Behavioral Insights Podcast

Episode 46: Authoritarian Ethics

November 18, 2020 22:40 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MB

In this episode, I talk about Authoritan Ethics and humanistic Ethics based on Fromm's work. I spend more time on the former. It's to help you understand our current environment with some perspectives you might find helpful or maybe threatening.

Episode 45: Politics and Conceptual Thinking

November 08, 2020 16:45 - 1 hour - 112 MB

After returning after some much needed time off, I share my thoughts on the current state of affairs and how it relates to conceptual thinking. Conceptual thinking is our personal belief system created in our minds and how we use it to approach people, things, and systems in the world.

Thoughts on COVID19

April 13, 2020 17:50 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MB

In this episode, I discuss some thoughts on COVID19. What is happening to our country and why you should be concerned.

Episode 43 - The Power of Story

February 03, 2020 20:22 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

In this episode, I talk about the power of the story. We are all living a story. Is your story worth reading? What makes a good story?

Episode 42 - Communication

January 16, 2020 20:49 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MB

In this episode, I discuss the 3 ways in which we communicate. Attitude, Gestures, and Words.

Episode 41 - Exaggerated Future Thinking

January 11, 2020 22:36 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MB

In this episode, you'll experience a debriefing I recently did with a future thinker. Listen in as I explain this brain to the brain it belongs to. The client's voice has been disguised and it has been edited down from 90 minutes to about 20.

Episode 40 - This episode is crazy

January 01, 2020 17:54 - 1 hour - 105 MB

In this episode, I open with a little 2020 surprise and then discuss the reliability of assessing and how it relates to predicting "personal performance" in the workplace or in a relationship.

Episode 39 - Marriage & Behavioral Difference

December 30, 2019 13:28 - 1 hour - 92.6 MB

In this episode, I talk about opposites and attraction, value similarities, positive and negative sentiment override, and why some marriages are more successful than others.

Episode 39 - Marriage and Behavioral Difference

December 30, 2019 13:28 - 1 hour - 92.6 MB

In this episode, I talk about opposites and attraction, value similarities, positive and negative sentiment override, and why some marriages are more successful than others.

Episode 38 - The 9 Responsibilities

December 29, 2019 16:29 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MB

In this episode, I share the 9 human responsibilities that can help ensure healthy outcomes for those under your care or tutelage. Whether you're a parent or a manager or leader, these will help you be it better.

Episode 37 - Religion, Systemic, and Regulated Thinking

December 13, 2019 18:55 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

In this episode, I discuss how regulated, religious, traditional, and systemic thinking patterns work and how we view the world depending on where we are within this framework.

Episode 36 - Emotional Compatibility

December 09, 2019 16:42 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MB

In this short episode, I discuss emotional compatibility. In other words, what adjustments might we need to make in order to ensure better emotional compatibility so that we can experience better outcomes?

Episode 35 - American Artist John Bukaty

December 03, 2019 19:25 - 1 hour - 93 MB

In this episode, I interview American Artist, John Bukaty. John is a hypersonic, unconventional stage-painting artist. He never quits, displays excruciating vulnerability, and is as honest as they come. This is John's secret sauce.

Episode 34 - Employee On-boarding Call

November 28, 2019 19:31 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MB

This is a short and sweet employee onboarding call. When a client is on retainer we onboard their employees with a simple analysis and a phone debrief so they can become familiar with me. This call's pretty funny because I'm trying to fit lunch in during calls and you can tell that I'm sneak-eating. Lol.

Episode 33 - A Glimpse into Behavioral Graph Reading

November 28, 2019 13:39 - 1 hour - 88 MB

In this episode, I allow the listener to listen in on a training session with a Junior Analyst. The trainee is going through a recent profile they will soon debrief. I point out what "isn't obvious" in this profile to show the trainee how to separate himself from other analysts in the world.

Episode 32 - The 3 Levels of Maturity

November 16, 2019 17:10 - 1 hour - 93.9 MB

Behavior and emotions are the same for all people. Mad, glad, sad, and scared look the same for people from all walks of life and intelligence levels. Unintelligent people can get mad just like intelligent people do, but people with lower emotional intelligence (maturity) may get mad at the wrong time and say the wrong thing to the wrong person. Knowing what to say and when to say it is an intelligence issue, not a behavioral one.

Episode 31 - Measuring Down

November 08, 2019 18:08 - 30 minutes - 42 MB

Most people don't believe they measure up, so they measure down. Are you one of them? You don't have to be. Advice on measuring yourself the right way in a world going wrong.

Episode 30 - The Need to be Ourselves - Part 2

November 07, 2019 23:15 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MB

Part 2: The need to be ourselves. In this episode, I delve into the self-affirmation-system, achieving, vulnerability, and truths about the Velveteen rabbit.

Episode 29 - The Need to be Ourselves (the death that counts)

November 06, 2019 20:21 - 16 minutes - 23 MB

This episode is about the need to be ourselves. I go deep into the death that counts, performance living, and why we need to accept ourselves "as is." This doesn't mean avoiding responsibility, but rather not being controlled by what other people think.

Episode 28 - Willing to fail

November 05, 2019 21:50 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MB

Are you willing to fail? You may as well be because you're going to fail at something if you haven't already.

Episode 27 - Part 3 - Waking Up series

November 04, 2019 15:37 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MB

In this episode, I discuss the story of David and Goliath. I discuss functional authority versus title authority and several other ideas such as decisiveness.

Episode 26 - Serial Entrepreneur - Ameer Rosic

October 30, 2019 20:28 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MB

This is my interview with unconventional serial entrepreneur, Ameer Rosic. Ameer's behavioral type reflects about 3-4 percent of the population. There's some strong language in this one. I think you'll really enjoy Ameer's amazing success journey, his extreme no-nonsense approach, and our candid conversation. This is a glimpse into a truly fantastic yet complex and interesting mind.

Episode 25 - Part 2: Moses - The Waking Up Series

October 29, 2019 18:15 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MB

In Part 2 of the Waking Up series, I discuss a few key principles in the life of Moses that we can learn from. I hope you enjoy some of the behavioral nuggets I've chosen out of this ancient Hebrew tale, but more importantly, you apply them in your own life.

Episode 24 - Intro to the Waking Up Series

October 28, 2019 21:18 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MB

In this "Waking Up" series, I introduce some simple yet profound patterns and principles for attaining your best place in the world. This is the first of possibly six or so episodes containing simple "stories" from the Tanakh, the Torah, and the Gospels that hold some elementary yet profound principles for finding your sweet spot.

Episode 23 - Value Compensation

October 24, 2019 16:29 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MB

We all compensate for our negative attention by over-focusing or over-valuing certain dimensions within our world and self-views. If I lack attention to details I may over-focus on results to compensate for it.

Episode 22 - Emotional World Equilibrium

October 23, 2019 16:36 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MB

Do you have a balanced or distorted worldview? How clearly can you see (perceive) the people, things, and ideas about how things ought to be around you? What do you over-value in the world? What are you undervaluing?

Episode 21 - Altruism and Personal Sacrifice

October 18, 2019 16:37 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

How much of our personal sacrificing is a true sacrificial act? Most people's sense of sacrifice is distorted. In this episode, I talk about psychological egoism and altruism and how they really work.

Episode 20 - Power, Authority, And Control - Part 2

October 14, 2019 15:21 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MB

There are 3 types of control. You are either in control, out of control, or under control. Too much of anything is a problem and a challenge.

Episode 19 - The Self Concept

October 10, 2019 21:55 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MB

What is your concept of self? Did you come up with it or did someone else? And if someone else came up with it, where's yours?

Episode 18 - Power, Authority, and Control - Part 1

October 10, 2019 14:53 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MB

What do you feel when you hear that someone is controlling? This may be an indication as to where you are personally on the Power Value scale. Control is about positing our own value system on another either as a permanent or transitory motive. Power and control lacks all service and sacrificial motive.

Episode 17 - Competing Commitments

October 02, 2019 18:33 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MB

Are you committed to your organization? Are you committed to the people in it? Really? Are you sure? Are you sure you don't have a secret competing commitment to your own fears? Find out here.

Episode 16: Frozen. Can somebody move me?

October 02, 2019 15:43 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MB

Roughly 75% of the population has a passive brain. These folks need an "inciting incident" to move them forward (as a character) in their story. They need to be given directions they don't direct themselves. In this episode I talk about this.

Episode 15: Behavior, Motivation, & Free Will

October 02, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 93.7 MB

Can we do whatever we want? If I want to make behavioral change, can I just "do it?" How easy is it to change the way we are? On this episode I talk about free will and the complexity involved with behavioral change.

Episode 14: Human Valuations

September 30, 2019 22:07 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MB

This episode covers human valuation. Every day we make value judgments about what is good and what is bad. Each person, thing, and idea's goodness or badness is based on our concept of good. depending on our clarity (perception) and bias (attention), we will make good or bad decisions.

Episode 13 - Quick Tips for Reaching your Potential

September 28, 2019 12:44 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MB

Every human being has earning potential but not everyone reaches their potential. Here I outline a few tips and stories to get you into a position where you can receive your destiny when it shows up.

Episode 12 - Increasing Human/Company Morale

September 27, 2019 18:24 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MB

How connected are you to those who work for you or depend on you? Human connection is the most important element when working, influencing, and gaining support from others. Let's talk about it for a few minutes.

Episode 11 - Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

September 26, 2019 14:17 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MB

Many of you are aware of the Old Testament statement, "That which I had feared the most has come upon me." This episode is dedicated to why our brains are bent on fulfilling our cherished beliefs about people, things, and ideas about people and things.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

September 26, 2019 14:17 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MB

Many of you are aware of the Old Testament statement, "That which I had feared the most has come upon me." This episode is dedicated to why our brains are bent on fulfilling our cherished beliefs about people, things, and ideas about people and things.

Episode 10 - Are you Inner-Directed or Outer-Directed?

September 25, 2019 13:32 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MB

Human-Directedness allows our selves to move forward and accomplish things in the world. But where do our directives come from? Join Steve as he explains the process of human direction and how we depend on others or ourselves for moving in the earth.

Podcast Episode 9 - Teams: Why Many Aren't Working

September 25, 2019 03:53 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MB

Steve talks about team dynamics and human behavior. Most teams are not working. Although companies set aside millions per year in the US to devote to team building, team trips, and team goal setting, odds are good it's not helping.

Behavioral Insights Podcast 8 - Tucker Max Behavioral Debriefing

September 23, 2019 00:41 - 1 hour - 129 MB

Unconventional Entrepreneur Tucker Max joins Steven Sisler in this episode. Steve revisits Tucker's behavioral profile from 2014 and compares it to his current profile. Join Steve and Tucker as they navigate Tucker's behavior, emotions, motivation, and unconventional axiology scores.

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