Archive - Think Like a Spy by Julian Fisher

Spy Styles: The Magnetic Liberator

Do you regularly challenge received wisdom? Do colleagues welcome your alternative takes on challenges? Are friends sometimes surprised by your…

Jul 8 •

June 2025

Spy Styles: The Magnetic Validator, Part Two

Check out my self-assessment questionnaire below, to find out where you stand on the Magnetic Validator scale.

Jun 21 •

Spy-Styles: The Magnetic Validator, Part One

Do you prioritise personal connections over popularity? Do you seek out or attract the shy, the troubled or the differently-abled in social settings? If…

Jun 5 •

March 2025

Validator, Intriguer, Exciter. Which Are You?

What do Liz Carlyle, Jackson Lamb, George Smiley, and Jack Ryan have in common? Style.

Mar 3 •

February 2025

Taking Cover at Gobbler’s Knob

It can take days and days and days of work to find your authentic self.

Feb 3 •

January 2025

Espionage - A Crash Course

The Think Like A Spy alternative reading list.

Jan 26 •

December 2024

Think Like a Spook: A Christmas Special

Cultivations usually take months. Years, even. But they can be done in one night. Just ask Ebenezer Scrooge.

Dec 23, 2024 •

The Life of Spyin'

The Monty Python team shows how it’s done when it comes to handling walk-ins.

Dec 12, 2024 •

October 2024

The Targeting Mr Ripley

‘Forging signatures. Telling lies. Impersonating practically anybody.’

Oct 30, 2024 •

September 2024

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