Episode 11 - Lead like a Lady with Gina Osborn

About Gina
Gina Osborn began her career in 1986 by enlisting in the U.S. Army as a Counterintelligence Special Agent.  She was assigned to a specialized team in Germany that investigated the highest profile espionage cases in the European Theater during the end of the Cold War and into the first Gulf War.   

In 1996, Gina became a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  In her  22 years of service oversaw numerous high profile cases including investigating Asian Organized Crime on a task force in the Little Saigon District of Orange County, California and supervising counterterrorism investigations in Southeast Asia. She went on to become Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Cyber and Computer Forensics Programs in Los Angeles where for 11 years, she led investigations relating to national security and criminal computer intrusions and retired from the FBI in 2018.

Gina is a leadership expert specializing in navigating Chaos, Crisis and Change.  Having responded to catastrophic terrorist attacks and cyber hacks as an FBI Executive and chasing Cold War spies in the Army, Gina knows that Crises can be managed, Chaos can be controlled, and Change is inevitable.  

 She brings a unique perspective about succeeding and leading as a woman, in a male dominated field.

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Show Notes:
We discuss:

• The skills and traits are required for success as a counter intelligence agent 
• Finding common ground and building trust for effective collaboration
• Having empathy for your adversaries, even in criminal situations
• The parallels between The Spy Game and the Business Game
• How technology has affected our ability to build meaningful relationships in personal and business life
• Managing employees in the digital age
• The importance of being able to adapt as an operator as well as a leader
• Dealing with chaos and failure in life or death situations

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References
Gina Osborn
https://ginalosborn.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginalosborn/

Podcast: Lead Like a Lady
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lead-like-a-lady-with-gina-l-osborn-a-real-life-podcast/id1557136702

Podcast: Behind the Crime
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-crime-scene/id1510421892

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Ryan Shekell
www.ryanshekell.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanshekell/