đď¸ âThe Human Behavior Hacker: Susan Ibitz Hidden Agendas, and the Truth We Donât Want Seenâ
Release Date: 12/07/2025
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info_outlineđď¸ âThe Human Behavior Hacker: Susan Ibitz on Pattern Recognition, Hidden Agendas, and the Truth We Donât Want Seenâ
đĽ What if someone could see the parts of you that youâve spent years polishing, managing, or hiding⌠in less than 30 seconds?
đ Description
Most leaders believe they can read a room.
Most believe their success sharpened their instincts.
Most believe they can spot the liar, the manipulator, or the hidden agenda.
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That confidence is often the most dangerous delusion in the room.
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Todayâs guest doesnât just read people, she sees through them.
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Susan Ibitz, known globally as âThe Human Behavior Hacker,â is a former political influence consultant, profiler, and civilian hostage negotiator. She is the author of Irrational Humans and founder of the Human Behavior Lab, where she teaches others to decode patterns most people will never notice.
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But what makes her truly unsettling to leaders is this:
She didnât learn to read humans from textbooks. She learned to survive.
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Her dyslexia and Aspergerâs didnât hold her back; they rewired her into a world-class pattern recognizer who can see emotional seams and identity fractures long before her clients feel them.
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In this gripping conversation, Susan and Dov tear down the myths of communication, curiosity, and âreading people.â They expose why most leaders are blind to their own filters, how first impressions have nothing to do with you, and why ambivalent people are the most dangerous ones in the room.
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And somewhere in the middle of this⌠youâll hear something youâve never heard on a leadership podcast:
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A master profiler explaining why she genuinely doesnât like peopleâŚ(well a certain kind of people)
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This episode will rewire the way you see communication, power, and the emotional logic driving every room you walk into.
đĽ In This Episode
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Why leaders massively overestimate their ability to read people
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The number one mistake everyone makes about human behavior
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Why communication fails even when you think youâre being clear
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The danger of ambivalent people and hidden agendas
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How dyslexia and Aspergerâs became a superpower in Susanâs work
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Why first impressions arenât personal and never were
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How curiosity, not technique, reveals the emotional truth
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What trauma teaches you about morphing and mirroring
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Why most âexpertsâ donât know what theyâre talking about
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How to ask questions that evoke genuine emotion instead of rehearsed answers
đ¤ About Susan Ibitz
Susan Ibitz is a former political influence consultant, profiler, and civilian hostage negotiator. She is the author and researcher behind Irrational Humans and founder of the Human Behavior Lab. Her specialty is decoding deception, patterns, and human behavior in high-pressure environments from sales to politics to crisis negotiation.
đĽ Listen If Youâve EverâŚ
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Felt like youâre missing the hidden dynamics in the rooms you lead
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Wanted to improve your communication but didnât know where to start
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Suspected people werenât telling you the truth, including yourself
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Wanted a deeper understanding of how irrational humans really are
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Been told youâre âtoo intense,â âtoo perceptive,â or âtoo muchâ
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Wondered why certain people trigger you instantly
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Wanted the real toolsânot the mythsâto read people accurately
đ Connect with Susan Ibitz
Website: https://susanibitz.com
YouTube: Human Behavior Lab
Blog: Irrational Humans
LinkedIn: Susan Ibitz
đ Before You Hit Play
Ask yourself:
What part of my identity am I protecting so fiercely that I canât see the truth right in front of me?
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