decision-making

“Timing is everything” – a phrase often used but seldom dissected. In the work of a covert...

Risk assessment, a term that might strike as buzzword-laden corporate jargon to some, but for a Central...

This tradecraft method is a fundamental skill that CIA officers rely on to accomplish their mission. This...

Using the skills and concepts as an clandestine services officer of the CIA to succeed as an...

Leveraging Special Forces training and concepts to keep calm and make critical decisions to effectively engage crises...

Sherlock Holmes may be a fictional character, but the way he was written about his way of...

As a Special Forces operator, the motto “Always Prepared, Never Surprised” holds significant weight. It’s a mantra...

Always having a plan B is a critical element of being a covert operative. By cultivating a...

While the skills of a sniper may seem unique to their profession, many of these abilities can...

Combat training is an invaluable tool for covert operatives, law enforcement and the military. It provides strength,...

Pattern recognition tradecraft is a way of observing the world to actionably recognize regularities within it so...

If you need to purchase something like sustenance or pay for bills, you don’t really need to...

A tactician responds, a strategist devises. A tactician wins battles, a strategist wins wars. But wars can...

Attacks are made by choice out of desire (gain), self-defense is made by force out of necessity...