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How do you properly handle your client’s budget?
One of the most serious, and sadly, often abused, of all professional deadly sins in our industry is the overcharging of the client or spending his/her money unreasonably and/or unwisely. We have seen too many companies presenting the “threat” to be much bigger than it truly is so they can cause more fear and…
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The importance of Emotional Control in the Workplace for Executive Protection Operatives
Usually I write articles based on my experience as a security professional but this one will be addressed from another perspective. That of the person who has a degree in Psychology and has also spent many hours studying behaviours. I would like to combine my two educational backgrounds and discuss how specific behaviours can negatively…
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Who is guarding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby?
Lately, many news agencies have tried to write about the protection detail of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby, based on ”insiders” and revealing names of companies and protectors assigned for little Archie’s security. Now, before you believe any story, have in mind that most of the time those ”insiders” are the company owners who…
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Nannyguards are on the air with Virgin Atlantic in-flight magazine!
NANNYGUARDS INTERVIEWED FOR VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRLINES! We are extremely proud to have had the unique opportunity to do an interview and a resulting article with Virgin Atlantic Airlines and their current issue of Vera Magazine. We had the chance to explain a specialized and very specific side to our craft and are truly grateful to…
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Confidentiality: Personal Choice or Professional code of conduct?
Recently, a young lady, new to the industry, raised a question on a social platform questioning the practice of, or if it is acceptable for, people in our industry to be dropping clients’ names in public or publicly posting pictures with their clients. Surprisingly, many people who took part in the thread commented saying that…
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Executive Protection – Realities of the Industry and the Ugly Truth
Let’s talk about the real world of Executive Protection with all its fantasy myths and all its brutal truths. Many newcomers in our Craft have a completely different idea of what the profession truly is or what it appears to be, because their view is primarily based on what they have heard, seen in staged…
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Situational Awareness Skill or Instinct?
Many of us in the security and protection industry have heard the term ‘’situational awareness’’, however, few understand its full meaning or the complexities of its components. This may help. First, to explain the definition of the term situational awareness we will use Endsley’s definition established in 1999: Situational Awareness is “the perception of the…
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The contribution of Body Language in dealing with Terrorism and Crime
By Andreas Venetis Founder & CEO Venetis Consulting & Training Services In 1989, the FBI had arrested a person for espionage against the USA. After a large number of interrogations, the investigators could not get any information about his possible partners. “They tried several times to persuade, by citing his patriotic and humanistic feelings…
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Hiring Character
As always, I use the material or ‘’fuel’’ for these articles from personal experience in the business or from exposure to others whose experiences add validity to my own views. In today’s material world, we are judged by three standards: How we look How we act What we say Because we all judge each other…
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Covert Protective Details ”The Invisible shield”
For new Close Protection professionals entering this industry or those considering it, a protection detail can be overt, covert or both. How the appropriate protection plan and team is chosen relies on the information known or gathered from interviews with the client as well as conditions affected by culture, political or business climate, the client’s…
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