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In this episode of Technology & Security, Dr. Miah Hammond-Errey speaks with Carmen Medina, former CIA executive, influential voice in the U.S. intelligence community and renowned change-maker. Carmen shares insights on leadership, cognitive diversity, and what it really takes to build organisations that can adapt to change. This episode goes beyond the intelligence community—it's a must-listen for leaders across industries where thinking, analysis, and communication are core to success.We explore how to harness cognitive diversity, compile high-performing teams, and make intelligence work for decision-makers in real time. There's practical inspiration, including tools for understanding external change and evolving internal cultures to keep pace. Carmen shares why representation matters and her experience as a Puerto Rican woman in a system shaped by elite norms. She talks about how her background shaped her as a systems thinker and how she eventually embraced her identity to influence change. From YouTube algorithms and competitive pickleball to the power dynamics within national security institutions, this episode unpacks what it means to disrupt from within—and why diverse perspectives are essential to the future of intelligence–and society.Resources mentioned in the recording·               Carmen Medina, 2015, Who Needs Rebels at Work? Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/oreillymedia/2015/01/13/who-needs-rebels-at-work/#7506efbd20a6·               Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within https://www.rebelsatwork.com/resourcesThis podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.Music by Dr Paul Mac and production by Elliott Brennan. 

11 years ago, on June 6, 2011, Sgt. Joseph M. Garrison made the ultimate sacrifice. On that day, he saved the lives of his Marines by taking charge as he always did to inspect metallic hits on IEDs. I am honored and privileged to have lived, fought, and learned at Joe's side. So, in keeping tradition with his legacy, I asked Carmen Medina and Dr. Mossbridge if they could take some time out of their schedule to sit with Tyler and me to discuss their life experiences. And the current mental health battle within the operations and the Veteran community. Long has the suicide epidemic cast its shadow over our lives and too long has it decreased our ranks. Hermanos, y Hermanas don't lose faith. Episode 35: In this episode, Tyler and Jose sit down with Carmen Medina and Dr. Mossbridge to discuss mental health, leadership, unconditional love, and the complex overlays that tether a life together. To skip introduction go to Min:1:58 Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. A 32-year veteran of the Intelligence Community, she is also the author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within. You can find Carmen's work at the following sites. https://www.rebelsatwork.com/. Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within https://www.amazon.com/dp/1491903953/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_907D5X1GK5ND1GMJYS6C Dr. Mossbridge is the executive director of The Institute for Love and Time (TILT), a fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and an associated professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Her research focuses on how time works, how events in time are perceived by our unconscious and conscious minds, and the power of unconditional love to positively influence human lives. You can find Dr. Mossbridge's work at the following sites. https://loveandtime.org/ https://www.timemachine.love/

Carmen Medina, former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence and coauthor of "Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within" (O'Reilly, 2014), discusses how she came to be recruited by CIA, the role of her education, and leaning into the male-dominated CIA culture to make her voice heard. We hear her perspective on power and how she pioneered new ways of operating in a vast organization. Recorded 19 Feb 2021.  Interviewer: David Priess, PhD, former CIA Analyst, PDB Briefer, and author. Host: James Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer. 

In this episode of National Security Podcast, former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence Carmen Medina and intelligence expert Zachery Tyson Brown join Katherine Mansted to discuss the modernisation of intelligence and the tension between secrecy and transparency.With the amount of information publicly available and the means to collect it increasing exponentially, intelligence agencies and their processes are at a moment of change. In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Katherine Mansted speaks with Carmen Medina and Zachery Tyson Brown on whether secrecy is still important or whether increased transparency is more suited to the information age, and asks who is the more important consumer of intelligence: the government, or the public it serves? Carmen Medina is a former Central Intelligence Agency Deputy Director of Intelligence with over 32 years of experience in the Intelligence Community and the author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within.Zachery Tyson Brown is a National Security Fellow at the Truman National Security Project, a former intelligence specialist with the United States Army and Department of Defence and the founder of Consilient Strategies.Katherine Mansted is a senior adviser at the ANU National Security College and non-resident fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Previously, she was a commercial solicitor with King & Wood Mallesons, a ministerial adviser to the federal government, and served as an Associate in the High Court of Australia.Chris Farnham is the producer of the National Security Podcast. He joined the National Security College in June 2015 and is currently Senior Outreach and Policy Officer. After serving as a soldier in the Australian Army, Chris has worked in roles throughout East Asia with a focus on geopolitics and regional security. We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or find us on Facebook. The National Security Podcast and Policy Forum Pod are available on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, and wherever you get your podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Check out“Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within” by Lois Kelly & Carmen Medina on Amazon.comAlso "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman and "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond on Amazon.com---Brought to you by The Ontic Center for Protective IntelligenceProduced by AJ McKeonMusic by Brian Bristow and performed by Smokin' NovasContact us at podcast@ontic.ai or visit ontic.ai/center for more information.

Guest Overview Former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence, Carmen Medina is a veteran of the Intelligence Community, she is also the author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within.Puerto Rican born, to a fun-loving father and an achievement-driven mother, Carmen excelled through an itinerant childhood to lead school debating teams. Her forensic debating skills and serendipity led her to a University scholarship and ultimately set her on her path to a 32-year career in the CIA.In Part two we discuss her perspective on power, the current state of the world and her hope for the future. We also cover the role of curiosity and creativity in her work at the CIA, applying empathy to be heard by policy and decision-makers in today's polarized political environment. And finally, we end with her life insights as she answers our quick-fire questions. I hope you enjoy this refreshing and fun episode and learn from the kindness, reflective wisdom, and optimism of Carmen Medina. Thanks to Munish Walther Puri for the connection. What we Discuss The role of curiosity and creativity in her role as an analyst Her curiosity in soft power over hard power Her prediction that peace would happen without violence The brittleness of power The evolution of the CIA's intelligence on how societies workEmbracing cognitive biasDealing With Trump Her optimism and how reading a book called Complexity changed her perspective Her perspective on the world What if the Romans had discovered the Internet and Electricity?Carmen's view on talking truth to powerRespecting decision makers cognitive style and personality and providing a broader context so they listen, and in a framework, they appreciate The role of empathy Her Principles Inequality of opportunity Expecting and demanding failure Taking ownership of your impossible Social Links Rebels at WorkLinkedInTwitterLinks In The Show Olive Shriner ArgoZero Dark Thirty Zanu PF Bob Gates Iran US EmbassyComplexity Mitch WalthropBrowser Newsletter

Guest Overview Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. A veteran of the Intelligence Community, she is also the author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within.Puerto Rican born, to a fun-loving father and an achievement-driven mother, Carmen excelled through an itinerant childhood to lead school debating teams. Her forensic debating skills and serendipity led her to a University scholarship and ultimately set her on her path to a 32-year career in the CIA.In Part One Carmen unpacks her chaotic and unsettled upbringing and childhood, the role of her education, how debating helped her develop the skills that served her well over her CIA career. We discuss her experience of interning at the CIA in 1978, a time before desktop computers, operating as a human algorithm, to running the South Africa desk, and leaning into the male-dominated CIA culture to make her voice heard.In Part Two we discuss her perspective on power, the current state of the world and her hope for the future. We also cover the role of curiosity and creativity in her work at the CIA, applying empathy to be heard by policy and decision-makers in today's polarized political environment.And finally, we end with her life insights as she answers our quick fire questions. I hope you enjoy this refreshing and fun episode and learn from the kindness, reflective wisdom, and optimism of Carmen Medina. What we Discuss The impact of her itinerant upbringing from being an Army child The role her mother played in setting her standards for achievementHow her father made her appreciate the fun in life The role of her grandmother in being a rock of stabilityDeveloping a skill and talent forensic debating at schoolBeing the first in her family to go to college and universityDealing with male prejudice of her father questioning her need to learnHow a serendipitous debating experience led her to secure a scholarship at a Catholic University in Washington DC How she transitioned out of Law to Georgetown for a Masters in Foreign Service Getting accepted as an intern at the CIA Being asked to stay on a full time Starting out as a watch officer before the era of Desktop computers We discuss how her role was pre-internet days she acted as a human algorithm or search engine Her point of view on the veracity CIA based films Argo and Zero Dark ThirtyHow she was promoted to the Africa Division to cover South Africa while apartheid was still in full force. The experience of joining a male-dominated CIA at age 24 and being determined to avoid being pigeonholed as just another token woman. The challenges of conveying an image in the workplace as a woman. The role of curiosity and creativity in her role as an analyst Her curiosity in soft power over hard power Her prediction that peace would happen without violence The brittleness of power The evolution of the CIA's intelligence on how societies workEmbracing cognitive bias Her optimism and how reading a book called Complexity changed her perspective Her perspective on the world What if the Romans had discovered the Internet and Electricity?Carmen's view on talking truth to powerRespecting decision makers cognitive style and personality and providing a broader context so they listen, and in a framework, they appreciate The role of empathy Her Principles Inequality of opportunity Expecting and demanding failure Taking ownership of your impossible Social Links

Meet Carmen Medina, a former CIA change agent and co-author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within. Carmen spent 32 years at the Central Intelligence Agency. Her 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.   As you listen to this episode, I challenge you to think about someone who needs to hear about being a rebel in the workforce. Once you have someone in mind, please share this episode with them. Also, think about one tiny action that you can take to start being an effective change agent at work or in the world today. We need you!  Selected link love + resources from the episode can be found here:  https://www.vitalcorpswellness.com/blog/lvcs-0071-carmen-medina

On today's show, Chris introduces himself and then sits down to talk with author Lois Kelly. They talk about rebels at work, why they're so important to organizations and what to do if you are a rebel, or you lead them. Lois Kelly has been a lifelong Rebel at Work, and has spent her career helping Fortune 100 companies become braver and more creative in their approaches to communications.  Her real professional joy has been encouraging people to become more rebellious at work. Lois is the author of four books, including Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within, which she co-wrote with Carmen Medina.  She lives in Rhode Island, working on becoming wiser and wilder when she's not in the woods, writing evocative personal essays, or running workshops for aspiring Rebels.  Twitter: @LoisKelly and @Rebelsatwork. Writing: https://medium.com/@LoisKelly.  Web sites: foghound.com and rebelsatwork.comNote: in the show, Lois mentions the writer and consultant Meg Wheatley. She is someone else you should know about, so click here to learn more: https://margaretwheatley.com/

This episode explores what a social contract of employment looks like, given the changing nature of work in the 21st century economy. We hear from Tom Kochan, a professor at MIT Sloan School of Management; Oren Cass, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute; Steven Pedigo, an assistant professor at the NYU School of Professional Studies; and Sharon Block, Executive Director of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School.You can learn more about enrolling in Tom Kochan’s edX course, Shaping the Future of Work, here.For additional information on the issues we briefly examine, we recommend the following resources:Thomas A. Kochan, Shaping the Future of Work: A Handbook for Action and a New Social Contract (MIT Press 2017).Oren Cass, American Workers Need a New Kind of Labor Union, Wall St. J. (Aug. 31, 2017), https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-workers-need-a-new-kind-of-labor-union-1504220896.Richard Florida, What the New Urban Anchors Owe Their Cities, CityLab (Sep. 21 2017), https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/09/what-the-new-urban-anchors-owe-their-cities/540588/.James B. Atleson, Values and Assumptions in American Labor Law (U. Mass. Press 1983).Mark Barenberg, The Political Economy of the Wagner Act: Power, Symbol, and Workplace Cooperation, 106 Harv. L. Rev. 1381 (1993).Jake Rosenfeld, What Unions No Longer Do (Harv. U. Press 2014) Benjamin Sachs, Agency Fees and the First Amendment, 131 Harv. L. Rev. 1046 (2018).Benjamin Sachs, Despite Preemption: Making Labor Law in Cities and States, 124 Harv. L. Rev. 1153 (2011).This episode was produced by Mareva Lindo.Thanks to Doctor Turtle for the music:"Lullaby for Democracy" (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Doctor_Turtle/The_Double-Down_Two-Step/lullaby_for_democracy)"Go Tell It On the Molehill" (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Doctor_Turtle/Flush_Your_Rolex_1416/go_tell_it_on_the_molehill_2)

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Carmen Medina, the CIA’s former Deputy Director of Intelligence and Director of the Center for the Study of Intelligence. She is also the author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within.

Sub-Saharan Africa faces three interrelated challenges over the next generation. It will double its population to two billion by 2045. By then, more than half of Africans will be living in the cities. And this group of mostly young people will be connected with each other and with the world through mobile devices. Properly harnessed, Africa's youth could be a force for economic growth and political change. Without economic growth and jobs, however, Africa's demographic expansion could prove to be a political and social catastrophe. Old systems of patronage and of muddling through will no longer work. If African leaders want to remain in power, they will have to do more to enable high economic growth rates. Making Africa Work aims to ensure that African growth is based on more than the export of commodities and that it creates jobs on the continent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Kochan, Professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss his new book “Shaping the Future of Work: A Handbook for Action and a New Social Contract” and his comprehensive strategy for changing the course the American economy and employment system to build a more inclusive economy on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.