Michele uses stories from her CIA experience to illustrate the power of grit, the power of perseverance and determination to learn and grow-no matter what. Instead of focusing on the challenges and negativity presented to her, Michele demonstrates how focusing on mastering a skill, learning new material, and pushing to grow is what transformed her life and career.

• Your mindset is the most important thing.
• Grit trumps natural talent.
• What worked before may not work...

One thing you learn planning and carrying out operations in war zones, is that no matter how hard you try, you can't prepare for every contingency. You have to get good at pivoting in the moment and making decisions on the fly. Such is the new world thrust on us in 2020. Strong leadership understands that now is not the time to maintain continuity of operations-it is time to rethink everything.

• Learn how to harness fear to cultivate optimism...

I'm used to assumptions. I've dealt with them my entire life. It is hard for people to merge the two seemingly different versions of me: an outgoing and kind person who cares very much about others-with the counterterrorism and Middle East expert. Most human beings are conditioned to associate a leader with someone who wields power in a more forceful manner. Those with sunny dispositions are often relegated to the second tier or the back row. This cognitive dissonance is a product of an...

Michele uses her experience as a female in the male-dominated intelligence sector to show how your unique personality and perspective are key to being a stand-out in the workplace.

Despite being told that she could not carry out successful counterterrorism operations because she would never be accepted as a female by the terrorist sources she would have to work with, Michele turned this assumption on its head. She explains how she triumphed by turning her perceived disadvantages...

In this program you will learn:

• Use in-the-field techniques to turn challenging situations around so that you leave conversations in a positive way
• Leverage women's intuition to gain an "unfair" advantage in high-stakes negotiations
• Ninja strategies to engage women and minorities in important conversations for collaboration and growth

In this program you will learn:

• Secrets for escaping an attack or surviving an ambush that you can apply to pushing out of your comfort zone
• How "going to war" teaches you to manage fear and elevates your game to elite levels
• The role of faith in dealing with terrorists - and overcoming in life

In this program you will learn:

• How to build rapport using intelligence profiling secrets
• How to read body language to learn how others are experiencing you or the environment
• Learn to leverage a technique called "framing" to avoid confrontation and find ways to exploit areas of commonality

In today's changing global economy it is not surprising that people feel a sense of instability. Every day there's concerning news about what is happening in the stock market. Similarly, there's a high level of on-going fear with terrorism that strikes to the core of our world. As an undercover CIA operative Michele shares her experiences, challenges and techniques of overcoming obstacles even through difficult and dangerous situations. She will walk through the parallels of the life of a spy...