Episode 164 - LIFE IN CIA: Starting with Operation Support Work to Going on Field with Mike Howard (Part 2)

Whether you end up working as an agency officer, get placed in the office, or work on the field, you'll come to understand that all of these play an equal part in the protection and security of the country.

Mike Howard, Former Chief Security Officer of Microsoft and former CIA operative continues the conversation today and shares about his days in the CIA, from starting out in operational support work to going around the world working security details.

Mike also talks about his experience over the years across different departments in the CIA. He also shares some of his favorite rules on leadership and gives advice on how others can start to implement them.

Learn about all this and more in this episode of The Fearless Mindset Podcast.

GOLDEN NUGGETS

Mike on being assigned to career development

"Those experiences taught me things I wouldn't have learned had I just stayed in the operations circuit I eventually went back and finished out my career in operations but those three or four years I wouldn't trade for anything. It taught me new skills and gave me an awareness of what other people do in the agency."

The leadership rule on perpetual optimism being a force multiplier - Mike

"You as a leader, there are days when you're dragging ass or you're just not feeling it. But for your troops, they can't see that. They need to see you positive and can-do and no matter what obstacles are in front of you, you and the team can nail this thing together."

Get to know more about Mike:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-howard-3423051/
• Website: https://www.mikehowardauthor.com/

To hear more episodes of The Fearless Mindset podcast, you can go to https://the-fearless-mindset.simplecast.com/ or listen to major podcasting platforms such as Apple, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. You can also subscribe to the Fearless Mindset YouTube Channel to watch episodes on video.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.