Special Ops Interrogator, Eric Maddox shares his method of empathy-based listening that he used in interrogations leading to the capture of Saddam Hussein.

KEY TOPICS
- Recognizing that multitasking and listening cannot coexist
- Removing your personal agenda from conversations
- Trust-building and partnership through listening
- Seeking to understand the perspective of the individual you’re talking with
- Giving others permission for vulnerability with you
- Gaining clarity on others’ feelings to make pure decisions

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ABOUT ERIC MADDOX
Website: ericmaddox.com
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Eric’s Podcast “Creating Influence”: https://www.spreaker.com/show/creating-influence
Eric’s Book “Mission Blacklist #1”: https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Hussein-As-Soldier-Masterminded-Capture/dp/006171447X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=226F373E1JZ1Y&dchild=1&keywords=eric+maddox&qid=1635107112&sprefix=eric+maddox%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1

Eric Maddox joined the U.S. Army as an infantry paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne Division in 1994. After spending three years as a paratrooper, jumpmaster and a qualified ranger, Eric reenlisted as an interrogator and Chinese Mandarin linguist. Since 9/11, Eric has conducted over 2,700 interrogations while deploying eight times in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) to include multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe.

In 2003, while assigned to a special operations task force in Tikrit, Eric conducted over 300 interrogations and collected the intelligence which directly led to the capture of Saddam Hussein. As a result, he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Director’s Award, and the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement. After being hired as a civilian with the Department of Defense, Eric continued to help fight the Global War on Terror (GWOT) until 2014. In May 2015, he earned his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and is now a private consultant and negotiator and lives in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.