My route into the private sector after policing

I left the metropolitan police in 2014 and had over 3 months paid leave. I chose the date I wanted to leave as I had completed 2 additional years and had reached as far as I would go. Prior to retiring, I had 2 job interviews but had been unsuccessful in both. The...

Who knows all the answers?

I was struck again today that the really self aware and quietly confident people really do say when they do not know about something and feel, rightly, no embarrassment in doing so. In saying you do not know something you are offering a realistic view of yourself. Who...

What if you could not fail?

A  post on the LinkedIn group brought this topic to my mind,  the old question asks “What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?” It is a way, as you will know, of getting people to recognise how much fear can hold them back. It is a good exercise for...