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From CIA To CEO: Unconventional Life Lessons for Thinking Bigger, Leading Better and Being Bolder

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From CIA to CEO is an ops manual and one-of-a-kind tradecraft toolkit for leaders and entrepreneurs that reveals how the rarefied techniques of the CIA can help anyone find their voice, discover their potential, and thrive in the world of business.

Agent-turned-entrepreneur Rupal Patel shares the unique skills she developed as a woman and field agent in the high-stakes, alpha-male world of the CIA, and combines those clandestine insights with her experiences as a business leader and advisor. Each chapter brings tools and tips from the top-secret world of the CIA into everyday living and leading, including methods like Profiling and Situational Awareness that uncover and amplify strengths, and game-changing new frameworks like Identity Driven Leadership and Personal Energy Mapping that unleash performance and develop steel-core confidence.

Full of motivating stories and truly unique exercises, From CIA to CEO shows readers how to leverage the CIA mindset to remake the rules and become unstoppable on their way to Mission Success.

320 pages, Paperback

Published May 9, 2023

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October 20, 2024
Czy praca w CIA bardzo różni się od tej w roli CEO? Może i tak. Jednak Rupal Patel, była agentka, jest najlepszym dowodem na to, że unikatowa wiedza zdobyta w CIA może pomóc osiągnąć ogromny sukces w biznesie.

W swoim przewodniku „OD CIA DO CEO. Jak techniki CIA pomogą ci w pracy” Patel w praktyczny i zrozumiały sposób pomaga przejść przez kryzys zawodowy i przede wszystkim zrozumieć, dlaczego niektóre rzeczy nam nie wychodzą lub po prostu ich nie lubimy. Dzięki praktycznym wskazówkom mamy szansę na nowo poukładać swoje życie zawodowe i czerpać z niego satysfakcję.

Podoba mi się, że autorka poświęciła uwagę także problemowi ze znalezieniem odpowiedniej ścieżki zawodowej. Krok po kroku przeprowadza nas przez drogę ku jej odnalezieniu i, co najważniejsze, dodaje wiatru w skrzydła, byśmy nie bali się podjąć nowych wyzwań.

Rupal Patel stworzyła naprawdę świetny poradnik pełen praktycznych wskazówek i nowoczesnych metod z dziedziny zarządzania. Pomaga budować pewność siebie, poprawiać zdolności komunikacyjne i przede wszystkim sprawia, że zastosowanie jej wskazówek odczarowuje urok „wstrętnych poniedziałków”, pozwalając witać każdy nowy tydzień z uśmiechem na twarzy.

„OD CIA DO CEO. Jak techniki CIA pomogą ci w pracy” to książka dla każdego. Niezależnie od tego, czy jesteś pracownikiem, liderem, czy szefem, wszystkie wskazówki, które znajdziesz w tej książce, możesz wykorzystać, aby osiągnąć sukces. Ogólnie nie lubię tego typu poradników, ale Patel naprawdę wie, o czym pisze.
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May 16, 2023
I am really loving this book so far - I wasn't sure exactly what to expect but it has exceeded my expectations. There are so many self-help, productivity books out there but I feel like this has so much more character and almost makes completing the activities a game. The way it is centred around the CIA just brings the tools to life and makes it much more memorable. It has personality, and character, whilst it is quite straight-talking there are also moments to laugh, reminders not to take life so seriously yet it also talks about the realities of applying these tools and what that might look like in real life which I find particularly refreshing. I think this book is the perfect balance and I am enjoying reading it!
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September 7, 2024
A practical and engaging read- A must-read for goal setters
Rupal Patel’s From CIA to CEO is a masterclass in clarity and motivation.
What I loved most about the book is the easily digestible lessons, alongside memorable and fascinating stories. I had many takeaways from this brilliant book. My key takeaway, though, is that there are many components to success, all of which need to be aligned to give yourself the best chance of achieving your goals.
If you have goals that you want to achieve then I highly recommend this book.
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August 14, 2023
The author is a friend and I found the book and the tone of the advice shared very authentic to her personality. She generously shares of herself and her life as evidence and examples of the struggles and tactics many of us can employ to realise our fullest potential. The CIA framework is a novel way of thinking about the topics
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December 31, 2022
The book is well written and gives good technique to get your own self out of your own way.
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