Cognitive Traps and the Mindset of a Successful Protective Intelligence Analyst

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A Female Perspective in the Male-Dominated Field of Executive Protection

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In this episode, Fred and Carmen discuss what it takes to build an Intelligence program and what she looks for in an Analyst. Carmen shares her stories of dealing with leaders, falling into cognitive traps and what it means when we sometimes ‘get it wrong’. Carmen Medina is a thirty two year veteran of the Intelligence Community and a former Deputy Director of Intelligence for the Central Intelligence Agency. Upon her retirement from the CIA, she received the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal. Since moving to the private sector, Carmen continues to transform the Intelligence Community as a speaker, author, and consultant.

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Carmen Medina is a former Deputy Director of Intelligence at the CIA with over three decades of experience in the U.S. Intelligence Community. Known for challenging conventional thinking, she helped lead major cultural and analytic transformation inside the agency. Since retiring, she’s become a sought-after speaker, consultant, and co-author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within. Carmen continues to inspire leaders to embrace dissent, think boldly, and rethink how intelligence is used in both government and business.

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