S3 Ep1 The Psychological Profile of an Operator with Dr. Art Finch

In this episode, Dr. Preston Cline and Dr. Art Finch talk about
the types of people who choose the hard path. Where do they
excel, where do they struggle, and why don’t they quite fit in
with “normal” People. We focus on different learning and
motivation profiles as well as the transitions between the
routine and critical worlds.


 


COL(R) Art Finch, Ph.D., spent over 23 years providing
psychological insight to the leading Special Operations and
Tactical Law Enforcement organizations in the world. He is a
graduate of U.S. Army Airborne, SERE, and Ranger Schools with
more than 20 combat deployments to both Afghanistan and Iraq. He
retired at the rank of colonel. created personality profiles for
more than 10,000 candidates in support of assessment and
selection events. Art continues to be licensed to practice
psychology in North Carolina and in addition to serving as the
Director of the newly formed Mission Critical Psychology Division
at MCTI, he also serves as a Research Scientist with IHMC and The
Gauge Group, a psychological consulting and executive coaching
firm and is the founder and president of The Gauge Group has led
leadership consultation and executive coaching for Fortune 100
tech companies; led assessment and selection support for Major
League Baseball and National League Football; conducted
high-stakes, high-performance psychological support for elite
athletes; and assessment and selection psychological support for
FBI, HRT and New York State Police SWAT team.