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Spies Like UsSemper ubi sub ubiThis week Al, Neil and Phil are joined by former RCMP Cal Chrustie to talk about hybrid warfare. The guys also stress why it is important to wear clean underwear if you are a terrorist.
2024-03-2931 min
The Northern Sentinels PodcastEpisode 16 - Calvin ChrustieOn this episode, I'm joined by Calvin Chrustie. A proud Winnipeger, Cal grew up on the boundary between the right and the wrong side of the tracks. He learned a lot about grit and resilience from having a foot in both worlds. Fortunately, strong values and work ethic landed him on the good side of the law. Literally. After university, he joined the RCMP and spent the next 32 years working everything from organized crime, to UN operations, to hostage negotiations. After retiring from the Mounties, Cal started a business focused on dealing with critical risks for governments, corporations, and...
2024-02-281h 23
Negotiations Ninja PodcastDissecting Cyberterrorism Negotiation, Throwback with Cal ChrustieCyberterrorism is becoming prevalent. Highly intelligent criminals associated with cartels and sovereign nations like North Korea, China, Russia, etc. are mining for any data they can find. State actors take data and leverage it however they please, without conscience. That’s why cyberterrorism negotiation is becoming part of the negotiation conversation. Everyday businesses and even healthcare organizations need to be adequately prepared. Learn what that looks like in this throwback episode with Cal Chrustie (who spent 33 years with the Canadian Federal Police negotiating kidnaps and extortions).
2023-06-1534 minNegotiations Ninja PodcastThrowback Thursday with Cal ChrustieIn this Throwback Thursday episode of Negotiations Ninja, we take a look back at episode #120 with Cal Chrustie. Cal was with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for 34 years, served as a Negotiations Mediator for the United Nations, and has been involved in high-stakes negotiations around the world. In this episode, Cal shares the story of a failed negotiation with a terrorist group that sadly led to the death of multiple hostages. He shares how to assess failed negotiations, how to understand the needs and wants of the other party, and the importance of debriefing. Don't miss this p...
2020-11-0541 minNegotiations Ninja PodcastHow Cyber Negotiation Parallels Hostage NegotiationThe use of data has been the biggest source of growth in companies and has become the biggest source of risk. When our data is compromised and held hostage, how do we get that data back? Are the negotiations similar to a “typical” hostage negotiation? After 33 years with the Canadian Federal Police in the area of kidnaps and extortions, Cal Chrustie retired from the police force and transitioned to InterVentis global. He now works with a group of negotiators from around the world to provide education, consulting, and coaching on cyber terror incidents. In this episode of Negot...
2020-10-1936 minNegotiations Ninja PodcastThrowback Thursday with Cal ChrustieIn this Throwback Thursday episode, we jump back to episode #89 with Cal Chrustie. Cal covers the three S's: strategy, structure, and self. He talks about how to properly strategize for a negotiation, what a negotiation's structure should look like, and how the concept of self plays a role throughout this process. Don't miss this engaging episode with war-time and hostage negotiation expert Cal Chrustie.
2020-09-1733 minNegotiations Ninja PodcastLearning From Failed Negotiations With TerroristsTerrorists are one of the most violent and unpredictable groups in the world, and nobody can speak to the devastating consequences of failed negotiations with them better than Cal Chrustie. Likewise, there’s no one better to teach us how to make the most out of those failures. Cal served for 34 years with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and has also served as a Negotiations Mediator for the United Nations in the former country of Yugoslavia. He’s been involved in some of the highest stakes negotiation scenarios you can imagine. On this episode, he shares the most...
2020-01-2741 min
Negotiations Ninja PodcastA Systems Approach To Negotiations - The 3 S'sThis week we’re chatting with Cal Chrustie, a war-time and hostage negotiation expert who now consults with organizations around the world. In this episode of the Negotiations Ninja, he talks about what he calls the three S’s—strategy, structure, and self. How do we strategize for negotiation? What’s the structure of a properly set up deal? And the third S—self: How do we go about understanding ourselves, our values, and what we are (and aren’t) capable of. Most importantly, what does it take to get the deal done from our own viewpoint? This is a fascinatin...
2019-06-2434 min