5 police strategies that businesses should adopt

5 police strategies that businesses should adopt

5 police strategies that businesses should adopt

3. Errors of omission mean life or death.

Forgetting which gangs, after-hours bars, and meth labs are “running hot” spells certain trouble for an officer. Misjudging a domestic disturbance call can mean disciplinary action. Experience on the job enables an officer to categorize mistakes and make fewer and fewer of them. How does your staff make mistakes and react to your rules? If they make serious errors in judgment, what's the mechanism for corrective action?

4. Work with what you have.

Officers don’t let their lack of resources compromise their abilities. Old vehicles and communications technology are facts of life, but texting and personal cell phones provide adequate work-arounds. As business owners, all of us are used to working without all that we need. Are you aware of all the ways your staff gets their jobs done? How can you streamline these resources so they're more effective?

5. Communicate, communicate, communicate!

You can manage adrenaline and fear by checking with your teammates. It takes only 10 seconds to get a second opinion or plan a better response from a trusted peer. How much trust has your staff built with and without you? Do they communicate in a way that supports the organization and each other?

Police work in a crime zone is a study in how experts respond to dangerous, intractable problems. Without the resources to resolve the root causes, these fine men and women learn how to rely on one another while serving their communities.

As a business owner, the biggest lesson I took away from this unforgettable night is how critical it is to gain and knowledge from those who have it, and to apply those lessons when I can.
