Blake Hall

It's what I loved about the military and what I'm really passionate about enforcing here at IDME as well.

It's what I loved about the military and what I'm really passionate about enforcing here at IDME as well.

Yeah, so his other rule was if you have a choice of unit to go to the one with the worst reputation so that when you leave, you can see the difference that good leadership makes. And then he had one that was quite specific to his experience, but he said, never let your name be associated with S4, which is supply and logistics.

Yeah, so his other rule was if you have a choice of unit to go to the one with the worst reputation so that when you leave, you can see the difference that good leadership makes. And then he had one that was quite specific to his experience, but he said, never let your name be associated with S4, which is supply and logistics.

He had fought his way up through Anzio into the Alps, and it was wintertime. And everyone in the Alps on the front lines, they all had frostbite or frostnip of some form. And he got pulled on a detail to go all the way back to headquarters for something that they needed to do. And so he's in the back of this truck.

He had fought his way up through Anzio into the Alps, and it was wintertime. And everyone in the Alps on the front lines, they all had frostbite or frostnip of some form. And he got pulled on a detail to go all the way back to headquarters for something that they needed to do. And so he's in the back of this truck.

And as they got further and further back, he started to see jackets and gloves and fur-lined parkas until they're back at headquarters. everyone's got the latest, greatest cold weather gear, and there's heaters and stuff. And meanwhile, he and his brothers who are in the Alps on the front lines have none of that.

And as they got further and further back, he started to see jackets and gloves and fur-lined parkas until they're back at headquarters. everyone's got the latest, greatest cold weather gear, and there's heaters and stuff. And meanwhile, he and his brothers who are in the Alps on the front lines have none of that.

So I think there's more general lesson there to be extrapolated, which is leaders eat last, always serve those who you're responsible for, who are at the tip of the spear before you take care of yourself. And that's more, again, back to caring and selflessness. But those were the three rules that he gave to my dad after his experiences, 66 months in combat.

So I think there's more general lesson there to be extrapolated, which is leaders eat last, always serve those who you're responsible for, who are at the tip of the spear before you take care of yourself. And that's more, again, back to caring and selflessness. But those were the three rules that he gave to my dad after his experiences, 66 months in combat.

Our brains hear the same words, but it interprets it into different meanings. So maybe the easiest example would be like, if you asked Thomas Jefferson or your average high school student about what's the purpose of education, you would get two very different answers.

Our brains hear the same words, but it interprets it into different meanings. So maybe the easiest example would be like, if you asked Thomas Jefferson or your average high school student about what's the purpose of education, you would get two very different answers.

Jefferson's going to be talking to you about how an enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic. The high schooler is probably talking to you about whether they should go to vocational school or whether they should get a bachelor's degree or join the military. It's very tactical.

Jefferson's going to be talking to you about how an enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic. The high schooler is probably talking to you about whether they should go to vocational school or whether they should get a bachelor's degree or join the military. It's very tactical.

And so at root, what you're screening for is you're screening for linear versus conceptual thinkers. And what's amazing is that so for our overall selection, we have the triangle, which is skills capability is sort of your habits and expressed values in terms of behavior. Maybe your childhood. We can fix a lot of things. I can't fix your childhood. So we want to screen for that.

And so at root, what you're screening for is you're screening for linear versus conceptual thinkers. And what's amazing is that so for our overall selection, we have the triangle, which is skills capability is sort of your habits and expressed values in terms of behavior. Maybe your childhood. We can fix a lot of things. I can't fix your childhood. So we want to screen for that.

Then for executives, you have, it's really like the cognitive equivalent of speed. And so people talk a lot about systems level thinkers. Well, what do they mean? So the first thing you want to do is you want to separate linear from conceptual thinkers. And so this theory of strata, and we have these two trained psychologists that administer interview tests.

Then for executives, you have, it's really like the cognitive equivalent of speed. And so people talk a lot about systems level thinkers. Well, what do they mean? So the first thing you want to do is you want to separate linear from conceptual thinkers. And so this theory of strata, and we have these two trained psychologists that administer interview tests.

You could ask a Rorschach block question like, what do you think about a bachelor's degree? Should we legalize cannabis? Do you think that it's okay to paint your house pink or that you have to buckle up when you drive? And what's amazing is that thematically, you will get similar answers from the same person at a certain level of thinking.

You could ask a Rorschach block question like, what do you think about a bachelor's degree? Should we legalize cannabis? Do you think that it's okay to paint your house pink or that you have to buckle up when you drive? And what's amazing is that thematically, you will get similar answers from the same person at a certain level of thinking.