Unbreakable Alliances: A Spy Recruiter's Authoritative Guide to Cultivating Powerful and Lasting Connections

by Robin Dreeke

From the former Chief of the FBI Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program comes an authoritative guide on how to unlock the power of alliances, build unbreakable relationships, and achieve unparalleled success in your personal and professional life.

The solution to life’s challenges lies in establishing genuine connections with others. Along with anecdotes from his work in business and as an international spy recruiter, Robin Dreeke offers practical strategies

Building and keeping trust

Communicating with impact across diverse communication styles and languages

Inspiring others by crafting compelling narratives that leave a lasting impact

Resolving conflicts and fostering stronger alliances

Understanding and embracing diversity

Nurturing and expanding your alliances over time

Each chapter includes ten actions to empower you to apply these concepts to your own life and to revolutionize how you approach building alliances and achieve tangible results.

Unbreakable Alliances is a masterclass in building strong relationships that will provide you with fresh perspectives, diverse expertise, and a support system to help you overcome even the most daunting obstacles.

240 pages, Hardcover

Published October 29, 2024

About the author

FROM RECRUITING SPIES FOR THE FBI TO RECRUITING ALLIES IN BUSINESS:
Robin Dreeke is an accomplished Executive Coach, Best-Selling Author, and Professional Speaker with an impressive background. As a Marine Corps Officer and retired FBI Special Agent, he served as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program where he honed his skills in Recruiting Spies and Behavioral Assessment. Today, Robin has translated his expertise into his unique Interpersonal Communication Strategies that focus on Recruiting Allies in business. Since 2010, he has been working with Executives, Corporations, Entrepreneurs, Military, and Law Enforcement to help them Forge Trust, Solve Challenges, and Lead. Robin's People Formula has helped countless individuals and teams achieve quick, measurable results and maximum success. Whether you're a newly promoted leader, executive, sales team member, or customer relations specialist, Robin's proven strategies will help you excel.

Reviews

[Keely · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear, succinct, straightforward- this book distills decades of wisdom and understanding into a relatively quick read. The author doesn’t waste your time. Great skills for getting along with others in your family, workplace, and community. A textbook for freedom, democracy, cooperative social action and mutual respect. Leadership in an equitable framework. Great people skills for activism. Empowering information!

[Tracey Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this after attending three webinars from the author and still took a lot of value from the techniques and approaches described in the book. This inspired a lot of ideas that I can implement in my work life and some for my personal life as well.

[Kevin Stecyk · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Informative & Interesting Book

I always enjoy reading Robin Dreeke’s books, and Unbreakable Alliances: A Spy Recruiter’s Guide to Cultivating Powerful and Lasting Connections is no exception.

Dreeke’s book is well written with many references to other books that support the topic being discussed. What I especially appreciate is that at the end of each chapter Dreeke summarizes the key points. And at the end of the book, he reinforces those key points by providing exercises that cause the reader to review the material.

If you have read other books on the importance of communication, empathy, body language, gratitude, and similar topics, Unbreakable Alliances will be familiar. Even so, Dreeke gathers key concepts and presents them in an understandable and logical sequence.

I wish this book were much longer, perhaps breaking the book into a four part series where Dreeke could go into much more detail with case studies.

[Serkan Ergun · Rating 2 out of 5]

In my life as an avid reader, the number of books I couldn’t bring myself to finish is fewer than a handful. Most of those were abandoned not because of poor writing, but due to overly technical content or a subject matter that failed to resonate.

In this case, I was genuinely looking forward to tapping into the lifelong experiences of an FBI operative—hoping for real insight, wisdom, and compelling accounts from high-stakes operations. What I found, however, was unbelievably disappointing.

The so-called ‘stories’ lacked substance and depth, written in a tone that felt more suited to elementary school readers than to an adult audience seeking real perspective. Despite the book being a light and short read, with overly simplistic language, I couldn’t bring myself to continue. I forced myself halfway through, and even that felt like a waste of time.

[David Pulliam · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was deeply disappointed by Dreeke's latest book. I've read two other of his book and found them insightful and thoughtful. Dreeke previously relied heavily on his own experience and system of relationships. In this latest book he pulls very little from his personal experience and relies heavily on other writers like Ryan Holiday. Just go read Dreeke's two other books and you'll get this book but in a better form.