Move along now. The story of White House Farm…
This blog was written by one of Conduct Change's Ambassadors, David Howell, who served in the Police force for 30 years before retiring in 2019. David now uses his passion for cultural change, leadership and teamwork working in Organisational Development roles. Like many other people...
Start with YOU, not with WHY!
How it all began As this is the 300th edition of the Police Aviation News I thought that it was only appropriate to write an article that looked at the very reason why we all enjoy reading the publication and are all so passionate about...
The book is on its way!
Watch out for updates on the forthcoming book covering thirty totally unique years within the police service…
Have you ever considered demoting yourself?
A question to think about, ‘How many people do you possibly know who have been promoted, only to then realise that they have made a poor career decision, and are now in the wrong role, desperate to be demoted and to return to a position...
How can a leopard possibly change its spots?
If you had asked me this question some six months ago, I would categorically have said no, you are wasting your time even bothering to discuss this irrelevant point. A leopard never changes its spots! If you were to ask me this question again now,...
Psychometrics Within Aviation
In 2009, along with three other police air support colleagues, I became one of the first four police officers in the United Kingdom to be trained to deliver crew resource management (CRM) training to our peers within the ‘blue light’ emergency services sector. We were...
Context
Context - What do you see? You may hear people telling you that you need to see something in the right context, but what does that actually mean and how do I put something into context. I have personally been attempting to do that recently...
Fire in the Blood
When everything lines up...miracle or planned? Have you ever wondered what it must be like for an organisation or team to have the right person with the right complexity potential to be sat in the right chair and aligned to the right complexity level for...