Ep. 259: Rangers, a Navy Nuke and the Good Guy Factor: Jeremy Noble, Greg Wuestner and Jeff Sangillo

Former Ranger Regiment psychologist Jeremy Noble is the stranger on a plane who talked me through a racing heart. He swears by the good guy factor, and joins a couple of our crew, Greg Wuestner and Jeff Sangillo, two veterans, to talk leaving the military and asking for help. Chapters 00:00 A stranger on a plane: "Hey, how's the heart?" 06:24 Greg Wuestner: from Army infantry to QTS through SkillBridge 08:09 Jeff Sangillo: from Navy nuclear propulsion to the QTS energy team 10:00 What nobody tells you about leaving the military 11:10 207 hours walked at West Point 16:08 Autonomy, mastery and belonging: what disappears overnight 24:12 Googling "what is a data center?" 29:30 When a mistake can cost a life 33:11 Picking the right people first 35:54 Psychological safety: more mistakes, or more honesty? 42:18 Why asking for help is the hardest part 46:10 Nobody calls a torn ACL weak 52:20 The sergeant major who stopped in the rain 57:02 What people need to flourish 1:02:46 What a veterans group can do for new vets 1:15:33 If you feel cut off from your team 1:21:52 Parting words: ask for help, and be a good dude Links Jeremy Noble: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-noble-phd-abpp-b93a7617a/ Noble Organizational Consulting: https://www.psychology.consulting/home Greg Wuestner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-wuestner/ Jeff Sangillo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsangillo/ QTS Data Centers: https://qtsdatacenters.com Dan Ferriter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danferriter/ Darrian Winston: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrian-winston/ "Why You Should Hire a Ranger," Jeremy Noble: https://www.psychology.consulting/post/why-you-should-hire-a-ranger More articles from Jeremy Noble: https://www.psychology.consulting/blog Amy Edmondson, "Learning from Mistakes Is Easier Said Than Done" (1996): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0021886396321001 DoD SkillBridge: https://skillbridge.osd.mil/ VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline on Suicide Risk (2024 synopsis): https://scholar.usuhs.edu/en/publications/assessment-and-management-of-patients-at-risk-for-suicide-synopsi/ Also mentioned: self-determination theory (Ryan and Deci), Good to Great by Jim Collins, The Assessment of Men (OSS) Thank you for visiting our channel, be sure to Like, Comment, and Subscribe! For more information, go to https://www.Q.com Learn More about QTS Data Centers on the QTS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/users/qtsdatacenters Think you have a great topic for a podcast or would like to schedule an interview with Dave? Send in your requests to [podcast@qtsdatacenters.com](mailto:podcast@qtsdatacenters.com)