by Larae Quy | Jun 7, 2023 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
Examples of poor leadership skills surround us. All too common, we see selfish, opinionated, greedy, and deceitful people move into the upper echelons of leadership. Politics might be the first area that pops into the minds of many of us, but we can find the same...
by Larae Quy | May 11, 2023 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
First came the Great Resignation, only to be followed by the Great Emergence as the workplace drags itself into a post-pandemic existence. The emerging reality for leaders is that Covid has made well-being an urgent priority. A recent Gallop Poll indicates that “fewer...
by Larae Quy | Apr 28, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
Major FBI investigations are intense and usually slow-moving because of the case’s complexity. For example, I was among many agents assigned to interview witnesses after the terrorist attack of 9/11; supervisors told us to show up seven days a week and work...
by Larae Quy | Mar 19, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
The FBI had identified Nicholas (not his real name) as a Russian intelligence officer in San Francisco. The Russian government tasked Nicholas to steal classified technology. My job was to either recruit him to work for the FBI or gather enough evidence to have him...
by Larae Quy | Feb 18, 2023 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
I graduated from college with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and took a job as a management trainee at a fancy department store. It wasn’t long before I was offered a position as a department manager and I eagerly accepted the promotion even though I sensed early on...
by Larae Quy | Jan 5, 2023 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
As an FBI counterintelligence agent, my job was to identify and recruit Russian spies to work for the United States Government. Little did they know that the Russian government gave my colleagues and me the most powerful gift, a toxic system filled with corruption,...
by Larae Quy | Dec 1, 2022 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
Most of us have no idea of what to do with our lives. Even after school. We expect our careers to lead us down the road to happiness. Even after we get paychecks. We’ve seen the slick advertisements that promise that money can buy happiness—if we have enough of it....
by Larae Quy | Nov 9, 2022 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I felt a sinking feeling in my gut as I drove into the parking garage, and it was happening more and more. A job that had once invigorated me and filled me with eagerness now produced a heaviness inside that I could no longer ignore. As a new FBI agent out of the...
by Larae Quy | Oct 27, 2022 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
A successful Silicon Valley businessman was contacted by a foreign intelligence officer and I interviewed him about the relationship. He was cooperative and we started to meet on a regular basis. He mentioned that he was involved in an angel investor group and thought...
by Larae Quy | Sep 29, 2022 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, Uncategorized
As the spokesperson for the FBI in Northern California, I found myself in several situations where the FBI was criticized, and I was expected to justify its actions. As with most sophisticated investigations, there are many steps when building a case and evidence is...
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