colin menzies assistant chief constable grampian police

Colin Menzies

Assistant Chief Constable

Grampian Police

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Key Themes

1.1. Do we want Police Entrepeneurs?Do we want Police Entrepeneurs?

2.2. What’s new in Policing?What’s new in Policing?

3.3. Risk TakingRisk Taking

4.4. Valued competenciesValued competencies

5.5. The National Intelligence Model The National Intelligence Model

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An Adaptive Leadership Continuum• Command & ControlCommand & Control• Action-Centred LeadershipAction-Centred Leadership• Transformational leadershipTransformational leadership• Principle/Value Centred LeadershipPrinciple/Value Centred Leadership• Collaborative/Participative LeadershipCollaborative/Participative Leadership• Team LeadershipTeam Leadership• Servant LeadershipServant Leadership• Strategic Management of Resources, Strategic Management of Resources,

Processes, Governance & Performance Processes, Governance & Performance

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An Adaptive Leadership Continuum• Command & ControlCommand & Control• Action-Centred LeadershipAction-Centred Leadership• Transformational leadershipTransformational leadership• Principle/Value Centred LeadershipPrinciple/Value Centred Leadership• Collaborative/Participative LeadershipCollaborative/Participative Leadership• Team LeadershipTeam Leadership• Servant LeadershipServant Leadership• Strategic Management of Resources, Strategic Management of Resources,

Processes, Governance & Performance Processes, Governance & Performance • Entrepreneurial Leadership?Entrepreneurial Leadership?

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The Context of Policing in Scotland • National Intelligence Model & PSPNational Intelligence Model & PSP• Crime falling, detections rising, perceptions Crime falling, detections rising, perceptions

static?static?• More Officers than ever but CSR tighteningMore Officers than ever but CSR tightening• Increasing Public ExpectationIncreasing Public Expectation• Single Outcome Agreements, Community Single Outcome Agreements, Community

Planning & the Democratic Deficit ?Planning & the Democratic Deficit ?• Desire for a ‘Sense of Place’Desire for a ‘Sense of Place’• Need to Deliver Public Value, Moore et alNeed to Deliver Public Value, Moore et al• Role - Patrol, Pursue, Prevent……..& Role - Patrol, Pursue, Prevent……..&

PROTECTPROTECT

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‘Leadership is a choice, not a

position’

Dr Stephen Covey (2004)Dr Stephen Covey (2004)

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1. Are Police Entrepeneurs wanted – or needed?

• Do we recruit entrepreneurial individuals or those who want to serve the community – are they the same?

• Do the public expect safety, consistency or risk taking and uncertainty

• Performance is improving• Efficiencies can also be squeezed so far• Budgets always come in on schedule?• Staff morale is high• PLODDLEDYGOOK!

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2. What’s new in Policing – seriously!

“Foot patrol in ****town, observed and arrested male (named) for being drunk and incapable. Taken to station and charged. While writing report, summoned to disturbance in Church Street. On arriving, found four youths who quietened on my arrival. All spoken to , details noted and warned. Will follow up with later visits. Return to station to complete report from earlier.”

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3. Risk Taking

Responsible Agencies-v-

Irresponsible Individuals

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‘A real entrepeneur is someone who has no

safety net underneath them’

Henry Kravis Henry Kravis

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Risk Taking

• Responsible Agency –v- Irresponsible Individual

• Understood by Police? • Ability to Defend decisions• Transparency of Society• Threat of Litigation• Risk Averseness• Valued by those we serve?• Valued by the organisation?

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4. Valued Competencies

• Respect for Diversity• Effective Communication• Job Knowledge• Leadership• Problem Solving• Management Ability• Partnership Working• Service Delivery• Personal Awareness• Personal Effectiveness• Team Working

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Valued Competencies

• Respect for Diversity• Effective Communication• Job Knowledge• Leadership• Problem Solving• Management Ability• Partnership Working• Service Delivery• Personal Awareness• Personal Effectiveness• Team Working

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Problem Solving

‘ Promotes an organisational culture that recognises and values new ideas.

Promotes successful initiatives that may depart from conventional thinking’.

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Perceived Success Factors of Effective Police Leaders

• VisionVision• Two-Way CommunicationTwo-Way Communication• Visibility & AccessibilityVisibility & Accessibility• Transparency of Decision Making Transparency of Decision Making • Delivery & Performance Delivery & Performance

Management Management • Empathy Empathy Home Office (2001)

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The ‘Big Four’

•HonestHonest•Forward LookingForward Looking• Inspiring Inspiring •CompetentCompetent

Kouzes, J. & Posner, B. (2002)

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5. The National Intelligence Model • Minimum Standards• Efficient Tasking• Joint Tasking• Reliance on Information• Importance of Analysis• Levels 1, 2 & 3• Business Process - Assets, sources, intelligence

recording, research and analysis, products, strategic tasking and co-ordinating, tactical resolution, operational review – feeds back into assets and sources

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Who Should Lead Us?

The wisest among us, the individual with the greatest knowledge, skill, power and resources of all kinds [Plato]

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GRAMPIAN POLICE VALUES

• INTEGRITYINTEGRITY• TRANSPARENCYTRANSPARENCY• ACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY• RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY• IMPARTIALITYIMPARTIALITY

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GRAMPIAN POLICE GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• CUSTOMER FOCUSCUSTOMER FOCUS• PEOPLEPEOPLE• EXCELLENCEEXCELLENCE• EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT• PROBLEM SOLVINGPROBLEM SOLVING• PARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPS• LEARNINGLEARNING

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‘Even if you are on the right track, you will still

get run over if you just sit there’

Will Rogers Will Rogers