Business Confidential: Lessons for Corporate Success from Inside the CIA

by Maryann Karinch (Author), PeterEarnest (Author)

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Hardcover
2010
$18.90
Acritical figure in America's Cold War intelligence operations, Peter Earnest knows human nature and how to set priorities to stay true to a mission. With this book, Earnest and bestselling author Maryann Karinch demonstrate how core principles of intelligence apply directly to business strategy. Trust building, loyalty, innovative thinking, using intelligence to support tough decision making, getting the most from human resources all are linchpins of critical business strategy, indispensable to:
- Vetting, hiring, and training the ideal team
- Establishing connections with the right people
- Contingency planning
- Operating in both friendly and hostile territory
- Cutting losses at the right time while increasing the overall win ratio
With instructive examples from CIA operations and the business world, Business Confidential vividly illustrates the value of the intelligence mindset in today's unpredictable business landscape.

Synopsis

Acritical figure in America's Cold War intelligence operations, Peter Earnest knows human nature and how to set priorities to stay true to a mission. With this book, Earnest and bestselling author Maryann Karinch demonstrate how core principles of intelligence apply directly to business strategy. Trust building, loyalty, innovative thinking, using intelligence to support tough decision making, getting the most from human resources all are linchpins of critical business strategy, indispensable to:

Vetting, hiring, and training the ideal team
Establishing connections with the right people
Contingency planning
Operating in both friendly and hostile territory
Cutting losses at the right time while increasing the overall win ratio

With instructive examples from CIA operations and the business world, Business Confidential vividly illustrates the value of the intelligence mindset in today's unpredictable business landscape.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Publisher: Amacom
Published: 01 Nov 2010
ISBN 10: 0814414486
ISBN 13: 9780814414484

Media Reviews

.. .covers the gamut of business practices...equip aspiring business executives with a powerful set of tools to advance their careers. --Foreword magazine
.. .want to know why the project you and your team just put six months of your life into ended in disaster, this guy can help. --Andrea Kay, Gannett News Service
.. .refreshing to hear from someone who knows how to really play the intelligence game...instructive and insightful guide to leadership and collaboration. --Houston Business Journal

Author Bio

Peter Earnest worked in the Central Intelligence Agency for 36 years, including a quarter-century in the Agency's National Clandestine Service. He is the Executive Director of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.

Maryann Karinch is the author of How to Spot a Liar, I Can Read You Like a Book, and How to Become an Expert on Anything in 2 Hours (978-0-8144-0992-3).