mill Dog Rescue, a non-profit located in Colorado that rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes over 1,100 commercial breeding dogs every year. Andrew has completed a Master of Organizational Leadership degree from Regis University and leads non-profit initiatives for Galaxy Vets.-Find him on Instagram!!!-Find him on LinkedIn...Make a donation to Children's Hospital Colorado in Ethan's honor!...Resources that were mentioned-Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (animated video from author Dan Pink)-Dare to Lead by Brene Brown-The Little Blue Truck series by Alice Schertle -My American Journey by Colin Powell-The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber-https://galaxyvets.foundation-National Mill Dogs Rescue Healing Hearts Fund...Find out more about The Whole Veterinarian at our new website!Instagram: @thewholeveterinarianFacebookEmail: thewholeveterinarian@gmail.com

Today we hear a rare Combat Story from a long-time Delta Force Commander and operator, Pete Blaber, who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Somalia, Colombia, and Panama. Call to Action: For former military, government and law enforcement, if you're looking for a high paying and meaningful job, check out our Trust & Safety Institute. Pete is an understated, humble, and soft spoken warrior leader who applies a commonsense approach to all of his decisions, to include those in combat. His decision to join the military came from studying centuries of warfare and how seemingly brilliant leaders made senseless decisions and wanting to avoid making the same mistakes. He spent most of his career in the special operations side of the Army from Ranger Battalion to Delta Force and then, after retiring, took on a role as a senior leader in a multi-billion dollar tech company. He has since written two books (The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander, and, more recently, The Common Sense Way: A New Way to Think About Leading and Organizing) that share the lessons he learned from leading in some of the most historic and high intensity conflicts in the past 35 years. I hope you enjoy this humble, understated, and unique perspective into the life and thinking of a Tier 1 operator and officer as much as I did. Find Pete Online: The Common Sense Way: A New Way to Think About Leading and Organizing The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander Instagram @blaberpete Find Ryan Online: Trust & Safety Institute - Jobs/Careers, News, Training, Policies Patreon Community Combat Story Merch Ryan's Linktree Instagram @combatstory Learn more about Ryan Intro Song: Sport Rock from Audio Jungle Show Notes 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Guest Introduction (Pete Blaber) 2:02 – Introducing The Trust & Safety Institute 2:54 - Interview begins 3:14 - Childhood and the origins of the common sense perspective 7:16 - Being obsessed with military history as a kid and the impact it had 22:12 - Using notes from when he was deployed or in service to write his books 28:19 - If the military wasn't an option, what would you have done? 31:50 - Story of navigation skills at work trying to escape a wild animal in pursuit 46:37 - Path including Ranger Battalion, Infantry Offer, and Delta 49:29 - Combat Story #1 - First time in combat in Panama as a company commander in the military five years 1:05:33 - Formative time with Rangers and how it informed tactics as Company Commander and later with the Unit 1:10:05 - Combat Story #2 - Afghanistan mission from a leadership perspective 1:28:56 - The most rewarding point along the journey 1:38:38 - What did you carry into combat? 1:40:02 - Would you do it all again? 1:43:11 - Help connect those who served with meaningful and great paying jobs after service 1:45:49 - Listener comments and shout outs

Dan Bradley joins the 17Twenty crew for an engaging in-studio interview where Dan tells his story from growing up in Colorado Springs as the son of two FBI agents, through his time at the United States Air Force Academy and his training-for and service-within the elite Tactical Air Control Party community within the Air Force Special Warfare unit, to his move to Dallas to join the construction industry, and the eventual telling of a 17Twenty story that's been in the making  for over a year …… culminating with the roll out of CATI Striping, LLC.For 17Twenty this is a very special episode, with a very special guy, and the telling of a very special story that we're proud to be a small part of.  We think you're going to enjoy everything this story stands for, top to bottom.// Show Notes //CATI Striping, LLChttps://bit.ly/38oCMAA (LinkedIn) https://bit.ly/37d5G6d (Website) Roswell, New Mexicohttps://bit.ly/3qBIgxWUnited States Air Force Academyhttps://bit.ly/3JLegavAir Force Academy Lunch Time Formationhttps://bit.ly/3utKTD9United States Air Force Tactical Air Control Partyhttps://bit.ly/3ufM9tETalent War Group: Dan Bradleyhttps://bit.ly/3iMmcfHCrabs in a Buckethttps://bit.ly/3tJoP8xCome and Take Ithttps://bit.ly/36ByyVzThe Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber  https://amzn.to/3iMqKTj

Sam Sells went from buying his first mobile home park with a credit card to having $66,000,000 in assets under management. In this episode, Sam shares how he scaled his portfolio, along with his experiences working with institutional investors and how it compares to syndication. Sam Sells | Real Estate Background Founder of Wild Mountain Capital, a real estate syndication firm. Portfolio: GP of 1,230 units for $66M in AUM. The firm is currently in the process of selling a portion of their assets and are projected to provide an average 30%+ annualized return to their investors. Syndicated 21 multifamily, self-storage, and mobile home community deals in the last three years, with a current focus on multifamily in Texas and Oklahoma. Based in: San Antonio, TX Say hi to him at: www.wildmountaincapital.com LinkedIn Best Ever Book: The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber Click here to know more about our sponsors: Deal Maker Mentoring | PassiveInvesting.com | FollowUp Boss 

We’re back with our weekly drops with an episode that many have asked for, and we’re happy to bring Cody Carroll back to the podcast to discuss the topic of fieldcraft. Fieldcraft is a large subject and Caylen, Phil, and Cody discuss the wavetops of the core competencies, and setting the stage for future episodes that will be focused on specific tasks within the realm of fieldcraft. There’s plenty of great information in here as the team discusses everything from navigation, route planning, equipment requirements, camouflage, stalking, ghillie suits, and planning considerations.    The Soldier’s Load and the Mobility of a Nation     The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander   https://www.instagram.com/misfit6sends/   Join our Mighty Networks Modern Day Rifleman group -     www.moderndayrifleman.com     Sign up for our San Diego County, CA PR101 Class in March -     https://moderndaysniper.mykajabi.com/offers/Ur272e3R/checkout       Online Schoolhouse     https://moderndaysniper.mykajabi.com/online     MDS Training   MDS Instagram    

This week is a heartfelt blast from the past. We spend our time chatting with Dakshana Bascaramurty, journalist and author of This Is Not the End of Me: Lessons on Living from a Dying Man - a book all about the life and death of our dear friend and OG Sickboy alum Layton Reid. The gang reminisces on his final years as he prepared his family & himself for his death from cancer. This is a special one.

This week is a heartfelt blast from the past. We spend our time chatting with Dakshana Bascaramurty, journalist and author of This Is Not the End of Me: Lessons on Living from a Dying Man - a book all about the life and death of our dear friend and OG Sickboy alum Layton Reid. The gang reminisces on his final years as he prepared his family & himself for his death from cancer. This is a special one.

Captain Chris Walsh is a Special Tactics officer with the 24th Air Force Special Operations Wing. A member of the Air Force's World Class Athlete Program, Chris is also a member of Team USA Bobsled and is an Olympic Hopeful for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Self-diagnosed with a need for speed Chris also competes in Endurance Road Racing Events in his downtime. Chris talks a bit about his background and his role within the Air Force's Special Operations. An avid athlete, he shares the multiple athletic pursuits he's had along the way while in the military and how he ultimately found the sport of bobsled. He explains the role and benefit of the World Class Athlete Program. What training for the “niche” Olympic sport actually requires. How he balances the demands of his career, sport and family. How a lack of fear of failure has helped him to dream and achieve big. We learn about his entrance into the world of Endurance Road Racing and what it's like to compete in a 14+ hour event. He recounts the recent injury that sidelined him and the unlikely silver lining that bought him more time as he continues his Olympic pursuit. Mentioned in the show: Books: The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander. By: Peter Blaber Chris's Racing Videos: https://youtu.be/hOnwTR28Qug https://youtu.be/jm6NaNhrDnM Follow Chris: Instagram: @walsh.usa Follow The Professional Athlete Podcast with Ken Gunter: Instagram: @the_professionalathlete Website: https://www.kengunter.com/ YouTube: Ken Gunter https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRhgjkoSiJXAbS_MIasvvzQ/ Produced By: Justin Gunter, Ken Gunter Music By: Justin Gunter, Ken Gunter

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Raybearer, The Less Dead, Betty, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; and Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko The Less Dead by Denise Mina Betty: A Novel by Tiffany McDaniel   The Switch by Beth O’Leary  Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy by Kelly Jensen  Soul Full of Coal Dust: The True Story of an Epic Battle for Justice by Chris Hamby Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner WHAT WE’RE READING: Unpregnant by Jeni Hendricks and Ted Caplan Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife by Ariel Sabar The Last Banner: The Story of the 1985-86 Celtics and the NBA’s Greatest Team of All Time by Peter May No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon The Second Mother: A Novel by Jenny Milchman Treason: A Sallie Bingham Reader by Sallie Bingham Blood World by Chris Mooney Nightshade: A novel by Annalena McAfee Displacement by Kiku Hughes Loathe at First Sight: A Novel by Suzanne Park  The Craft: How Freemasons Made the Modern World by John Dickie What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built WorldWhat Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World by Sara Hendren The Faithless Hawk (The Merciful Crow) by Margaret Owen I Want You by Lisa Hanawalt  The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists Of The Jazz Age by Trina Robbins Northernmost: A novel by Peter Geye Borges and Me: An Encounter by Jay Parini Three by D.A. Mishani, Jessica Cohen (translator) Assassin’s Strike by Ward Larsen  Be All In: What Sports Can Teach Us about Succeeding in Life by Christie Pearce Rampone, Dr. Kristine Keane Drowned Country (The Greenhollow Duology Book 2) by Emily Tesh Gideon’s Promise: A Public Defender Movement to Transform Criminal Justice by Jonathan Rapping The New American by Micheline Aharonian Marcom All Eyes on Her by L. E. Flynn Three Perfect Liars by Heidi Perks  The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls: A Novel by Ursula Hegi Villa of Delirium by Adrien Goetz, Natasha Lehrer (translator) The Heatwave by Kate Riordan Ordinary Hazards: A Novel by Anna Bruno Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Veronica Chambers, The Staff of The New York Times Atomic Love by Jennie Fields The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way by Geraldine Woods  Unwitting Street: Stories by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, Joanne Turnbull (translator) The Way Out by Ricardo Piglia, Robert Croll (translator) 21 Immortals: Inspector Mislan and the Yee Sang Murders by Rozlan Mohd Noor Dopeworld: Adventures in the Global Drug Trade by Niko Vorobyov Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny by Debora L. Spar The Queen of Tuesday: A Novel by Darin Strauss Show Them You’re Good: A Portrait of Boys in the City of Angels the Year Before College by Jeff Hobbs Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn by Sanjay Sarma, Luke Yoquinto The Glass Kingdom: A Novel by Lawrence Osborne Grown Ups: A Novel by Emma Jane Unsworth Time of the Magicians: Wittgenstein, Benjamin, Cassirer, Heidegger, and the Decade That Reinvented Philosophy by Wolfram Eilenberger  Seven Days in Summer: A Novel by Marcia Willett The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Memoir by Sara Seager The Second Wife by Rebecca Fleet Breathe the Sky by Michelle Hazen Thirteens by Kate Alice Marshall Good Dogs Don’t Make It to the South Pole: A Novel by Hans-Olav Thyvold, Marie Otsby (translator) Revolutionary Feminisms : Conversations on Collective Action and Radical Thought by Brenna Bhandar, Rafeef Ziadah Hysteria by Jessica Gross Etiquette for Runaways: A Novel by Liza Nash Taylor Impersonation by Heidi Pitlor The Dazzling Truth: A Novel by Helen Cullen  Losers: Dispatches from the Other Side of the Scoreboard by Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas  What He Did in Solitary: Poems by Amit Majmudar Noumenon Ultra: A Novel by Marina J. Lostetter Royal: A Novel by Danielle Steel Anodyne by Khadijah Queen A Room Called Earth: A Novel by Madeleine Ryan Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion by Bad Religion, Jim Ruland Invisible Differences by Julie Dachez Black Bottom Saints: A Novel by Alice Randall Analogia: The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control by George Dyson Death at High Tide: An Island Sisters Mystery by Hannah Dennison The Wright Sister: A Novel by Patty Dann Skywatchers by Carrie Arcos Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas by Gill Paul  Stealing Mt. Rushmore by Daphne Kalmar Isaiah Dunn is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist Ignite the Sun by Hanna Howard  What Goes Up by Christine Heppermann The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell Middle Distance: Poems by Stanley Plumly Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It by K. J. Parker  When These Mountains Burn by David Joy Little Disasters: A Novel by Sarah Vaughan This Is Not the End of Me: Lessons on Living from a Dying Man by Dakshana Bascaramurty Killing the Story: Journalists Risking Their Lives to Uncover the Truth in Mexico by Témoris Grecko, Diane Stockwell (translator) Little Deadly Secrets: A Novel by Pamela Crane Summer of the Cicadas by Chelsea Catherine  The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South by Chip Jones The Search Party by Simon Lelic  Fangirls: Scenes from Modern Music Culture by Hannah Ewens She’s My Dad! : A Story for Children Who Have a Transgender Parent or Relative Jillian Garcia (Illustrated by), Sarah Savage

The post Tank on Me: Lessons from the Uprising in Hong Kong in the Face of Rising Authoritarianism appeared first on It's Going Down. On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with Wilfred Chan, a contributing editor in The Nation and a participant in the anti-colonial and anti-capitalist project, Lausan, about the recent uprising in Hong Kong which kicked off in the summer of 2019. The revolt was centered around defeating the proposed (and now... Read Full Article

In this episode Sara and Jason sit down with Brig. Gen. Dan Dent and Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Honeycutt, the command team of the Washington Army National Guard. In this episode we cover the Big Six tenets that they have put out to the leaders of the Washington Army National Guard and the philosophy behind it. If you are interested in tackling the reading list here is the first six books: 1. Hesselbein on Leadership- Francis Hesselbein 2. Once and Eagle- Anton Myrer 3. Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action- Simon Sinek 4. Killer Angels; A Novel- Michael Shaara 5. The Mission, Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander- Pete Blaber 6. Undaunted Courage: Meriwhether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West- Stephen Ambrose If you have any suggestions for future topics or are interested in co-hosting please contact us: sara.m.morris7.civ@mail.mil

Click to Subscribe Subscribe Today: Read some of the top self defense and shooting books while you are stuck at home during the lockdown. Most of us have extra time right now.  I’m no different.  I’m reading extra.  What about you?  Are you reading?  Doing something productive to better yourself during this time or just scrolling through social media mindlessly and endlessly.  Here is a list of the best books that have helped shape me and change my life.  Check out the list.  Get them on audible, kindle, or dead tree.  These are the kind of books that can make you better. I challenge you to read or listen to a book off of this list in the next week and not be better. Announcements Upcoming Courses Click here for current course list. Got Ammo? Need it? Go to Lucky Gunner.  When I need ammo, it’s where I go.  Check it out.  Great prices and a really easy site to use. ShootersClubMembers.com Get Better for only a couple bucks a month Over 60 pieces of content to train you to be better. Free Video on the front page Discounts to courses and holsters Newest Interview gives you all the information you need to know about Pelvic Shots: Do they work? Should you use them? Sign Up Here! $75 Annual Membership $8 Monthly Membership   Book List: Top 3 Self Defense Books  The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker  Explains that Sixth sense, where it comes from, and how you can develop it. Most importantly not to ignore your gut feelings Left of Bang: The Marine Corps’ Hunter Program Can Save Your Life by Patrick Van Horne and Jason A Riley  Notice Normal / Base line of things When things are abnormal react before you get ambushed Dangerous Personalities: An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People by Joe Navarro  What people out there are dangerous and how to spot them Gives you practical checklists to know if someone in your life is a danger to you Bonus: Jeff Cooper Principles of Personal Defense  $75! The original awareness and mindset book Color Codes for conditions of awareness; this is where it came from   Top 3 Shooting Books No Second Place Winners by Bill Jordan  You want to know what fast and training can really do He talks about mindset and a training mindset Real World Survival by Walt Rauch  Chapter 2; Other Humans is worth whatever this book costs Real look at fights and what you can do Thank God I had a Gun by Chris Bird  Stories of people that actually got into a gun fight and how they won, lost, got lucky, and survived or didn’t Chris interviewed people involved and their family and friends to get the “rest of the story” when it comes to a gun fight BONUS: Kill or Get Killed by Rex Applegate  $55 What a WWII commando can teach you about winning fights Must read for anyone in military or law enforcement You will learn mind set and what it took to win on some of the most horrific battle fields ever   Life Top 3 Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod  Win the morning, win the day 5 things you can and should do everyday before you do anything else The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins How to overcome the hardest challenges in life, Getting moving Plus a lot of other things from her other books are sprinkled in here to help you understand yourself and win at life The Richest man in Babylon Want to win with money; change the way you think about it with this list of fables from ancient Babylon Biggest Lesson; pay yourself first before bills or anything else BONUS: Over the Top by Zig Ziglar Classic stories of how to win and have a great life told by a master story teller Bonus 2: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss Everything in life is a negotiation Splitting the difference is like wearing 1 black shoe and 1 brown shoe   Top 3 Leadership  It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy by Michale Abrashoff The worst ship in the Navy went to the best ship in the Navy by this commander implementing simple leadership principles If you are a leader anywhere, your family, work, anywhere, this should be mandatory reading.  If every leader was like this, every team would be amazing Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink Everything is your fault, everything is under your control, take responsibility and fix it You should own everything in your life, even the things you can’t control, and then make it better The Mission, The Men, and ME: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander Simplest leadership principle ever This is a short easy read that will help you problem solve anything in your life BONUS: The Program: Lessons from Elite Military Units for Creating and Sustaining High Performance Leaders and Teams by Eric Kapitulik About building culture and teams Set the culture of your work, your family, and yourself    Thanks for listening, don’t forget to check out the Shooter’s Club, and if you need ammo check out Lucky Gunner. Stay Safe, Ben

Chelsea is joined by GSF President Stu Bradin to talk with LTC (Ret) Jimmy Reese. Reese talks about his unconventional path in the Army that ultimately led him to Delta Force, Operation Anaconda, and becoming an entrepreneur after retiring from Active Duty.Partner Highlight: The Range Complexhttps://www.therangecomplex.com/Learn More... Stu references Peter Blaber's Book on Operation Anaconda (and more), which is called, "The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander":https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Men-Me-Lessons-Commander/dp/0425223728Support the show (https://gsof.org/individual-membership/)

We recorded this on the field, and the sound is not the best. Apologies for that. Bear with us. If you can wait 2 minutes into the episode, it gets better.Based on Mark's "Climbing the Red Teaming Ladder", the Levels of Red Teaming are a very clear way forward.Books mentioned by Mark:Drift into Failure: From Hunting Broken Components to Understanding Complex Systems, by Sidney DekkerApollo, Challenger, and Columbia: The Decline of the Space Program (A Study in Organizational Communication), by Phillip K. TompkinsBooks mentioned by UriTeam of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, by General Stanley McChrystalThe Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander, by Peter BlaberExtreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Octopussy proves that one can forgive a lot of goofiness if the pacing is fast enough. It has clowns, twins, an all-girl ninja force, a Faberge egg, elephants, a tiger, a submarine that looks like a crocodile, a nuclear bomb, and a crazy Russian general but it’s still fairly grounded to reality. Also: true elevator horror story Orlando Sentinel: Elevator Crushes Woman Caught Between Floors October 1, 1991 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — A woman was crushed in a parking garage elevator as fellow passengers tried to save her. The woman was caught Sunday between floors of the J.C. Penney Co. parking garage elevator. She was getting on when the elevator started going up and she slipped, police said. ''As she stepped on the elevator, it suddenly started to go up,'' police Lt. Bill Gaither said. ''There was no one standing at the control panel, and the doors stayed open.'' The woman dangled half on and half off the elevator and was crushed as five other passengers frantically pressed buttons to save her, Gaither said. Credit: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1991-10-01/news/9110010789_1_elevator-crushed-parking-garage References: Skyfall "gay scene" Outwitting Squirrels: 101 Cunning Stratagems to Reduce Dramatically the Egregious Misappropriation of Seed from Your Birdfeeder by Squirrels by Bill Adler Jr. Crochet: 30 Beautiful Crochet Patterns for Beginners by William Blackburn The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber Aftershock The Invisible Man film 1933 31 - by Rob Zombie Our Brand is Crisis   File length 1:16:18 File Size 70.1 MB   Subscribe to us on iTunes Listen to us on Stitcher Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Send your comments to show@notinacreepyway.com Visit the show website at www.notinacreepyway.com  

Ron Gantt is Vice President of SCM, and in this episode we talk about leadership engagement with front line teams, trying to understand the context and perceptions of workers as they do their jobs, trying to understand how and why things make sense given their perspective, avoiding blaming people when things go wrong, and being humble as leaders. Ron Gantt is Vice President of SCM. He has over a decade experience as a safety leader and consultant in a variety of industries, such as construction, utilities and the chemical industry, to help people see safety differently. Ron has a graduate degree in Advanced Safety Engineering and Management as well as undergraduate degrees in Occupational Safety and Health and Psychology. He is currently pursuing is PhD in Safety Science, studying organizational learning and drift. Ron is a Certified Safety Professional, a Certified Environmental, Safety and Health Trainer, and an Associate in Risk Management. He was named by the National Safety Council in 2013 as a Rising Star in Safety, and winner of the Young Talent sponsorship in 2015 by the Resilience Engineering Association. Ron is also co-editor for SafetyDifferently.com. Sign up for our Newsletter here, or go to: www.v-speedsafety.com/email-subscription Show Notes: Ron loves learning and is a lifelong learner. Lifelong learning is very important to help us advance organizational performance. Working in safety has helped Ron learn about many different industries and help people by being a positive influence to others in his work. At the highest levels of performance organizations should be learning organizations. Pushing beyond our comfort zones is important for thinking differently about how we manage risks. Once we get into the learning mode there is so much interesting things we can learn about. Once you stop believing you already know something you are surprised at every turn. That helps keep interest in our work. Our biggest flaw is that we think we know already when we don’t and as leaders that’s a huge mistake. If you make too many assumptions about your knowledge and act on faulty knowledge you may end up being less effective and you may let your followers down. It may be a critical error to assume you know when you don’t. It’s important to help people understand how to achieve success in a complex world, using the New View about safety and operations. Safety can be used to help organizations achieve success. There is a tradeoff between exploring and exploitation of operations, and there should be a balance with safety and success. One key in engaging leaders and front line workers involves talking about expertise, comfort levels and what has worked in the past. The question becomes “How can we know if we’re wrong?” This involves swinging the pendulum back to the exploration side from the exploitation side. Systems aren’t resilient if we don’t perceive failure until after it occurs. We need to be aware of risks and potential failure before it occurs. Organizations and leaders need to think beyond compliance to where their critical boundaries are, such as safety boundaries or operational boundaries that could lead to failure (which could be harm to safety or finances) and how those boundaries may be managed to avoid failure and maintain resilience. Operational drift can include benefits, but we need to manage drift and allocate resources to maximize operational performance while maintaining adequate safety and while not crossing that safety boundary. Operational drift should be examined prospectively (forward looking), but that is a challenge. A phase shift may be thought of as when something changes from one state to another. Sometimes a small amount can be added to something and it can go from one state to another in an instant (like moving from water to ice with one degree of temperature change) and operational drift can occur in a similar way. We need to appreciate how subtle changes can actually end up having huge effects. A small example is how we try to stick to strict schedules, but sometimes small impacts on our schedule could have very dramatic effects on the outcome. The same holds true in organizations. We may try to create stability in organizations and teams. We focus so much on controlling the teams and people, but we may lose sight of the effects of the operational environment, which can have tremendous impacts on teams and their performance. Local rationality is the idea is that people do things that make sense to them at the time based on their resources, attention, and goals. This is a very important concept. One of the most important traits a leader needs to have is empathy and the ability to see through the eyes of the other person. If we don’t understand how people are making sense of their choices they won’t follow us as leaders. We need to find out how things are making sense to people and find leverage points. People are always paying attention to something and we can’t simply assume workers are not paying attention when accidents or failures happen. If we assume they weren’t paying attention then we will limit our ability to understand what they were paying attention to at the time and we may miss opportunities to improve work systems. Quantitative and qualitative metrics are very important. We can’t simply rely on quantitative metrics. If we never look at stories or dissenting opinions and don’t pay attention to that we will limit innovation and the ability to detect weak signals. We need to be able to triage weak signals, pull out the important data and make good decisions based on that qualitative information. This can help to improve efficiency, effectiveness and resilience. The lack of curiosity needs to be disrupted. Leaders need to be curious about how work gets done. We need to get out there and ask more questions. Rather than seeing behaviors or operations, and judging them in a black and white way we need to be curious about what we are not seeing. We need to be more curious about the things we are not seeing because if we don’t look deeper we may miss opportunities for improvement. Leaders need to get out into the world and observe how workers are working and understand that workers have to overcome many imperfect situations nearly every day. By gaining this perspective those at the “blunt end” could understand some ways of making positive changes. Situational humility is important and in some situations leaders need to humble themselves in front of their workers so they can learn by asking questions. They need to understand that it is beneficial to admit they don’t know things and being overly concerned about “looking stupid” in front of workers may limit learning. Time-Stamped Show Notes: • 0:40-Randy introduces Ron Gantt and describes who he is, including his formal biography. • 2:27- Randy asks Ron, “Okay, we’ve heard your formal bio, but tell us what makes you tick, what motivates you, what inspires you, or generally why you do what you do?” • 3:37-Randy describes how at the highest level of organizational capabilities they should be learning organizations. • 3:55-Randy asks Ron what got him interested in working in safety. • 7:00-Ron comments that our biggest flaw is that we think we know already when we don’t and as leaders that’s a huge mistake. • 7:25 Randy asks Ron about his current company or role. • 9:50 Randy asks Ron about how he tries to engage with organizations to push the boundaries of safety and figuring out how to continue learning about safety, and Ron explains the exploration-exploitation tradeoff. • 14:15-Randy talks about how organizations don’t spend enough time thinking about how organizations may cross over important boundaries and experiencing failure, such as risks to safety or finance. Complying with regulations and rules is important, but may not go far enough. • 15:07-Randy asks Ron about what he’s working on now and Ron talks about his Ph.D. work and operational drift. • 17:00-Randy and Ron start discussing phase shifts and moving from one state to the next state, such as crossing a safety boundary and experiencing failure. • 18:25-Randy comments on how phase shifts are described in the book Simple Rules by Michael Mauboussin. • 22:26-Randy describes Crew Resource Management training and the benefits. • 23:43-Randy asks Ron, “What was the biggest moment in your career where you had an “aha moment” about leadership, organizational resilience, reliability, safety, or a similar area?” • 28:12-Randy brings up the problems with the term Situational Awareness and how it is sometimes mistakenly used to think that we can simply will ourselves to pay more attention in complex, demanding situations. • 29:00-Ron and Randy discuss counterfactual reasoning, the problems trying to use it to manage safety and how it may be used for pre-mortems or what-if scenarios for prospective reasoning. • 30:46-Randy asks Ron, “What’s next in terms of projects or areas of interest you want to explore?” • 34:10-Randy asks Ron, “What area in leadership, organizational development, or industry do you think needs disruption and why?” • 36:09-Randy asks Ron, “If you could be granted one wish for leadership or organizational change/development what would it be?” Resources: Book Recommendation: Humble Inquiry by Edgar Schein The Mission, the Men and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber Beyond Blame: Learning from Failure and Success by Dave Zwieback Contact: Email: rgantt@scm-safety.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-gantt-7a1b7741 Web: http://www.scm-safety.com http://www.safetydifferently.com

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