The Use for People Science in the Evolution of Executive Protection

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Premier Risk Solutions LLC (PRS) has created a new, fresh approach towards the Executive Protection industry. After listening to a group of cross representation of select end-users and subject matter experts, we have listened to the current and future opportunities that they have identified, gaps in the marketplace when considering the qualities of an individual agent(s) on Executive Protection assignments, and what the industry is already doing at a high level. Based on their experience working with Executive Protection providers these are the top five areas that they deem are most important for agents:

  1. High Level Professionalism & Appearance
  2. Ability to Communicate at All Levels
  3. Experienced Personnel
  4. Responsiveness
  5. Flexible and Adaptable

 

In short summary, these five qualities are required for an ideal candidate for Executive Protection agent positions can be summed up as highly trained, situationally aware, emotionally intelligent individuals who represent and carry themselves (and ergo their employer and client/principal) extremely well.… Read More

The Law of Magnetism as applied to Executive Protection

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According to leadership expert John Maxwell, the Law of Magnetism is one of 21 irrefutable laws of leadership.  At its core, this law states that who you are is who you attract.  If one is to believe in a set of values they will attract talent who also believes in the same set of values.  In the security profession, we pride ourselves on being discrete with our employer’s & client’s information, honest in our communication, and innovative in our thought-process towards our approach to problems. These are all terrific traits; but how do we know before hiring someone to our team that they will meet the job benchmarks and fit into the team environment & corporate culture created?… Read More