Our Authored Publications
Titles available on Amazon.com
Failing Forward Fast, 2nd Edition
What 25 Years in the CIA Taught Us About Getting Things Done in a Bureaucracy (with Bruce Hartmann)
Failing Forward Fast chronicles our transition from followers of management recipes to practitioners of the 'failing forward fast' approach to developing products and solutions for the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Self-Sabotage
Decisions and Behaviors that Corrode Our Lives.
This book provides a guide to many of the behaviors and decisions that can ultimately prove damaging to a successful life.
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What Do We Know and How Do We Know It
Making Informed Decisions in a World of Vested Interests
When a decision really matters, the two questions explored in this book can help us make a better one. It examines the forces at work in our thinking, how others manipulate our thoughts, and how to evaluate information sources. I
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Hiking to the Edge
Confronting Cancer in Rockey Mountain National Park
When confronted with the diagnosis of an aggressive cancer, where do you go for comfort? For hope? This author unexpectedly found both on a 2016 hike in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Creating Mission Impact
Essential Tradecraft for Innovators at CIA and Beyond
Bringing ideas into use can be difficult in organizations like the CIA. Hierarchy, tradition, high risk missions, and a long history of established ways of doing things can make positive change difficult.
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Your Kitchen is Calling
Favorite Recipes and Thoughts on Eating Well
More and more our nutrition has become a corporate decision rather than something we determine on our own. But we can fight back. All it takes is a bit of time in the kitchen, a few basic skills, and some recipes that give more than a nod to nutrition.
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