Throughout my policing career I occasionally found myself wondering why I wasn’t quite enjoying work as much as I’d hoped. You may feel the same way, now and then. Here was my response to that debilitating feeling. During the mid-1990s I had a bit of a wobble. The stresses I suffered resulted, in part IContinue reading “Work Hobbies – Sub-specialise Away Your Stress.”
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Are you up to date?
A surprising number of people object to on-the-job training and to attending courses. I know that some of their reluctance is down to a perceived interruption to the work that they are already doing, that mounts up inexorably while they are away and, occasionally, the belief that the training is unnecessary and irrelevant. We hadContinue reading “Are you up to date?”
On Book Learnin’
I’ve long been troubled by the police promotion process, and at the outset have to state that I never went through it. It was traffic law, mainly – I really didn’t care one iota about tyre tread depths. Nor did I want to learn about how to deal with the one theft of a deerContinue reading “On Book Learnin’”
Two perspectives on Goal Setting
Goal setting. The subject of many a seminar, book and audio presentation. Look it up on YouTube and you’ll be overwhelmed with responses. The ‘accepted’ mnemonic is SMART and, to be frank, this is as good a memory-prompt as any when it comes to this subject. BUT. SMART applies only after you’ve identified a goal,Continue reading “Two perspectives on Goal Setting”
A Way to Prevent Police Bashing
Another LinkedIn post by an activist criticising the Police. Arguably with merit, but I sometimes wonder. The whole world knows what is wrong with the police. They know what is wrong because they’ve seen it on the telly. They know police have been lazy with an investigation because Gibbs’ NCIS team have the ability toContinue reading “A Way to Prevent Police Bashing”
Why Police Training is Missing a Trick.
Some training isn’t getting taught. And it’s arguably as important, if not more important, than some that is. In this job, we are constantly challenged by events. Some we choose (e.g. university, our profession, our partners), and some we don’t (e.g. incidents, complaints, the Lockdown, accidents, disappointments). In his book ‘TimePower’, author and expert CharlesContinue reading “Why Police Training is Missing a Trick.”
Training that stops you getting sick? Why-ever not?
I used to say that ‘policing would be wonderful if it wasn’t for the public’. It was a joke, and like all jokes was funny because, in a sense, it was true. I don’t know many coppers who, given the choice, wouldn’t like to go to work, not have to do much because the publicContinue reading “Training that stops you getting sick? Why-ever not?”
Integrity = Heroism
Following the recent tragic murder of Sgt Matt Ratana (or as the BBC puts, it ‘alleged’ murder), the press correctly described Matt as a Hero. In my book The Three Resolutions, and in an article on my other website I wrote about my thoughts on the subject of people ‘promoted’ to the status of HeroContinue reading “Integrity = Heroism”
A Nasty Habit.
We all do it. We all do something that is socially unacceptable, and yet simultaneously tolerated. Some of us do it only in the privacy of our own home. Some of us mainly do it at work, where it really shouldn’t be allowed. Some of us dedicate weekends to it. Some of us do itContinue reading “A Nasty Habit.”
Is Policing Like Leading an Orchestra?
Piqued your interest? I hope so. It has often been opined that the longest-living among us are orchestra conductors. They are believed to be on for centenarian-ism because of all the occupations, they are perceived to have 100% control over what goes on around them. A Conductor walks to the front of the assembly ofContinue reading “Is Policing Like Leading an Orchestra?”
Police Time Management 