Breaking the Rules: Insider Secrets from a Former CIA Agent and Author of 'Company Rules' | Mike Baker

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🗓️ 24 January 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, James sits down with Mike Baker - a former CIA agent and author of the bestselling book 'Company Rules'. With years of experience in covert operations and leadership, Mike shares his unique insights on strategy, corporate culture, and the importance of breaking the rules. Whether you're a startup founder or a seasoned CEO, this episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to gain a competitive edge. Tune in as James and Mike delve deep into the inner workings of the CIA and the lessons that can be applied to the business world. Don't miss out on this exciting and informative conversation.

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0:00.0	Imagine you've worked for the CIA for 20 years.
0:09.8	And now imagine you leave the CIA and you want to start your own private intelligence
0:15.7	firm on your own and you get clients that need you to investigate different frauds or
0:20.5	whatever.
0:21.5	How do you use what you learned at the CIA in your own private business?
0:27.0	So Mike Baker who worked for the CIA for 20 years, author of Company Rules, everything
0:32.6	I know about business.
0:33.6	I learned from the CIA by Mike Baker and it's going to appear on script SCRIBD.com.
0:39.4	I highly recommend reading it.
0:40.9	But he describes what he learned from the CIA and applied it to business and I get as many
0:46.8	stories I can out of him along the way.
0:48.7	So here's Mike Baker.
0:52.8	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:57.7	This is the James Altiger show.
1:09.4	Mike first off what did you do for the CIA?
1:12.4	Um, yeah I was a park car.
1:15.5	I was a valet.
1:17.0	No, I was in the operations group and the day and see is divided into various directorates
1:24.4	or valiments and you know one is the operations, one's science and technology, one's administrative,
1:31.5	one's intelligence, you know, which is where all the smart people sit and write reports
1:35.9	and take all the field intelligence and make sense of it.
1:40.4	So I was in the operation side of things for going on two decades and then got out and
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