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Robin Dreeke is a former FBI Special Agent and head of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He is an expert in interpersonal communication, trust-building, and behavioral prediction, and has authored several books on human behavior and leadership.
Known for: Sizing People Up: A Former FBI Agent’s Guide to Reading People’s True Thoughts and Intentions, Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent’s User Manual for Behavior Prediction
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Sizing People Up: A Former FBI Agent’s Guide to Reading People’s True Thoughts and Intentions
Written by former FBI agent Robin Dreeke with co-author Cameron Stauth, this book provides practical techniques for understanding and predicting human behavior. Drawing on Dreeke’s experience in count...
Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent’s User Manual for Behavior Prediction
Written by former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke, this book provides a practical framework for assessing trustworthiness and predicting human behavior. Drawing on decades of experience in counterintel...
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The Trust Equation
Trust is not magic, nor is it arbitrary—it’s measurable through behavior. Over time, I developed what I call the Trust Equation to guide my own assessments: Predictability plus Integrity plus Benevolence equals Trustworthiness. These three elements give us a roadmap for understanding who will honor ...
From Sizing People Up: A Former FBI Agent’s Guide to Reading People’s True Thoughts and Intentions
The Six Signs of Trust
Over years of interviewing, debriefing, and recruiting individuals whose motives I could rarely afford to misjudge, I distilled six signs that consistently indicated whether trust could be extended. They aren’t mystical indicators but behavioral consistencies visible in how people communicate, prior...
From Sizing People Up: A Former FBI Agent’s Guide to Reading People’s True Thoughts and Intentions
The Foundation of Behavior Prediction
At the heart of predicting anyone’s behavior lies a single concept: understanding motivation. People are not random. Every action they take, every opinion they hold, flows from what they want most in that moment. During my years in counterintelligence, I realized that when we misjudge someone, it’s ...
From Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent’s User Manual for Behavior Prediction
The Six Indicators Framework
Over time, I distilled the art of predicting people down to six indicators. Each reveals a core dimension of trustworthiness and human reliability. These indicators are not psychological tricks—they’re behavioral lenses that help you interpret patterns consistently. They are Priorities, Stability, F...
From Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent’s User Manual for Behavior Prediction
About Robin Dreeke
Robin Dreeke is a former FBI Special Agent and head of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He is an expert in interpersonal communication, trust-building, and behavioral prediction, and has authored several books on human behavior and leadership.
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