Mastering the Art of Observation

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A Must-Have Skill for EP Professionals

As executive protection agents, we need more than just physical strength and stamina to do our job effectively. We’ve got to have sharp observation skills that will help us detect potential danger and protect our clients. And we need to be switched on at all times! This skill set requires us to be observant of both external stimuli and internal cognitive processes so that we can act promptly to sense any risk.

Excellent observation also increases problem-solving, critical thinking, interpersonal intelligence, and the ability to identify cultural and customary standards.

On top of all that, we’ve also got to stay mindful of their body language, behavior, and the consequences of their actions. Mastery of these skills will ensure our clients remain safe and secure.

In the new issue of the Circuit Magazine, we’ve got some great pieces on this critical subject – so let’s dive in!

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Issue 64 – Improving Observational Skills

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The phrase “head on a swivel” is often used in the industry to describe the act of constantly scanning one’s surroundings for suspicious activity. However, the true foundation of this phrase is situational awareness, which involves the perception, comprehension, and projection of environmental elements and events.

Perception involves the basic recognition of situational elements Comprehension involves the interpretation and evaluation of information Projection involves the ability to predict future actions

Mark Roche explains that by mastering these three areas of situational awareness, individuals can turn catchphrases into valuable skills that can be applied in real-world situations. Developing strong situational awareness can help protectors respond to changing situations and make informed decisions.

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Issue Highlights

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Keeping Your Edge – The Illusion

Don’t let the “illusion” of VIP status go to your head in the close protection industry. Maintain humility and focus to avoid being sucked into the “halo effect” of proximity to power.

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GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS – RANE

Choosing the top five most geopolitically significant events of 2022 is no easy feat. That is why, in compiling the below list, we focused on the events over the past year that had the furthest-reaching impacts (both geographically and temporally) and/or represented key shifts in greater global patterns.

5) The Artemis I Mission (Nov. 16-Dec 11, 2022)

NASA successfully launched the Artemis I rocket on Nov. 16, sending an uncrewed Orion space capsule to the moon that returned to Earth on Dec. 11. The mission was the first major launch, which aims to send astronauts back to the moon by 2025. The Artemis program represents a revival of the global space race, as well as the United States’ attempt to shape the future norms and governance of lunar and extra-terrestrial exploration and exploitation.

4) Russia and Ukraine Sign Turkish-Brokered Grain Deal (July 22, 2022)

Turkey’s brokering of the grain export deal between Russia and Ukraine over the summer eased a major constraint on global food security instigated by the war in Ukraine. But it also highlighted Turkey’s expanding role as an activist middle power.

3) Eurozone Inflation Reaches 10.7% (October 2022)

European inflation rates continued to climb in 2022, driven by post-COVID-19 supply chain disruptions amid uneven economic openings, and exacerbated by additional disruptions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and constraints on Russian energy imports.

2) Chinese Military Exercises Around Taiwan (Aug. 4-9, 2022)

In response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, China held two consecutive sets of military exercises around the island. The exercises marked a significant escalation from Beijing’s typical responses to what it portrays as political provocations by Taipei and Washington, and in doing so set a new baseline for future coercive responses.

1) Russia Announces ‘Special Military Operation’ and Invades Western Ukraine (Feb. 24, 2022)

The Russian invasion of Ukraine was the most geopolitically significant event of the year, raising the specter of nuclear war, driving NATO expansion, testing the continuity of global norms and European unity, and impacting energy prices and food security well beyond 2022. Russia’s poor performance revealed an underlying weakness that leaves the country vulnerable to its neighbors, particularly Turkey and China.

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FROM THE COMMUNITY

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FINAL THOUGHTS:

KRISZTIAN ZERKOWITZ

In training and development of procedures, we see plenty of people training and doing extractions from vehicles, cross-decking and evacuations of principals from a downed vehicle to an escape vehicle. This usually happens through the door with able-bodied principals.

Have you tried, tested, or developed methods to extract unconscious people? Dragging the unconscious from the front to the back to exit there? Why? Because if your armored vehicle is disabled, the driver, CPO or passengers in that car might just as well be “disabled”.

Don’t just train for the best possible scenario, train the basics under the worst possible conditions because: “You can’t always change how it started, but you can change from here on, to alter the outcome!

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