Tag: Executive Protection Training
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The importance of observation skills for Executive Protection Agents
Today, we would like to analyze a very important skill for Executive Protection agents that is not being addressed or taught in EP schools but is extremely important. Presently, as we have all seen, there is a lot of talk about prevention and proactive measures but less talk, or none at all, regarding what it…
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The importance of educating Security Personnel and Intelligence Analysts about biases
Bias is a topic that many industries like to avoid, and the security and intelligence industries are no exception. However, there is a profound need to discuss biases in regard to the security industry and when educating security practitioners and intelligence analysts. When the subject of biases has been raised in the past, the majority…
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Female Bodyguards
”Female Bodyguards are in high demand!” I am sure you have heard this before but as a female Close Protection Operative, you are still struggling to find a job. There are many misconceptions regarding our role in the industry. In this article, we will try to address some.
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Interpersonal skills for security professionals
You paid thousands of dollars for training and thousands more on equipment, firearms and clothing. Add in the cost of travel, hotels, meals, time off of work and other expenses and you are finally qualified for work, according to you. But what does the Client value in a protector? It may be no surprise that…
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On Contracts
By John R. Lehman I’ve been asked for over a year to address the subject of contracts. Specifically, contracts between Personal Protective Operatives, (or their companies), and the people they protect. In this posting, I will try to simplify the explanation of the “Contract” and offer an approach from our perspective on the creation…
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Gun Ownership Or Firearm Adoption
By John R. Lehman For every one opinion offered, there are a hundred that will disagree with it, so before we begin, let’s understand that this opinion is offered from a bit of a different approach for the purpose of presenting a method for determining whether or not to own a firearm. While I am…
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Is the warrior mindset right for our profession?
We know what the Term “Warrior Mindset” is supposed to mean. It is having the emotional drive and mental preparedness to think through the problem, fight through the problem and then not stopping until you are satisfied with the solution. While this works well on the battlefield, can we assume that this “mindset” will…
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Is a security detail enough?
Personal Protection has always been viewed as a physical or tangible thing that could be measured by effort and labor put into creating and maintaining a program. Since the Internet first allowed for the publishing and dispersal of personal information, the public has obliged the technology by accessing and downloading billions of terabytes of information…
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