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Sep 26

Top Tips for Demonstrating Strategic Vision and Leadership at Interview

Based on anecdotal feedback from many of my clients over the years, the most difficult aspect of a senior leader position interview is often demonstrating strategic vision and leadership capability. This challenge encompasses several critical areas that you will need to address effectively at interview. So how can you optimise... read more →
  • September 26, 2024
Sep 09
Aug 22

Competency Based Assessment – Driving You Mad?

We recently ran a Twitter poll with some concerning results. We asked what officers thought the fairest way was of deciding promotion. The results are above. As you can see the majority of officers (at 40%) saw “Line Manager Review” as the best way to promote, 14% thought “Time of... read more →
  • August 22, 2024
Aug 16

Competency Based Interviews versus Strength Based Interviews

Competency-based interviews and strength-based interviews are two distinct approaches used in recruitment and selection to assess candidates and enable a more informed decision by the recruiting force. Although competency based processes are more common you may find elements of strength based interviews being incorporated into processes as well. What are... read more →
  • August 16, 2024
Aug 11

The Terrifying Forward Facing Question!

In discussions with officers from many forces (especially GMP, PSNI & MPS), it’s becoming clear that forward facing or situational questions are coming popular again in police promotion processes. Lots of forces are now including them either as the only question type used or in combination with more ‘traditional’ past... read more →
  • August 11, 2024
Mar 29

Using Situational Leadership To Get You Promoted!

Situational Leadership is a leadership theory that suggests that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to leadership. Instead, effective leadership depends on the leader's ability to adapt to the needs of the situation and the team members being led. The model proposes that the leader should adjust their leadership style based... read more →
  • March 29, 2023
Jan 16

New Year Goal Setting

New Year is obviously a time when resolutions are put in place and we have a clear vision for the year ahead, whether it be personal or professional. So how effective is setting goals or resolutions? In 1979 there was a Harvard Business School MBA study on goal setting. The... read more →
  • January 16, 2023
Jan 10

Tellin’ Stories

As you will know from our previous blogs (or if you have attended one of our masterclasses, online or 1:1 coaching sessions), having a plan is vital for success at your interview. We plan all our coaching around ‘The 3 Pillars of Success’ – Content, Structure and Delivery ((Read More... read more →
  • January 10, 2023
Dec 01

To STAR or Not to STAR

Over the last few months, we have had lots of conversations with officers who are receiving conflicting advice on the style and process of how their boards are being marked and assessed. Essentially, they are being advised that they are not solely being assessed against the CVF, but that the... read more →
  • December 1, 2022