☀️“We are here on earth to make a positive difference, not to prove how smart or right we are” - Peter Drucker☀️ ranksuccess.co.uk/testimonia…

👮🤫Promotion Opportunity ahead? Prepare in silence. Let your success be the noise. 🗣️🔊💥 🕵🏻‍♀️✍️ I submitted my (Inspector) promotion application, which scored 4s & 5s (out of 5). I was deep into your content whilst on a pre-booked holiday abroad. The Chief Constable’s podcast was especially helpful! I secured additional time for my interview for Neurodiversity & found out I was one of a very small number who passed” 🎯 👮‍♂️✍️"I bought your promotion package & recently undertook a force selection process. I was fortunate enough to be successful getting full marks. Thanks for the help”🎯 😲✍️“We've never met, or spoken but your podcast & digital toolkits helped me, like you wouldn't believe. I failed my 1st board. The chief inspector on the panel, gave asked if I had ever heard of Rank Success? That was it, I was off. Thank you for your products & podcasts. As I go into my journey as a Sergeant, I'm going to keep listening, to keep my momentum going. Please keep the material coming, it shaped & guided my answers so much” 🎯 👉🏼 ranksuccess.co.uk

🚨Are police being selected for leadership roles based on their ability to play games? Answer? A resounding YES 😲 At least for now. A ‘reformed’ Sgt & Insp selection process is underway in the Met who are currently gamifying promotions 👾 🎲 📲 = 🔷🔷 policepromotion.blog/2026/04…

I'm still surprised how many promotion candidates do not include their force Police Effectiveness, Efficiency & Legitimacy report (PEEL) as part of effective preparation ahead of promotion selection opportunities, which often include a PEEL themed presentation/briefing exercise. At Rank Success for a decade plus, I've been signposting aspiring officers to their force PEEL report as one valuable resource because it’s a snapshot of performance across priority areas. It's also full of golden nuggets to: 💡 Raise awareness 🤔 Support, challenge & provoke thinking 🧠 🚀 Close knowledge gaps & Boost confidence Just this month I've spoken with candidates who've “heard of PEEL”, been involved in their force's remedy actions around areas 'highlighted for improvement' or 'areas of concern' & yet still completely unaware they can download (via HMICFRS website) a bespoke PDF summary of what their force does well (good to know). Perhaps it's not really so surprising awareness around PEEL is low, given ongoing challenges & other issues officers are dealing with. But, if you are an aspiring leader & promotion candidate, the real value of PEEL in the context of a selection process is it highlights specific areas your force needs to improve e.g. for many forces right now, investigation is an area graded 'inadequate' or 'requires improvement'. Few are graded 'good'. Before & after 'supportive conversations', once a candidate has had chance to read, absorb & reflect on their force PEEL report are different! Issues aligned to role expectations mean candidates can 'see' or predict where potential promotion board Qs or themes might come from 🎬 🎧 If you were not already aware of PEEL, you can find blogs, podcasts, your force PEEL video summary & more promotion support resources at Rank Success. Here's a snapshot update of what’s occurring: His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary & Fire & Rescue Service (HMICFRS) have been busy inspecting forces & gathering evidence on their performance against its 'new inspection regime' since mid-2025. Reports started coming out last month, several more in pipeline for release, with other forces in inspection stage right now. Here are the new core Qs used to assess all forces for this 2025-27 assessment framework period: How good is the force at leadership & force management❓ How good is the force at attracting, developing & retaining its workforce & creating a diverse & inclusive workplace❓ How good is the force at using its powers fairly, appropriately & with justification❓ How good is the force at preventing & deterring crime, antisocial behaviour & vulnerability❓ How good is the force at responding to the public❓ How good is the force at investigating crime❓ How good is the force at safeguarding children & adults at risk of harm❓ How good is the force at managing fraud❓ How good is the force at providing a safe & lawful custody environment❓ 📝 Blog link: policepromotion.blog/2026/05…

"Passed the Inspectors 1st go! I bought the inspector/Chief bundle to make sure my thinking & style.. was still current... As for the forward facing examples I went with a strategy of what things could I do if I was dropped into the role on Monday morning to address morale, or retention or sickness? etc. The guides will 100% come into play for me going forward for Chief Insp. So thanks, money well spent. I found the podcasts invaluable. Easy to listen to & put me in the right mindset" - Davey

A reminder from Atomic Habits by James Clear: “It doesn't make sense to continue wanting something if you're not willing to do what it takes to get it. If you don't want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process is to guarantee disappointment.”

Royal Marines board Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel Per Mare, Per Terram 🇬🇧 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clye…

Safest Way: Will a CCTV-lined route keep me safe or just help police identify my body? standard.co.uk/comment/safes…

CVF: We Are Emotionally Aware “If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand… then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far” - Daniel Goleman “What challenges do you see to becoming an effective Sergeant/or Inspector?” policepromotion.blog/2022/05…

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The Met now has fewer officers than it did in 2010. If it continues at this rate of annual shrinkage, it will have fewer officers than it did at the depth of austerity, with less than 30,000 officers. A global city with over 9 million people. Yet the man in charge - the Mayor, will take no responsibility for this mess nor provide solutions for fixing the Met. How does this make London safer?

Police Reforms Consultation – Results So Far…👇 “Licence to practice = licence to make money from police officers by the College of Policing.” “Licence to practice would only have ever been dreamt up by someone with no practical experience of policing” policepromotion.blog/2026/05…

Former Commanding Officer of SAS on the resignations of UK 🇬🇧 Defence Secretary & Armed Forces Minister 🇬🇧

Be forgiving with your past self. What's done is done. No sense in beating yourself up about it. Be strict with your present self. Win the moment in front of you right now. Be flexible with your future self. There are many paths to success. You don't need life to be a certain way to live well.

“Though forces may listen & make changes, the critics of (any test, you name it!) don’t get to choose the replacement. In a classic case of ‘be careful what you wish for’ there’s often a nasty sting in the tail when they see what is introduced instead” policepromotion.blog/2020/09…

🚨Are police officers who aspire to promotion being selected for leadership roles based on their ability to play games? The answer is a resounding YES. At least for now. Well underway in the Met Police who are currently gamifying promotion selection 👾 policepromotion.blog/2026/04…

My letter to the Prime Minister

We owe those who serve the UK the kit to do the job and the loyalty to stand by them when it's done. We are failing on both. I’ve spent my whole time in government making that case. Number 10 will not listen, so I am resigning as Minister for the Armed Forces. Letter to the PM below.🫡🫡🫡⬇️⬇️

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a growing trend and concern in policing. If you are aiming to lead people in policing over the next 10 years, there’s no way you can ignore this! You’re going to be in the thick of it and on the cutting edge; being a bystander is not an option. ✍️ I was inspired to write this blog in 2024 following an interview published with then Temporary Chief Constable Alex Murray, AI lead for the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC). Alex Murray is now Interim Director of PoliceAI National Crime Agency (NCA) 🎧 I also recorded a deeper-dive episode on AI for subscribers to my Rank Success Police Promotion and Leadership Podcast. 📝 In this blog, my aim was to signpost aspiring police officers to some of the top issues surrounding police use of AI and the leadership considerations entailed, setting out some the key challenges, while identifying benefits and opportunities for policing to use this technology, along with the risks of policing remaining behind the curve. 🗓️ Two years after writing 'The Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Policing' to inform and support aspiring police promotion candidates, this quote from it by Tamara Polajnar, PhD still resonates: 🗣️“Policing needs to assess the risks associated with AI implementation, decide corporately what its risk appetite is and plan how consolidated procurement can begin the process of countrywide, AI-led digital transformation.” 🚀 With the recent launch of the new National Centre for PoliceAI 'delivering responsible AI for forces in England and Wales' it is great to see UK policing co-ordinating its approach to maximising the potential for AI use with £75m of UK Home Office funding. Here's the blog link: ✏️ 🔎 policepromotion.blog/2024/10…