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Is your billionaire principal planning a trip into outer space? How are you preparing for that? In this week's edition of On the Circuit, we won't be addressing this issue or any other highly improbable outcome you're unlikely to face as a protector in the next seven days! However, will we be providing training advice and offering actionable takeaway's for...
Where you should be spending your training budget.
Why you should be upskilling your professional deficiencies.
How to make less comfortable choices to get what you want from life.
And, how to handle workplace terminations that turn ugly.
So, if those are of any concern to you then stay with us!
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What's New?
Circuit Magazine - Issue 58
From Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua to Mu'ammar Gaddafi, all-female protection teams aren't a new thing. But now, perceptions are changing as women across the industry are increasing their tactical abilities while retaining their core softer skills. The next generation of female protectors has arrived.
The Circuit Magazine Podcast, Episode 23
Security related training is big business. The last decade has seen unparalleled growth in the training sector but is all this competition good for standards? And for the operator, how do you make sense of all the available options?
This week we’re joined by Sean Colsey, Operations Director with Minerva Elite who’s going to help us answer some of the big questions...
What's in the training pipeline, what are the current trends and what are employers looking for?
What should feature on your CV/resume and how to tailor and market it?
We need to look to the future when planning our training, so, what will the protector of tomorrow need to know?
Tune in to this in-depth episode as we look under the hood and see how the trainer looks at training.
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From the Pages of the Circuit Magazine 📰
Each week we bring you 3 articles, selected from the archives of the Circuit Magazine. With over a decade in publication, the Circuit is your best source of information across the industry.
Select your answer to that highly debated question:
[A.] If a protection officer plans his operation carefully, then there would never be need for any physical confrontation or intervention. So, why train for something you'll probably never need?
[B.] How can a protection officer not have any self-defense or unarmed combat training? How can a protection officer not know how to physically protect?
Robin Barratt examines the legitimacy of this debate and offers his own unreserved views.
When selecting training, do you find trendy topics, or do you train to fill your gaps? Gap training is commonly overlooked and detrimental to the protector. In this article, Art Dorst and Gary Pastor highlight what they consider to be two of the main overlooked training areas and shine some light on them.
Taking on something potentially uncomfortable when there is a softer, easier option will develop a steely resolve and confidence, so when situations get difficult, you will more effectively bear the burden. In his article, Ryan Naish explains how “If circumstances cannot be changed, attitude is everything”.
Industry News 📣
A selection of the top stories affecting our industry - pulled from the Circuit Daily Briefing.
Yossi Cohen, the outgoing chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgement yet his country was behind recent attacks
FBI warns that QAnon’s ‘digital soldiers’ may engage in ‘real world violence’ — www.independent.co.uk
A vast online-driven conspiracy theory movement, growing frustrated with calls to “trust the plan” as QAnon’s predictions fail to materialise, may begin to engage in “real world violence” against lawmakers.
Nine Australian criminals organised themselves into a $1.5billion drug-running 'Aussie cartel', said Michael Phelan, the head of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
‘Shanghai Boy’ Kwok Wing-hung landed at the airport and was taken into custody by officers who were expecting him, source says.
Jürgen Conings has not been seen since vanishing with missile launchers and a submachine gun on 17 May
With workers outside the ‘castle walls’ of their companies, criminals have it easier – and cryptocurrency hasn’t helped
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Community & Networking 💬
Ask questions, get advice, and find industry resources from an active and thriving community of professional, working operators.
NABA Protector member, Larry Breland, put out a call for help: "When it comes to workplace terminations, what sources would you use to gain intelligence to better serve your client?"
This week members of the BBA Community have been letting us know what's been the most enjoyable course they've undertaken as part of their professional development?
What was it for you? Feel free to share the name of the training provider/instructors, etc. But let us know what you enjoyed about it and what made it stand out from other courses you’ve attended.
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