🪧2024 was again dominated by lectures on my favorite subject: the role of the police at assemblies
🌏Among other things, I was with the riot police in Saxony-Anhalt, the Thuringia police executives, the conference of the European Police Research Institutes in Amsterdam and at the Public Order, Crowd Management and Riot Control Conference in Vienna.
🎙️Mein Focus among other things: How the police work (change of perspective) and what mindset is required (e.g. communication as a key element) in order to manage assembly situations professionally.
💡What struck me as a positive leadership coach is that there are parallels between the successful mindset and PERMA-Lead:
☺️ Positive emotions: Smiling police officers have a direct effect on the mood and prevent negative stereotyping.
💪Engagement: Strength-oriented leadership. Train police officers who are keen on tactical communication and then let them do it! Personal initiative and authentic communication is a key factor in successfully dealing with a situation.
🤝 Relationship: Try to build a trusting and honest relationship with those responsible in order to ensure a safe assembly together.
💭Meaning: Explain meaning - means to explain why the police will do / have done something.
🍾 Accomplishment: Recognizing successes, i.e. also analyzing why the assignment went well and appreciating the (wo)men of the match.