Rank Success: The No.1 Police Promotion and Leadership Podcast

Welcome episode 12 of Season 2, 'Year of the Tiger'. What do you know about the role of Inspector? Understanding the role you are aiming for is essential preparation for aspiring Inspector promotion candidates. I discuss aspects of the role you may not know to aid your rounded preparation. I cover yet another Inspector testimonial, the role functions and dimensions, ethical decision making, taking a strategic view, and much more. This is all to get you familiar now before you are in the hot seat or compiling your evidence when the opportunity comes along.

See my comprehensive Inspector's toolkit for more information and a 'super briefing' for your promotion ambition. In this podcast I also cover many example promotion questions. Consider the following for example: "What is your understanding of the role of Inspector?"

About me: As a coach/mentor supporting UK (and beyond!) police promotion candidates, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful guidance and information to help you succeed in promotion; especially those aspiring to Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector. I hope you find this podcast helpful leadership CPD, please share it to help develop others. As always, I welcome your thoughts/feedback.

Support available: For more FREE support on your promotion journey to success, I have blogs and YouTube videos for you. Of course, if you want comprehensive, in-depth and structured information on promotion aligned to the CVF, my unique Digital Toolkits and 4 hr Video Masterclass will support you throughout, whatever your force's competitive promotion process. Even better, use discount code RSGUIDES20 for 20% off anything at checkout!

See more free Rank Success content to read, watch and listen in the following places...

Main Blog: https://policepromotion.blog

Premium eGuides & Video Masterclass content: https://www.ranksuccess.co.uk

Police Hour Blogs: https://policehour.co.uk/category/police-promotion

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM4aUxiSEPzmslrur6KToQ

Welcome to number 11 of Season 2, 'Year of the Tiger'. In this episode, I discuss the Met Police CVF values, namely professionalism, courage, integrity and compassion. This may well be some very timely support for those seeking police promotion to Sergeant in the Met!

I often ask coaching clients, 'How are your values?', as an example promotion board question. It's essential to do the work understanding your own values, that of your force, then how they resonate. I talk about the importance of truly understanding what is meant by the CVF values and then go through each in turn. For more on each value, you might also want to watch my current series of YouTube videos where I go through each a little longer than I do here.

About me: As a coach/mentor supporting UK (and beyond!) police promotion candidates, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful guidance and information to help you succeed in promotion; especially those aspiring to Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector. I hope you find this podcast helpful leadership CPD, please share it to help develop others. As always, I welcome your thoughts/feedback.

Support available: For more FREE support on your promotion journey to success, I have blogs and YouTube videos for you. Of course, if you want comprehensive, in-depth and structured information on promotion aligned to the CVF, my unique Digital Toolkits and 4 hr Video Masterclass will support you throughout, whatever your force's competitive promotion process. Even better, use discount code RSGUIDES20 for 20% off anything at checkout!

See more free Rank Success content to read, watch and listen in the following places...

Main Blog: https://policepromotion.blog

Premium eGuides & Video Masterclass content: https://www.ranksuccess.co.uk

Police Hour Blogs: https://policehour.co.uk/category/police-promotion

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM4aUxiSEPzmslrur6KToQ

Welcome to Episode 10 of Season 2, 'Year of the Tiger'. This one is all about 'lightbulb moments' on your journey to police promotion. I recorded it a few weeks back but have now got round to publishing after busying myself with a raft of other free content for you!

I often get feedback about how aspiring candidates gain lightbulb moments of realisation after listening to, watching, or reading my content. Whether it's about the preparation required, anticipating promotion interview questions, or understanding values, the information sometimes just clicks with busy cops. I include the important (and VAST!) subject of leadership and what your style may be, to assist in your CPD and of course in anticipating promotion board questions along the way. Performance, PEEL assessments, resources, the role, development, and challenges to policing are just some of the other subjects on this episode.

About me: As a coach/mentor supporting UK (and beyond!) police promotion candidates, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful guidance and information to help you succeed in promotion; especially those aspiring to Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector. I hope you find this podcast helpful leadership CPD, please share it to help develop others. As always, I welcome your thoughts/feedback.

Support available: For more FREE support on your promotion journey to success, I have blogs and YouTube videos for you. Of course, if you want comprehensive, in-depth and structured information on promotion aligned to the CVF, my unique Digital Toolkits and 4 hr Video Masterclass will support you throughout, whatever your force's competitive promotion process. Even better, use discount code RSGUIDES20 for 20% off anything at checkout!

See more free Rank Success content to read, watch and listen in the following places...

Main Blog: https://policepromotion.blog

Premium eGuides & Video Masterclass content: https://www.ranksuccess.co.uk

Police Hour Blogs: https://policehour.co.uk/category/police-promotion

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM4aUxiSEPzmslrur6KToQ

Welcome to Episode 9 of Season 2, 'Year of the Tiger'. Here I discuss success stories literally from here to Kathmandu. I spend a few minutes introducing the core themes of the video, then get into the feedback and learning points for consideration. I share success stories and insights from England & Wales forces, PSNI, and one of the many recent successful officers who contacted me about their 2022 An Garda promotion competition..

The 'competition' is an element that many officers forget about. Particularly when their experience to date has been "merely" to hit a pass mark on an exam (or leadership qualification in Police Scotland). This feels challenging enough, yet the next hurdle is even higher and can vary each year, with forces choosing only the BEST available promotion candidates. Being an effective promotion candidate is different to being an effective operational cop, and so can be frustrating for those who have great talent to offer forces. Particularly when the forces themselves do little to support their own officers with relevant leadership and promotion CPD.

These are the exact reasons why I started Rank Success, to support great cops become great future leaders in policing. The Kathmandu reference is in relation to a fascinating story of an officer shutting themselves in a hotel room, one of the few places with an internet connection, to complete their promotion application while on a trip to climb Mt Everest! I found the dedication inspiring, was encouraged by the fact they told me my digital toolkit was invaluable, and their result was among the best in force.

About me: As a coach/mentor supporting UK (and beyond!) police promotion candidates, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful guidance and information to help you succeed in promotion; especially those aspiring to Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector. I hope you find this podcast helpful leadership CPD, please share it to help develop others. As always, I welcome your thoughts/feedback.

For more FREE support on your promotion journey to success, I have blogs and YouTube videos for you. Of course, if you want comprehensive, in-depth and structured information on promotion aligned to the CVF, my unique Digital Toolkits and 4 hr Video Masterclass will support you throughout, whatever your force's competitive promotion process. Even better, use discount code RSGUIDES20 for 20% off anything at checkout!

See more free Rank Success content to read, watch and listen in the following places...

Main Blog: https://policepromotion.blog

Premium eGuides & Video Masterclass content: https://www.ranksuccess.co.uk

Police Hour Blogs: https://policehour.co.uk/category/police-promotion

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM4aUxiSEPzmslrur6KToQ

Welcome to Episode 8 of Season 2, 'Year of the Tiger'. The ever-eloquent Simon Foy QPM has kindly provided more of his time, delayed his train, and shared his thoughts in this episode, as our paths cross once more delivering training in London. This time, the former Met Police Commander provides a detailed review, constructive critique, and discusses the implications of the recent Police Foundation 'Strategic Review of Policing' report.

This report is one I recently summarised on my YouTube channel for police officers (described by the Police Foundation themselves as "an excellent summary"). Simon emphasises the report's significance: "Anyone with an interest in policing should read it... for anybody with any sort of leadership responsibility in policing, it's compulsory."

Listen to the range of recommendations Simon both praises and baulks at. He in turn specifically provides guidance to promotion candidates, puts the report in context of the wider policing landscape, and gives food for thought for your preparation for leadership success. Fear not: the controversial subjects (e.g. 'license to practice', centralisation of policing roles, police recruitment entry routes) are also covered! I particularly also liked the turn of phrase, "intellectual horsepower isn't everything".

I once again thank Simon for delaying his train to share his time and thoughts. I believe it provides a great insight for future police leaders to hear first hand the perspective of current and former senior leaders, particularly those who remain engaged with policing after retirement. I welcome other senior and Chief Officers (current or former) to share views on policing and leadership on my platform. If you'd like to join me for an interview, please feel free to call (07581 299532) or email ([email protected]) to arrange the most convenient logistics for you. Your views will be heard by listeners across all UK forces, plus to a raft of international interested listeners, from New Jersey to New Zealand. 

About me: As a coach/mentor supporting UK (and beyond!) police promotion candidates, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful guidance and information to help you succeed in promotion; especially those aspiring to Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector. I hope you find this podcast helpful leadership CPD, please share it to help develop others. As always, I welcome your thoughts/feedback.

For more FREE support on your promotion journey to success, I have blogs and YouTube videos for you. Of course, if you want comprehensive, in-depth and structured information on promotion aligned to the CVF, my unique Digital Toolkits and 4 hr Video Masterclass will support you throughout, whatever your force's competitive promotion process. Even better, use discount code RSGUIDES20 for 20% off anything at checkout!

See more free Rank Success content to read, watch and listen in the following places...

Main Blog: https://policepromotion.blog

Premium eGuides & Video Masterclass content: https://www.ranksuccess.co.uk

Police Hour Blogs: https://policehour.co.uk/category/police-promotion

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM4aUxiSEPzmslrur6KToQ

Welcome to Episode 7 of Season 2, 'Year of the Tiger'. This episode is all about the Competency and Values Framework. In particular, I take you through  the CVF descriptors, helping you avoid the common mistakes promotion candidates make when pitching promotion evidence. Whether you have an upcoming interview board or application booklet, knowing how to evidence your experience against the CVF is important. As always, this is particularly relevant to police leadership among the Federated ranks; however others may also find the lessons transferable. I provide other promotion/leadership tips along the way. I hope you find this useful to helping you build your promotion evidence.

If you're on Spotify, you can also watch the video version of this podcast.

About me: As a coach/mentor supporting UK (and beyond!) police promotion candidates, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful guidance and information to help you succeed in promotion; especially those aspiring to Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector. I hope you find this podcast helpful leadership CPD, please share it to help develop others. As always, I welcome your thoughts/feedback.

For more FREE support on your promotion journey to success, I have blogs and YouTube videos for you. Of course, if you want comprehensive, in-depth and structured information on promotion aligned to the CVF, my unique Digital Toolkits and 4 hr Video Masterclass will support you throughout, whatever your force's competitive promotion process. Even better, use discount code RSGUIDES20 for 20% off anything at checkout!

See more free Rank Success content to read, watch and listen in the following places...

Main Blog: https://policepromotion.blog 

Premium eGuides & Video Masterclass content: https://www.ranksuccess.co.uk

Police Hour Blogs: https://policehour.co.uk/category/police-promotion

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM4aUxiSEPzmslrur6KToQ

Welcome to Episode 6 of Season 2, 'Year of the Tiger'. In this episode, I discuss police promotion applications. In fact, it's a trilogy of videos originally published on my YouTube channel nearly 2 years ago now! I talk about useful structures for your promotion evidence, pitching it at the right level, adding complexity for the Inspector + ranks, ensuring you can demonstrate an outcome for your police work, story-telling, proofreading, accounting for word limits, to name just a few topics.

I hope you find this podcast useful in your police promotion ambitions. For more support on your application, see my Application Success and What Works Evidence eGuides at my site below.

About me: As a coach/mentor supporting UK (and beyond!) police promotion candidates, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful guidance, tips and information to help you succeed in promotion, especially those aspiring to Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector. I hope you find this podcast helpful leadership CPD, please share it to help develop others. As always, I welcome your thoughts/feedback.

See my blogs and YouTube videos for more free support on your promotion journey to success. Of course if you want complete, in-depth and structured information on promotion aligned to the CVF and values, my unique Digital Toolkits and 4 hr Video Masterclass will support you throughout, whatever the competitive promotion process in your force. Even better, use discount code RSGUIDES20 for 20% off anything at checkout!

See more free Rank Success content to read, watch and listen in the following places...

Main Blog: https://ranksuccess.wordpress.com

Premium eGuides & Video Masterclass content: https://www.ranksuccess.co.uk

Police Hour Blogs: https://policehour.co.uk/category/police-promotion

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM4aUxiSEPzmslrur6KToQ

Welcome to Episode 5 of Season 2, 'Year of the Tiger'. In this episode, I define coaching and explain how it can help you grow as a police promotion candidate. This is particularly relevant to police leadership among the Federated ranks. I share the successful GROW coaching model and how you can use it to advance your preparation. As always, there's also other useful snippets and promotion/leadership tips along the way. I hope you find this useful to helping you grow into becoming a successful promotion candidate!

About me: As a coach/mentor supporting UK (and beyond!) police promotion candidates, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful guidance, tips and information to help you succeed in promotion, especially those aspiring to Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector. I hope you find this podcast helpful leadership CPD, please share it to help develop others. As always, I welcome your thoughts/feedback.

See my blogs and YouTube videos for more free support on your promotion journey to success. Of course if you want complete, in-depth and structured information on promotion aligned to the CVF and values, my unique Digital Toolkits and 4 hr Video Masterclass will support you throughout, whatever the competitive promotion process in your force. Even better, use discount code RSGUIDES20 for 20% off anything at checkout!

See more free Rank Success content to read, watch and listen in the following places...

Main Blog: https://ranksuccess.wordpress.com

Premium eGuides & Video Masterclass content: https://www.ranksuccess.co.uk

Police Hour Blogs: https://policehour.co.uk/category/police-promotion

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM4aUxiSEPzmslrur6KToQ

Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 2, 'Year of the Tiger'. In this episode, I ask 'How are your values?'. If aspiring to Sergeant, Inspector or Chief Inspector, you need to become familiar with values. They are indeed central to the Competency and VALUES Framework (CVF) used for promotion processes across the UK. I cover various topics to get you thinking on values, familiarising you with the concepts so that you can conduct meaningful preparation ahead of your promotion opportunity. Why are values important? What are values? What is integrity? How do values relate to ethics and the NDM? All discussed here!

About me: As a coach/mentor supporting UK (and beyond!) police promotion candidates, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful guidance, tips and information to help you succeed in promotion, especially those aspiring to Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector. I hope you find this podcast helpful leadership CPD, please share it to help develop others. As always, I welcome your thoughts/feedback.

See my blogs and YouTube videos for more free support on your promotion journey to success. Of course if you want complete and in-depth information on promotion aligned to the CVF and values, my unique Digital Toolkits and 4 hr Video Masterclass will support you throughout, whatever the competitive promotion process in your force. Even better, use discount code RSGUIDES20 for 20% off anything at checkout!

See more free Rank Success content to read, watch and listen in the following places...

Main Blog: https://ranksuccess.wordpress.com

Premium eGuides & Video Masterclass content: https://www.ranksuccess.co.uk

Police Hour Blogs: https://policehour.co.uk/category/police-promotion

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM4aUxiSEPzmslrur6KToQ

Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 2, 'Year of the Tiger'. This is the audio from a lengthy video I previously published on my YouTube channel; hence why I describe it as a video. In any case, I hope you find it helpful additional content for here on my podcast. In this episode, I bring your attention to the 'golden' information held within the PEEL inspection reports, conducted by HMICS in Scotland Police and HMICFRS in England, Wales, PSNI and nationwide forces. This is something few aspiring Sergeants, Inspectors and Chief Inspectors are even aware of, but I encourage you to familiarise yourself with ASAP. I discuss examples from the Met Police and GMP, but these assessments are conducted in all forces across the UK. It is particularly pertinent now, given HMICFRS are currently conducting inspections around many forces. PEEL assessments are just one of the rich resources I signpost to in my 36-page 'Exclusive Insights' supplementary materials to my new 4 hour Video Masterclass

This podcast feature is a new functionality available to me on my podcast, so this is just testing it out. I hope it's useful to providing bonus content on here, particularly for those of you who prefer audio or otherwise don't use my YouTube content. While trialling the feature, I'll be restricting such episodes to just those videos over 10 minutes long (I believe anything below this is too short for the podcast format), so there's minimal repetition for those of you who also follow my YouTube channel. I'd greatly appreciate if you are able to get in touch and let me know what you think.

About me: As a coach/mentor supporting UK (and beyond!) police promotion candidates, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful guidance, tips and information to help you succeed in promotion, especially those aspiring to Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector. I hope you find this podcast helpful leadership CPD, please share it to help develop others, and feel free to let me know your thoughts/feedback.

See also my blogs and YouTube videos for more free support on your promotion journey to success. Of course if you want complete and in-depth information on promotion, my unique Digital Toolkits and 4 hr Video Masterclass will stand you in good stead throughout the competitive promotion process in your force. Even better, use discount code RSGUIDES20 for 20% off anything at checkout!

See more free Rank Success content to read, watch and listen in the following places...

Main Blog: https://ranksuccess.wordpress.com

Premium eGuides & Video Masterclass content: https://www.ranksuccess.co.uk

Police Hour Blogs: https://policehour.co.uk/category/police-promotion

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM4aUxiSEPzmslrur6KToQ