Leadership Experience

A message from Precept, ARC's partner in the Arabian Gulf:

“Impossible means you haven’t found the solution yet”
-CIIM: International Business School

The business world of today is constantly changing, developing and pulsating. Gone are the days when we could sit back and relax; today it is about multi-tasking, modern professionalism, and achieving results. Companies need to adapt to this change and the constant demands of their customers just to stay competitive. At a personal level we also need to constantly develop our skills and knowledge either wise we too run the risk of being overtaken by our colleagues or competitors. The modern professional can no longer afford to be and expert in one field, he/she must also be capable in a variety of roles and situations: team motivation, Problem solving, Coaching and Communicating to name but a few. This training course examines the practical skills that are the requirements of a modern day professional and how to become a high flyer in your organisation.

For details on Precept's Leadership Training Programme in Cyprus, click here.

Emotionally Intelligent Leadership

A message from Precept, ARC's partner in the Arabian Gulf:

Gandhi stated “Our greatest power is our freedom to choose our response.” Through Emotional Intelligence one grasps an understanding of behaviours, and the reason why we do and act in certain ways.

We wouldn’t dream of letting a pilot fly a passenger aircraft without a flight certificate. The consequences would be disastrous. Nor would we allow doctors, IT specialist, engineers, painters and chefs to do their jobs without the right education. Nevertheless, managers and supervisors without any leadership training are asked to lead and manage others. This can have disastrous effects on the organization like poor motivation, mistakes, loss of money, loss of staff motivation and clients or an unfortunate image and bad decisions, poor communication, frustration, lack of trust, stress and conflict. Just as it is necessary to teach a pilot to fly, it is necessary to teach a manager or team leader on how to lead.

For details of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership training in Oman, click here.

Basic Telephone Room Security Measures

1. Lock and alarm the telephone room against intrusion, temperature, fire, water.
2. Lock and alarm telephone distribution closets.
3. Admission to phone rooms should be granted by an executive level employee.
4. Verify that repair work being conducted was actually requested.
5. Keep a log of what was done, when and by whom.
6. Never use phone rooms for storage.
7. Remove unused wiring, including power wires, from all sensitive areas.

This advice is taken from the Protection of Assets Manual, the seminal reference for security professionals, covering almost every conceivable security management subject. Available from ASIS International, it is the main reference source for the CPP certification, the leading international certification in advanced security management.

Study for the November 1st CPP (and PSP) certification examinations begins in June. Click below for details.

http://www.arc-tc.com/pages/asis_cpp_psp.asp

Returning Investment on New CCTV Projects

As IT networks, digital CCTV and telephony become more closely converged it makes sense to consider the introduction of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) when rolling out any new IP CCTV project. In many respects the infrastructure is the same, and the savings in traditional (PSTN) call costs can be staggering, potentially recovering the capital cost of the CCTV system in a year or two.

There are many different types of VoIP configuration on offer, and Tristan Degenhardt of ZDNet takes us through some of them:

http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9589_22-203369.html

The introduction of new technology will be one of the subjects covered in the forthcoming Specifying Security Technology Course, 21-25 July 2008. Click below for more information:

http://www.arc-tc.com/pages/other_accredited_sm.asp#s4

Negotiating with Armed Groups

Companies operating in some areas occasionally have to face the prospect of dealing with armed militias, especially in locations where regular law enforcement have difficulty in operating.

In this regard, the United Nations has produced two informative guidelines which may be of use to corporate security management professionals who find themselves in this situation. They are entitled:

Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups – Manual

Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups – Guidelines

Both documents can be access via the ARC Links web page:

http://www.arc-tc.com/pages/resources_publications.asp#V

They are the two document links at the bottom of the list.

Over 100 Links to Best Practice in Security Management

The dedicated Links page on the new ARC Training website has over 100 hyperlinks to other websites offering best practice in a vast range of security management related subjects. Whether its CCTV or VPSHR, ISPS or K&R, laptop security, leadership or identity theft, avian flu or biometrics, the following link will have something of interest to you:

http://www.arc-tc.com/pages/resources_publications.asp

ARC in Hong Kong

Phil Wood begins June with a week of varied activities in Hong Kong. On 2nd and 3rd of June, Phil will be leading a Crisis Management workshop for members of the ASIS Hong Kong Chapter at the Novotel Century Hotel. The workshop will combine a theory and practical training session with a demanding tabletop exercise to stimulate thought and response to difficult crisis scenarios.

He will then move on to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre to man the ARC stand at Asian Securitex 2008. Also, Phil will take part in the panel discussion ‘Keeping Pace Through Professional Development’ at 1645 hrs on 4th June. Phil will be discussing professional development and certification in the security business and their associated benefits.

Phil would be delighted to meet you at either our exhibition stand (number S22) in the Main Hall, or during the panel discussion – or both! If you want to know about developments in professional skills for security managers and how we can assist you, please come along. The Asian Securitex 2008 website can be accessed via this link:

http://www.asiansecuritex.com/index.html

If you owuld like to meet Phil to discuss your professional development requirements, his bio and contact details can be found at the following link:

http://www.arc-tc.com/pages/train_team.asp