#536 Business Travel and Security: Former CIA Officer Charles Goslin interviewed by Niels Brabandt

In this leadership podcast episode, Niels Brabandt interviews Charles Goslin, a former CIA officer, retired intelligence professional and international security consultant, about business travel and security. The conversation explores why travel risk is not only a personal concern, but a leadership issue for organisations, executives, HR, risk management and business decision-makers. Charles Goslin explains why personal security during travel is less about fear and more about awareness and preparation. Drawing on more than 40 years of international intelligence and travel experience, he describes the arc of travel: before the journey, during the journey and at the destination. Each stage requires preparation, judgement and practical awareness. Niels Brabandt and Charles Goslin discuss vulnerable travellers, including families with children, migrants, LGBTQ travellers and elderly travellers. They also examine why experienced business travellers can still become vulnerable through complacency, stress, timing and social engineering. The episode also addresses cyber risk. Charles Goslin highlights that modern travellers carry two personas: a physical persona and an electronic persona. For organisations, this means that smartphones, laptops, accounts, documents and access credentials are part of the travel security equation. This interview is essential listening for executives, business owners, HR leaders, risk managers, security professionals, consultants and all decision-makers responsible for duty of care, business continuity and sustainable leadership. More about leadership, training, speaking, coaching, consulting, mentoring and project or interim management with Niels Brabandt: www.NB-Networks.biz Host: Niels Brabandt / [NB@NB-Networks.com](mailto:NB@NB-Networks.com) Contact Niels Brabandt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielsbrabandt/ Niels Brabandt's Leadership Letter: https://expert.nb-networks.com/ Niels Brabandt's Website: https://www.nb-networks.biz/