Insight Thru Experience Podcast

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S4 E8: Selection Candidate Round Table Q&A Mar 19, 2022

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Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, we have brought together five candidates mere hours after they completed our grueling operator assessment and selection process. They volunteered to share their experiences to help those coming up behind them find success.

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00:00 Intro
04:07 Round Table intros
04:50 How's recovery been up to this point?
07:00 How are you mentally processing the experience?
09:58 Explain the value of the feedback you received after the process was over?
16:34 What did you value on a personal level about the process?
20:40 How did you prepare for selection?
24:37 What was your biggest weakness and how did you deal with it?
28:45 If you could go back and change something about your prep, what would it be and why?
33:33 What did you see in other candidates that you valued and tried to emulate?
37:58 What were some of the things you witnessed in others that was tripping them up?
44:37 When is a good time to leave the unit and why?
46:34 When did you hit your lowest point and what did you do about it?
55:26 When did you hit your high point and how did you capitalize on it?
59:33 What is the one event you want to go back and do again?
1:03:18 What's one thing an operator can do to prepare for operator selection?
1:07:15 Final thoughts around the table.

ItE Podcast S4 E7: Operator Round Table 1.0 Mar 07, 2022

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Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, we have brought together 5 amazingly talented operators and leaders who sit down for over an hour and answer some questions thrown out to the table. If you are looking for information to help you decide if this might be a good assignment for you and your family, then listen to this entire episode.So much knowledge being dropped all the way through.

A big thanks to Eric, Murph, Jared, Duane, and Garron for taking the time to join me at the Operator Round Table!

00:00 Intro
03:13 Opening questions about stress
06:47 Why is this a good time for an operator to come to the unit?
13:30 What will operators possibly struggle with when they come to the unit?
19:08 What are the advantages of being a CCT up here vs. outside the fence?
24:56 What are the advantages of being a PJ up here vs. outside the fence?
29:23 What are the advantages of being a TACP up here (724 STG or 17 STS) vs. outside the fence?
32:08 What options are there for TACPs when they're looking to join the unit?
34:22 Why is this assignment valuable for officers and when is the best time to come up?
40:29 What are we looking for in the officers that come to A&S?
43:21 What do you value in the TACPs inside your organization?
44:37 When is a good time to leave the unit and why?
51:37 What can my family expect with an assignment here?
55:13 What has been your experience been like with the combat mission supporters here at the unit?
57:58 What are reasons why someone wouldn't come to selection?
1:00:23 What are some of the leadership and professional development opportunities that you have experienced at this assignment?
1:06:36 How can operators outside of the organization get exposure to what the unit does before they commit to a decision to come to A&S?
1:08:55 Final thoughts around the table.

S4 E6: ”Stress Tolerance” Changing Our Mindsets About Stress Feb 07, 2022

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Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, we will be discussing our mindsets around stress and learn how to adopt a "stress is enhancing" mindset. We lean on the expertise of two renowned Stanford psychologists who specialize in mindsets and stress: Dr. Kelly McGonigal, and Dr. Alia Crum.

Have you grown up hearing that stress is a negative "bug" inside our mental hardware? That it disrupts our focus, leads to negative outcomes in both performance and health, and debilitates our ability to thrive in our lives? This episode tries to shed light on the subject of our mindsets around stress and how we should view it as performance-enhancing and that biology has blessed us with this "feature" (not bug) inside our mental landscape.

Visit our YouTube channel for links to more info on stress mindsets:

https://youtu.be/qX8_jiKiUpM

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S4 E5: ”Drive”; Maintaining high levels of performance in all situations Jan 31, 2022

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Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, we will cover everything "Drive"--our fourth attribute in this series. Most people are driven when it comes to things they enjoy doing, but we are looking for people who can find the motivation to complete ALL tasks to high standards, regardless of what the task is.

Are you intrinsically motivated at work? If so, you may be a good fit for our organization.

Listen to this episode to learn why... This episode starts with revealing why we value drive so much, defining drive, revealing our expectations of candidates during selection, describing common drive pitfalls during selection, some examples from peer feedback, and finally, discussing two tips on how to stay focused and driven at all times.

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S4 E4: ”Communication” is Key! Jan 24, 2022

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Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, we will cover everything Communication--our third attribute in this series. Many of us struggle in some manner with getting our point across in a brief and succinct manner. Most of us also struggle with active listening and focusing our attention on the information being delivered to us. This episode starts with defining communication, revealing our expectations of candidates during A&S, describing some pitfalls to our comms, and finally, discussing three tips on improving your communication when it counts.

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S4 E3: ”Interpersonal Effectiveness” and Why it Matters Jan 17, 2022

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Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, we will cover everything Interpersonal Effectiveness--our second attribute in this series. If you can't step inside a group of people and quickly assimilate, you will struggle in an assignment here. This episode covers what we expect when it comes to Interpersonal Effectiveness, why it matters, and what you can do to get better at it.

Our website has the information you need to be prepared when you come to your job interview here at the 724 STG. Take the time to read the information, listen to our podcasts, and prime yourself as much as possible so we get the best look at you when your here, and you can see if we are a good fit for you as well.

Visit us at https: https://www.airforcespecialtactics.af.mil/724STG/

S4 E2: Problem Solving and How to Get Better at it Jan 10, 2022

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Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. This episode is all about problem-solving. We define what it means, cover why it's important to us, describe how the brain is pulling information to create solutions, and provide tips on how to improve your problem-solving ability.

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S4 E1: Operator Selection Updates and Tips for Success Jan 04, 2022

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Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. To start off the new year, I wanted to update everyone on the way forward with operator selection and offer some physical and mental tips for those planning on attending in the future.

Visit us at https: https://www.airforcespecialtactics.af.mil/724STG/

S3 E5: Black Team Interview with Colby and Aaron Nov 11, 2021

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Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. This week we interviewed our Black Team's leadership and discussed their mission, the AFSCs that make up its composition, the impact their mission has on the overall joint force, and much, much more.

If you are a AFSPECWAR operator looking for an opportunity to employ your problem-solving skills in ways that matter, don't miss this episode.

Appreciate all of you tuning in to another Insight Thru Experience Podcast!

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S3 E4: Our Support Assessment and Selection Process Aug 31, 2021

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Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this 4th episode of Season 3, we discuss everything support A&S, from how to submit your application all the way through to the last day of the TDY portion of the assessment. This is a "no miss" episode for those thinking about making this unit a future goal!

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