BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS EXERCISE BY CASTLE DEFENSE 360
Tim Easton
Owner Castle Defense 360? IED Response Instructor, CSOS-I, Anti-Terrorism, Security Engineering, ATO II, SAS-AP
Scenario
I am an employee of a medium size business consulting firm and we work in cubicles. I have been at the firm for 10 years. In general our work environment is decent but we all have our issues with fellow employees and supervisors as with any business. I am never late for work and I haven't called in sick in over 2 years, my attitude and temperament are generally positive and I don't get into arguments with my fellow workers and I am good about communicating with them as well as with management. I am not much of a drinker except the occasional social drink with friends. I am not a fan of guns but I am not opposed to them, I have only shot once in my life about 15 years ago.
Day 1. Work went well today, it was a beautiful day outside. I had great conversations with fellow employees about life in general and planning our company's holiday party that was coming up next week. I went home and had a good night's sleep.
Day 2. Woke up feeling ok today but something felt off, can't put my finger on it though. Oh well, it's probably nothing, I will probably be fine once I get to work. It's raining and the sky is cloudy today but in general I am in good spirits despite the way I woke up. Didn't talk to many people today but hey, everyone has those days right? Of course they do. The day seemed to go really slow and I just started feeling down, didn't get much work done, must be the weather. Just as I am getting ready to leave work I get a call, a call that was very upsetting so a crap ending to a crap day. I am noticeably distraught as I tear down a couple of pictures in my area and another employee asked if I was ok, I said yeah I'm fine and I head home. Well hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. I guess I'll go home and have a few drinks.
Day 3. I barely slept last night, was it the drinks I had? Was it the crap day at work? Was it the phone call I got at the end of the day? I really don't feel like going into work today but we have to finalize the details of the company party next week and I am on the planning committee. Oh forget work, I feel irritated and maybe a little hung over so maybe it's best I don't. I will just hang out at home and have a few more drinks and just not deal with anyone or anything, in fact, I'm shutting off my phone. I am not calling into work because I don't want the hassle. I think I will watch some cop shows even though I really don't watch them due to the violence.
Day 4. Woke up feeling worse than yesterday, what is the deal? I feel sad and angry and this never happens, it feels like the walls are closing in on me which kind of all stemmed from the phone call. Oh great 10 missed calls from my co-workers and bosses. Oh well, forget them, I am tired of dealing with them anyways, I just don't want to be bothered. I will have a few more drinks and watch some more cop shows, the violence and story-lines are starting to get interesting and fall asleep on the couch.
Day 5. Well it seems that I just can't get out of this slump. Slept maybe 2 hours last night, woke up feeling angry. Woke up to 15 missed calls today, I wish they would just leave me alone, I never miss work and it seems like they are ganging up on me because I miss a couple days. I think I will go buy a small pistol and go to the range to shoot for a while to blow off steam. No problem purchasing the gun as my background is clean, used their indoor range and damn that felt good and I felt like I had some real power in the palm of my hand. As I shoot, I start to feel some rage building but not sure why. Oh well maybe that is just one of the draws of owning and shooting guns. Went home and had some more drinks and with my new found appreciation and enjoyment of shooting and the power I felt, I understand the cops shows I started watching and it is more appealing. I also now understand what is so empowering to the people that have shoot up their place of employment.
The weekend comes and goes with a lot of time spent on the couch with mixed feelings and feeling sorry for myself, depressed and more angry than in recent days. I went from having a few drinks to just sitting down with the bottle. My phone was off all weekend and I now have 20 missed calls with voicemail from my boss threatening to fire me and throw my office belongings out in the dumpster.
Day 6. Once again I woke up feeling irritated, angry and sad, so many emotions I don't know what to do. The entire office will be in the conference room to put the finishing touches on the party so I guess I'll go in to, I don't know what. I think I'll take my gun so I can go to the range and shoot after work.
On my way to work I get into a wreck which begins an episode of road rage which never happens to me. The guy was a jerk even though it was his fault so I say whatever and head to work. Every light has been red, I'm running late and people are driving like jerks today. What is their deal? As I was pulling into my parking spot some jerk pulled in and cut me off so I get out and cuss her out and she just ignored me and laughed at me.
That's ok I will show them all that I am not one to mess with. I walk into work and am welcomed with my boss yelling at me and berating me in front of everyone in the conference room even though he could see that something was wrong but he didn't seem to care and all but one person was laughing at me, the one person that didn't was the one that asked me if I was ok last week. I excused myself and said I don't feel well but I'll be right back for the meeting. I am so full of rage that I storm out of the building and go to my car to try and decompress but they will get theirs.
- What was his background?
- What are the signs and when did they start?
- What has he done that he hasn't really done before?
- How was his initial attitude towards life and work?
- When did things start to go sideways for him?
- What do you think finally set him off?
- What do you see happening on Day 6 from the time he arrived at work and went to his car?
- What would you do if you were noticing the deteriorating behavior?
Environmental Grid Defense
6 年The next exercise I suggest we go deeper into the sounds, light, emotions of others around the subject, and smells. Just like whales have sonar and birds have radar we have intuition. I know your intuition are telling you it’s more that the surface of an external, but the influence that effect the internal soul or spirit. We are way more that 2 dimensional beings. This problems of possible extreme violence have multiple dimensional meanings and requires that you use all senses and the native Americans believe you have 4 senses in-between your 5 senses. Experts know one thing- they can influence behavior with manipulating all 5 senses and we must be aware that in this exercise we only read his possible thoughts not the multiple dimensional issues surrounding him
Environmental Grid Defense
6 年All the above answers are great typical behavior analysis. The first things I see that are proactive to any possible violence is the environment of the employee. What if on the inside of the cubical? If it was a majestic waterfall or a the preference of an loyal employee that worked here on time for 10 years still confined to a cubical. What’s the growth opportunity within the company? Does the growth to progress to another cubical? Do cubical employees dream of a desk with a window? I’m getting depressed thinking about the confinement of a cubical. Mindvalley took the idea and concept of environment at a work place to a spiritual level. To the lighting in the room the colors the sounds and smells. We have to take care of each other’s minds and set each-other up for success in there work place. Employee health goes far beyond health benefits, but just like the quality of life we live in and invite our love ones to visit. We prep the area to make it as inviting as possible, and I believe we can evolve our space to a spiritual awakening. 10 years of a cubical with no future of evolving to a window could crack the best of the best. Environment is everything, and creates a spur of emotions as soon as you enter.
Owner/CEO: Elite Training Specialists
6 å¹´Continued:?4)How was his initial attitude toward life and work: seems ok. 5) When did things start to go sideways for him: after the call at the office. 6) What do yo think finally set him off: lady laughed at him in parking lot. Entering the conference room, boss yelling at him in front of his colleagues, not regards that something was clearly wrong. Colleagues laughing at him. 7) Day 6 arrives at work, and went to his car: he mentioned going to his car and to decompress, but that they would get theirs... 8) What would you do if you were noticing the deteriorating behavior: advise my supervisor, manager, HR rep, social worker, counselor, PD. ?
Owner/CEO: Elite Training Specialists
6 å¹´1)What was his background: worked 10 yrs at a medium size business consultant firm. Otherwise, unknown. 2) What are the signs and when did they start: day 2 after phone call when he tore down pictures at the office-noticeable distraught. Followed by insomnia, isolation, irritability, sadness, anger, depression, rage. Along with justifying not calling in. Increasing alcohol abuse. Watching cop shows with violence, purchasing a gun, going to range, enjoying and relating to the workplace violent events on TV shows. 3)What has he done that he hasn't really done before: didn't call into work. Hadn't missed a day of work for 2 yrs.??