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The Human Behavior Podcast

The Human Behavior Podcast helps professionals see more, assume less, and make better decisions when the stakes are high. Human behavior experts Greg Williams and Brian Marren examine the patterns behind what people say and do, using Human Behavior Pattern Recognition & Analysis to build clearer thinking, better judgment, and more effective communication.

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#122: How To Build a Solution May 06, 2021

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On today’s episode we are continuing our discussion from the previous two episodes where we talked about the contributing factors that lead to many of the high profile police use of force incidents that occur.

In this episode we discuss how to build a solution that that accounts for many of the contributing factors. We center the discussion around Policy, Training, and Support, but we also get into the different types of costs associated with policy decisions.

A lot of what we are trying to do is to get people to ask the right questions which we believe is the first and most important step in building a solution. In the words of physicist Werner Heisenberg,
“We have to remember that what we observe is not nature in itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning.”

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#121: Defining The Problem Apr 28, 2021

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Today’s episode is based on the conversation that Greg and I had last week on the episode titled Contributing Factors where we talked about many of the sociological, psychological, and physiological factors that come into play during all of the high profile police use of force cases that you see every night on the news.

Due to the significant amount of positive feedback we received from that episode we decided to build on our conversation and try to provide a deeper understanding of all of the factors that come into play and provide some practical solutions that can be implemented quickly.

But before we can arrive at a potential solution we have to start with the most difficult and often over simplified process of… clearly defining the problem. So today’s episode is simply that…Defining a really hard problem by discussing many of the issues that contribute to that problem. While the list of issues we discuss in the episode is by no means comprehensive, it is a list of issues that can be fixed.

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#120: Contributing Factors Apr 20, 2021

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On today’s episode we are talking about a few of the recent high profile police shootings that have occurred and we address the issues that WE think need to be discussed. This is not some tactical breakdown nor is it a philosophical discussion on what policing is and should be. This podcast is about contributing factors.

In our discussion we talk about many of the contributing factors that lead to these incidents and we address the fact that it’s often our own policies and procedures that create these events. The point of the discussion is to show that these incidents can be mitigated but not with the current methods that are in place today.

We would love to hear your thoughts on what we said so please reach out at leftofgreg@gmail.com

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#119: Words Matter Apr 13, 2021

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On today’s episode we are discussing legal precedent and your 1st Amendment rights. We are specifically discussing a case out of Pennsylvania where a high school student made a post on social media that she subsequently got into trouble for.

We bring up a number of historical examples where the supreme court has ruled on cases having to do with free speech rights both inside of schools as well as in the general public. Even though some of these cases are over 100 years old, they are just as applicable to current social media use as they were when they were first decided.

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#118: Profiling an Anomaly Apr 06, 2021

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On today’s episode we are explaining the process of “profiling an anomaly.”
We start by discussing what profiling really means, and then talk about why people often get it wrong.

Throughout the conversation we get into a number of areas including: temporary breaks with hope, reality, and perspective; operationalizing information, the statistics of extreme behavior, intent vs motive, negativity bias, confirmation bias and we even try to answer the general hard question of “Why would a person do that?”

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#117: Responsibility; It's yours. Mar 30, 2021

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On today’s episode woe are talking about the Flight, Fight, or Freeze response in humans but we’re taking it from the perspective of how to identify someone who is exhibiting those physiological responses. We discuss a number of cases including the recent shooting in Boulder as well as the attacks in Atlanta and we talk about what it means when someone has a “break with reality.”

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#116: From Theory to Practical Application. Mar 23, 2021

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On today’s episode we are joined by Steven, who is one of our listeners that wrote in to us a few weeks back. Steven is currently serving in law enforcement and he reached out with some questions regarding the previous episode we did on John Boyd’s OODA Loop and how to apply that to training and practical decision making.

We get into a number of areas in the episode and Greg and I try to give the “so what” to a number of theories including the OODA Loop, Occams Razor and even the Gordian knot!

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#115: Mental Skills Coach Andy Riise Mar 16, 2021

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On today’s episode Greg and I are joined by our friend retired US Army Lt Col Andy Riise. Andy is a West Point graduate and spent over 20 years leading Soldiers including multiple combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan and five years with two elite Special Forces units. He taught Performance Psychology and leadership at West Point, the Air Force Academy and currently at Texas A&M University.
Andy works with high performers in multiple arenas including pro sports, business, health care and emergency services and is currently the Mental Skills Coach for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team.

If you want to learn more about Andy or the topics we discussed today, please see the links in the episode details.

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#114: Urban Legends and our Brain Chemistry Mar 09, 2021

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In today’s episode we are talking about Urban Legends and why our brain chemistry is so enamored with them. We give a few examples of stories that have stood the test of time, even though they were either partially or completely made up.

We talk about a number of factors that contribute to our belief in these common myths including things like group think, confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance. We also give some basic methods that you can use to help you determine whether the story you’re hearing is logical or if it’s just something that you WANT to be true.

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#113: Color Vision or Colour Vision? Mar 02, 2021

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In today’s episode, we are joined by Constable Chris Ingledew from Lester, England.
Chris is currently serving as a police officer in the UK and is a member of several specialized units on the UK Police force. After a lengthy email exchange regarding some of the selection criteria used in these units, specifically regarding vision requirements, we invited Chris on the show to discuss his situation.
We get into a number of areas in this episode but the overall point of the show is to highlight the fact that we often use outdated or arbitrary methods when determining the standards, or barriers to entry for different specialized units.

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