Carmen's story as a heretic and change agent at CIA is featured in Adam Grant's bestseller Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World. Carmen is passionate about many things, but namely intelligence analysis, strategic thinking, and the diversity of thought and innovation.

In this episode, Carmen and I talk about the culture of the CIA and why she surprised many of her friends in the 80’s with her views. As the self-proclaimed “Analyst of Little Things,” Carmen breaks down what that means and how it has helped her in the world of intelligence analytics. We also talk about handling pushback when introducing new ideas and how to be an effective change agent, or rebel at work.

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Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within by Carmen Medina (book)
RecoveringFed.com
CIA site
Georgetown University
Creative Confidence by Tom Kelley (book)
Ludwig Wittgenstein by Ray Monk (book)
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Dr. Amanda Sammann of The Better Lab
Sharon Rowe (LvcS episode) of Eco-Bags Products, Inc.
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant (book)
Intellipedia
Five Nouns, Five Verbs for Leaders (blog post)
My favorite phrase as a manager, “Wouldn’t it be fun?”
SXSW - South By Southwest
Kickass Theme Music: “Things Are Getting Better” Written by Rishi Dhir. Performed by The High Dials.
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