Rank Success: Police Promotion and Leadership Podcast

Last week I had the privilege of an exclusive interview with Chief Constable Craig Guildford QPM VR DL. Craig has been Chief Constable for West Midlands Police for over 18 months, previously serving as Chief in Nottinghamshire. Like all my exclusive interviews with senior police leaders, he provides valuable learning and many pointers for aspiring police leaders everywhere. Craig kindly answers an...

On my recent visit to Sussex Police, I asked officers there "What makes a good leader?". In this FREE episode (accessible to subscribers first) I share the findings and the completely new leadership framework I created from the dozens of Post-it notes placed in a jar. I call it the Sussex Leadership Framework (SLF). Read more about it and a visual overview in my associated blog, but for...

This is just a quick update about my police promotion masterclasses. __________ About me and Rank Success: As a coach/mentor supporting police promotion candidates across the UK and beyond, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful insights to help you succeed in promotion; especially those aspiring to Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector. I hope you find this podcast helpful leadership CPD. Ple...

Last week I was invited by Sussex Police Federation to present at their officer roadshow / engagement event. Many aspiring officers approached my stall and we had some good discussions about their views and concerns about promotion, leadership, and policing generally. In this debrief, I share some of those insights, my experiences of the event, and perspectives on what Sussex Police Federation are...

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Thompson, Treasurer and Dep Secretary of Sussex Police Federation. This followed an exciting engagement event they ran for officers at Sussex Police. It was a really interesting perspective speaking to the Federation about support for officers, including shining a light on some innovative practices here in Sussex Police. Pay and morale survey, nat...

I've been busy in recent months, but am now proud to share with you the fruits of my intensive labour! So this is just a quick episode summarising the features and benefits of my BRAND NEW police promotion masterclass, which focuses on 'what works' in promotion and leadership. You can download your copy securely from my site: www.ranksuccess.co.uk Check out my YouTube channel for the t...

This week I had the privilege of interviewing Acting Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, Jim Colwell. Jim has been standing in as Chief Constable for DCP since July 2023, stepping up to the position following the suspension of Will Kerr. And as another inspiring police senior leader, he doesn't disappoint, with this exclusive discussion providing valuable learning for aspiring police...

Officers moving to Australia: It's the talk of the town at the moment in policing. Both in terms of how disgruntled cops are handing in their warrant cards in droves, while Australian police forces are capitalising on the opportunity to poach good officers with a move overseas. So in this FREE episode (open first to subscribers) of Season 4, it's timely I cover this issue, because Australi...

For Episode 6 of my Year of the Dragon season, I had the pleasure of interviewing Darren Lockley, a retired Superintendent. This podcast is another inspiring interview for aspiring officers. We cover a lot of ground between his start in policing just after ‘Life on Mars’ :-) through to his fresh new start outside of policing as a senior manager more recently and after a few years enjoying retireme...

For S4E3, I had the privilege of interviewing former Assistant Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, Paul Davies. I asked him a range of questions on policing and leadership, to which his responses are insightful and fascinating. We cover a range of subjects, with loads of lessons for aspiring police leaders everywhere, whether you seek promotion or lateral career development. Topics inclu...

It's nearly February 2nd and another Groundhog Day! In this episode 27 of Season 3, I discuss the analogy of the infamous film starring Bill Murray, in relation to promotion preparation. I share insights about the common mistake officers make when going for promotion, plus example experiences of others which may resonate and inspire you to action in 2024. Will you be heading for six more weeks...

Today's topic in S3E22 is all about paper sifts and promotion applications. I frame it as 'Trick or Treat', wondering whether the force processes and help given (or lack of!) are simply inadvertently cruel or a brutal test of emotional resilience. -------- As a coach/mentor supporting police promotion candidates across the UK and beyond, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful insight...

Welcome to yet another free police promotion podcast episode! In S3E16, I share my exclusive interview with another inspiring police leader, ACC Katy Barrow-Grint of Thames Valley Police. This is another with so many policing and leadership gems you won't want to miss! Love Island and golden toilets get a mention, but the main topics you'll appreciate focus around women in leadership, inve...

For S3E12, I once again invited my friend Adrian to ask me some questions on police promotion and leadership matters. In this one we discuss coaching and mentoring. The initial question was about the stigma associated with it among the Federated ranks, but a lot more ground is covered than that. I hope you enjoy! The link to the book I mention by Goffee and Jones is below: https://amzn.to/3ObUFFk...

In S3E4, I give my thoughts on the recent article published by the Police Federation about 'worryingly low promotion success rates down to a lack of learning time during work'. They point out how around only 1 in 6 of their survey respondents were successful in promotion last year, demonstrating how brutally.competitive promotion processes are. The key angle the PFEW take is protected learning tim...

Season 3 of my free police promotion podcast continues strong, where I'm thrilled to share my far-reaching platform with DI Becky Davies, of Devon and Cornwall Police. Becky kindly and openly shares her story of neurodivergence, including wider perspectives on neurodiversity in policing. She talks about her struggles in achieving promotion, the barriers, but also proposes solutions. This is an aud...

Episode 2 of Season 3 of my free police promotion support is another BANGER! Today I had the privilege of interviewing Chief Constable Chris Noble of Staffordshire Police. I asked him a range of questions on policing and leadership, to which his responses are insightful and fascinating. There's tons of lessons here for aspiring police leaders everywhere, whether you seek promotion or lateral caree...

For the inaugural episode of Season 3, Year of the Rabbit,  I discuss neurodiversity and my thoughts around support for officers and staff with ND / Autistic Spectrum Conditions. I also expand upon thoughts within my new blog, 'Thinking Differently About Neurodiversity in Policing Part 3'... https://policepromotion.blog/2023/02/11/thinking-differently-on-neurodiversity-in-police-leadership-pa...

In this festive video episode of my Police Promotion & Leadership podcast, I  share insights and tips from a batch of recent testimonials I've received. I discuss what worked for these officers and insights as to your own learning towards not just being successful at police promotion, but  putting clear blue water between you and other candidates. For example, consider the following...

I have an exciting and inspiring leadership interview for you as Episode 23 of Season 2! This week I had the privilege of interviewing Chief Constable Lee Freeman of Humberside Police. Yes, that Humberside Police, recently rated the best performing force in the country by HMICFRS! I think you'll enjoy his grounded communication style and 'intelligence-led leadership' approach, as I ask him about p...

For Episode 20 of Season 2, I reflect on the regular furore among officers over the myriad of police promotion processes around UK forces (and beyond!). I hope you find it useful food for thought. Leave a message with your own thoughts via the link below. You can see the video version of this content on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/UvQsz4WHR1Q  As a coach/mentor supporting UK (and bey...

In my last episode, I interviewed ex-ARV-Sgt Harry Tangye and author of 'Cornish Scoop'. I'm excited to share another great scoop with you in Episode 18 of Season 2, where I had the privilege of interviewing ACC Una Jennings, an inspiring senior leader in Cheshire Police.  Una kindly spared some time from her schedule to talk with me about various police promotion and leadership topics. It's...

As Episode 17 of Season 2, I share with you the audio file of my discussion with best-selling police author Harry Tangye. He kindly invited me for an interview over on his 'Frontline Chat' livestream to talk about police promotion. I'm grateful to Harry for his expert hosting and hope you enjoy. If you'd like to skip directly to the interview with me, this starts from around minute 21 of this podc...

In Episode 14 of Season 2, 'Year of the Tiger', I discuss PDR season. PDRs are a controversial topic for police officers, largely owing to how police forces enforce them. But don't let those gripes distract you from their core importance to your leadership and development. This will also soon feature as part of a written blog, so keep an eye out on policepromotion.blog for more info on this subjec...

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 thei...