Coleman Ruiz is the chief operating officer and partner with Severn Capital Partners in Maryland. He’s also a former Navy SEAL who served as a trainer in the Special Forces. His military background gives him a different perspective on how to apply analytics.

Ruiz spoke recently to Cade Massey , Wharton practice professor of operations, information and decisions and co-director of the Wharton People Analytics Initiative , about what it takes to bring the best out of anyone. Massey is co-host of the Wharton Moneyball show on Wharton Business Radio on SiriusXM channel 111 , and this interview was part of a special broadcast on SiriusXM for the Wharton People Analytics Conference . (Listen to the podcast at the top of this page.)

An edited transcript of the conversation follows:

Cade Massey: It sounds like those different Special Forces are in more communication than they used to be and trying to learn from each other, right?

Coleman Ruiz: I’ll just say the war has broadly developed after 9/11.…