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Suggest You - What is a Bodyguard?........ A Secret Service Agent lookalike?........A Goon?........
If you have been hunting for businesses for sale, you have probably noticed that there are more restaurants for sale than any other business. Why are restaurants one of the most popular businesses on sale? It may be because there is a big market for restaurants. Or it may that these restaurants are being sold by their owners because they are not bringing in enough money to stay afloat. Actually, both reasons are right.There is indeed a big demand for restaurants, especially good ones. However, there is also a high failure rate in the restaurant business, and many restaurateurs want to sell their business before it fails. If you are planning to become a restaurant owner, you must consider a number of issues such as these.proper operational protocols such as ‘security advance work’ and usually without even conducting a proper threat or vulnerability assessment, offer to provide clients protective services and worse of all, at ‘cut’ rates.
They not only compromise the quality of service rendered the client, but they also dilute the profession, undermining the ‘qualified professionals’ out here and completely undermine the profession from a ‘business aspect’.
The bottom line is the unsuspecting client can’t understand why he or she is being quoted rates as low as $40 and as high as $200 per hour. Note: The truth be known, a client can easily procure services of a qualified professional for around
The world that people live and work in is complex. The behaviours and skills required to solve a simple problem are always multi-dimensional. And yet much, or indeed most, training developed and executed in corporate training programmes are linear in nature. This mismatch between the real world and the training world makes it a certainty that organisations are wasting their training dollar.Even at the simplest level of required knowledge acquisition the old fashioned “chalk and talk”, where a trainer interacts with the audience in one direction with a frightening array of slides, the content of which is the same as the words spoken, is useless.Adults learn nothing at all when subjected to this kind of tra
In today’s world, security professionals refer to “bodyguards”, our associates, as “executive protection specialists" or "EP agents”.
In terms of answering the first question, “What is a bodyguard"; let’s first ask the question: What is Executive Protection?
Executive Protection is the integration and deployment of physical & technical security measures and countermeasures to protect the life of the protectee (person protected) and/or corporate asset or property.
Executive protection is not simply the traditional image of a "goon" guarding a dignitary, V.I.P. or celebrity. The modern protection agent image is centered on:
• a “non-confrontational, incident avoidance” professional.
• the offensive, tactical, assault minded individual serves his/her purpose in a “compound” environment.
• today’s executive protection specialist is trained to “cover and evacuate”.
PAST or TRADITIONAL IMAGE of an EXECUTIVE PROTECTION AGENT
• large stature • flashy clothes • always armed – legal or not • forceful & aggressive • “gofer” or “lackey” role • site protection only • overuse of personnel • not always trained or educated
CURRENT IMAGE of an EXECUTIVE PROTECTION AGENT
• average height • business dress • armed when necessary • diplomatic & flexible • security professional • 24/7 total protection • technology used when possible • educated & computer literate
The above comparison and/or delineation leads to an issue which is dear to my heart, because all too often in today’s business world, an unsuspecting client attempts to seek out a qualified professional and without knowing or realizing, the client calls on a firm or individual whom he or she has located through the yellow pages or internet, and winds up discussing their very serious issues with an individual directly from the above list: the past image of an Executive Protection Agent.
All too often today, alleged professionals emerge, almost on a daily basis, having received their state license or ‘no’ license at all and hang up ‘shingles’ and conduct business. In New York or Florida, for examples, the requirement for providing Executive Protection or bodyguard services is possession of a Private Investigator’s license. There is no other training or experience required. This occurs all too often and these so called professionals present themselves as the Executive Protection expert “extraordinaire!
They forego any semblance of proper operational protocols such as ‘security advance work’ and usually without even conducting a proper threat or vulnerability assessment, offer to provide clients protective services and worse of all, at ‘cut’ rates.
They not only compromise the quality of service rendered the client, but they also dilute the profession, undermining the ‘qualified professionals’ out here and completely undermine the profession from a ‘business aspect’.
The bottom line is the unsuspecting client can’t understand why he or she is being quoted rates as low as $40 and as high as $200 per hour. Note: The truth be known, a client can easily procure services of a qualified professional for around
Business organizations all across the globe are deploying Six Sigma concepts and techniques for improving the quality of their products or services. This has created the need to educate employees about the various Six Sigma concepts and techniques that improve quality and help in offering better products and services than those offered by competitors. This is necessary, as quality products or services are primary requirements for the long-term success of any business organization.Training Is NecessaryAny company planning to empower its employees with the various Six Sigma concepts and philosophies needs to enroll them in a Six Sigma program for getting the requisite training and qualifications. However, companies oft
Executive protection is not simply the traditional image of a "goon" guarding a dignitary, V.I.P. or celebrity. The modern protection agent image is centered on:
• a “non-confrontational, incident avoidance” professional.
• the offensive, tactical, assault minded individual serves his/her purpose in a “compound” environment.
• today’s executive protection specialist is trained to “cover and evacuate”.
PAST or TRADITIONAL IMAGE of an EXECUTIVE PROTECTION AGENT
• large stature • flashy clothes • always armed – legal or not • forceful & aggressive • “gofer” or “lackey” role • site protection only • overuse of personnel • not always trained or educated
CURRENT IMAGE of an EXECUTIVE PROTECTION AGENT
• average height • business dress • armed when necessary • diplomatic & flexible • security professional • 24/7 total protection • technology used when possible • educated & computer literate
The above comparison and/or delineation leads to an issue which is dear to my heart, because all too often in today’s business world, an unsuspecting client attempts to seek out a qualified professional and without knowing or realizing, the client calls on a firm or individual whom he or she has located through the yellow pages or internet, and winds up discussing their very serious issues with an individual directly from the above list: the past image of an Executive Protection Agent.
All too often today, alleged professionals emerge, almost on a daily basis, having received their state license or ‘no’ license at all and hang up ‘shingles’ and conduct business. In New York or Florida, for examples, the requirement for providing Executive Protection or bodyguard services is possession of a Private Investigator’s license. There is no other training or experience required. This occurs all too often and these so called professionals present themselves as the Executive Protection expert “extraordinaire!
They forego any semblance of proper operational protocols such as ‘security advance work’ and usually without even conducting a proper threat or vulnerability assessment, offer to provide clients protective services and worse of all, at ‘cut’ rates.
They not only compromise the quality of service rendered the client, but they also dilute the profession, undermining the ‘qualified professionals’ out here and completely undermine the profession from a ‘business aspect’.
The bottom line is the unsuspecting client can’t understand why he or she is being quoted rates as low as $40 and as high as $200 per hour. Note: The truth be known, a client can easily procure services of a qualified professional for around
INTRODUCTION TO HOW TRADITION STALLS IMPROVEMENTSIf It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix ItA motorist asks a farmer for a glass of water. The farmer obliges, using a hand pump to draw water from a well. The pump handle turns close to a board, and the farmer curses as he scrapes his knuckles against it.Motorist: Why not move that board? It serves no purpose.Farmer: It's been there since my father's time. If it was good enough for him, it is good enough for me.Aping Human BeingsImagine a cage containing five apes. In the cage, hang a banana on a string over some stairs. Before long, as the story goes, an ape will decide to go up the stairs to grab the banana. As soon as that ape touches the stairs, spr
CURRENT IMAGE of an EXECUTIVE PROTECTION AGENT
• average height • business dress • armed when necessary • diplomatic & flexible • security professional • 24/7 total protection • technology used when possible • educated & computer literate
The above comparison and/or delineation leads to an issue which is dear to my heart, because all too often in today’s business world, an unsuspecting client attempts to seek out a qualified professional and without knowing or realizing, the client calls on a firm or individual whom he or she has located through the yellow pages or internet, and winds up discussing their very serious issues with an individual directly from the above list: the past image of an Executive Protection Agent.
All too often today, alleged professionals emerge, almost on a daily basis, having received their state license or ‘no’ license at all and hang up ‘shingles’ and conduct business. In New York or Florida, for examples, the requirement for providing Executive Protection or bodyguard services is possession of a Private Investigator’s license. There is no other training or experience required. This occurs all too often and these so called professionals present themselves as the Executive Protection expert “extraordinaire!
They forego any semblance of proper operational protocols such as ‘security advance work’ and usually without even conducting a proper threat or vulnerability assessment, offer to provide clients protective services and worse of all, at ‘cut’ rates.
They not only compromise the quality of service rendered the client, but they also dilute the profession, undermining the ‘qualified professionals’ out here and completely undermine the profession from a ‘business aspect’.
The bottom line is the unsuspecting client can’t understand why he or she is being quoted rates as low as $40 and as high as $200 per hour. Note: The truth be known, a client can easily procure services of a qualified professional for around
Targeting your marketing is the cornerstone to a successful marketing plan. But, what if you’re in a business that is in a highly competitive market? A good example of a highly commoditized business includes residential real estate. There are many, many residential real estate agents who charge about the same amount for their services, regardless of the type of home.In a highly commoditized business, competition is often based solely on price. For example, if you wanted to purchase manila file folders and there were a drug store and an office supply store selling identical items, next door to each other, you would likely purchase the less expensive item.The same can be true for businesses – the more commoditized,
All too often today, alleged professionals emerge, almost on a daily basis, having received their state license or ‘no’ license at all and hang up ‘shingles’ and conduct business. In New York or Florida, for examples, the requirement for providing Executive Protection or bodyguard services is possession of a Private Investigator’s license. There is no other training or experience required. This occurs all too often and these so called professionals present themselves as the Executive Protection expert “extraordinaire!
They forego any semblance of proper operational protocols such as ‘security advance work’ and usually without even conducting a proper threat or vulnerability assessment, offer to provide clients protective services and worse of all, at ‘cut’ rates.
They not only compromise the quality of service rendered the client, but they also dilute the profession, undermining the ‘qualified professionals’ out here and completely undermine the profession from a ‘business aspect’.
The bottom line is the unsuspecting client can’t understand why he or she is being quoted rates as low as $40 and as high as $200 per hour. Note: The truth be known, a client can easily procure services of a qualified professional for around
Skilled Independent Migration has become increasingly popular with a number of countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Essentially, Skilled Independent Migration allows individuals with strong experience and/or education to migrate to another country with the right to work WITHOUT first needing to find an employer to sponsor a work permit. This gets round the problems faced by people seeing great jobs that they cannot apply for because the employer is unwilling to sponsor their work permit.The purpose of allowing people to enter the country with the right to work already gained is to encourage the entry of people with exactly the skills that the country needs. These visas tend to be more flexible for
They not only compromise the quality of service rendered the client, but they also dilute the profession, undermining the ‘qualified professionals’ out here and completely undermine the profession from a ‘business aspect’.
The bottom line is the unsuspecting client can’t understand why he or she is being quoted rates as low as $40 and as high as $200 per hour. Note: The truth be known, a client can easily procure services of a qualified professional for around $100-$125 per hour domestically and somewhat higher for international assignments.
The truth also be known, the majority of these ‘shingle hanging non-professionals’ couldn’t explain or expound on the essence of “Executive Protection, it’s procedures and concepts and probably do not know or understand the basic difference between a threat and vulnerability assessment.
Another untruth in this business is the belief that experience in the military, specifically, the ‘special ops’ experience, is critical to this field. This is so not true. Domestically, in the continental U.S., highly strategic, offensive combat experience is not the ‘end all’ and ‘be all’ when it comes to protective assignments. This experience, however, does have a seriously important role in some ‘very high risk’ environments, such as Colombia or Iraq, but the normal, routine, every day protective assignment is usually a ‘one man’ and sometimes a ‘two man detail’ and seldom more. In fact, this routine type protective assignment is usually nothing more than ‘armed escort’ without the luxury of advance security work.
Essentially, protective service without the use of the security advance is simply ‘armed escort’. In this scenario, the protectors, especially, the ‘shingle hanging non-professionals’ will be just as vulnerable to attack as the person protected.
Lastly, another point to mention and a sad point at that, is, these individuals’ incredible lack of understanding of the importance of attention to detail and in being prepared. If a protection agent abides by nothing else, he/she abides by the slogan, “failure to prepare is preparing to fail”. This mentality was constantly ingrained into the mindset of all Secret Service Agents and the result was evident in all aspects of operation.
Essentially, clients should be diligent in their scrutiny of the 'Protective Services' provider. Prospective clients should take a close look at the principal behind the firm and look to see if the website offers BIO's on any of the principals. In many instances, clients can not determine the background or credentials of the principal(s) behind the firm because the 'page' subject matter in "About us" is conveniently light or skirted altogether. There may be general statements about background, experience and credentials.
So, in conclusion, as in most other consumer purchases, “the buyer must beware”.
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