"CIA TO CEO - The Truth about having difficult conversations EP107 - Rupal Patel

In this episode, Rupal Patel, a former CIA officer turned CEO, shares her journey and insights. She discusses how she helps individuals and organizations unlock their performance and potential. Rupal also talks about her unexpected path to joining the CIA and dispels misconceptions about the agency. She highlights the reality of working in the CIA, including the challenges and rewards. Rupal shares transferable skills from her CIA experience to her current role as a CEO. She emphasizes the importance of agility, resilience, and objective decision making. Lastly, she provides tips for delivering difficult news effectively. In this conversation, Rupal Patel shares insights on preparing for difficult conversations, embracing your uniqueness, building confidence, leveraging analytical skills, and the art of persuasion. She emphasizes the importance of knowing your information, understanding the other person's perspective, and adapting your message to be received effectively. Rupal also discusses the integration of analytical and spontaneous thinking and the role of competence in building confidence. She concludes by highlighting the significance of asking good questions and making it difficult for others to say no in the selling process.

Check out Rupal Patel here - https://www.ciatoceo.com/

Buy CIA to CEO here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/CIA-CEO-Unconventional-Lessons-Thinking/dp/1788706617

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00:00 Introduction and Background

01:20 Unlocking Performance

03:37 Misconceptions about the CIA

04:47 The Reality of Working in the CIA

05:37 Making the Right Choice

06:47 Transferable Skills from CIA to CEO

08:43 Attributes for Success in the CIA

09:50 Agility and Resilience

10:53 Objective Decision Making

13:05 Delivering Difficult News

14:34 Preparing for Difficult Conversations

16:28 Embracing Your Weirdness

22:23 Analytical Mind and Spontaneity

27:23 Persuasion and Selling

36:45 The Art of Persuasion

38:19 Finding More Information

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