It's really easy to get complacent when it comes to communicating and networking. When you are busy with work, and in your groove, it tends to be the last thing you are focused on.

However, your network, and your connections are the underlying fabric of your long-term success.

You heard me. Your network is KEY to your current and future success!

What would you do if you found yourself without your current job? Who do you reach out to when you need help outside your wheelhouse? How do you operate when you are tasked with something you know very little about?

You reach out to your network. You ask for assistance. You go to other sources for information. (And if you don't, you should!)

The more robust your network, the deeper your own personal bench strength!

I think most of you know this to be true.

But when was the last time you communicated with someone you didn't know? How often do you seek out new people, or take a peek outside your own industry?

How about maintaining your current...

I will just get right to the point. Communication is the essence of our over-all culture, and a key element of what drives business. I think we can all agree that it is what’s driving the world to move at record pace, whether we like or not. 

Therefore, lack of good communication can be a “deal breaker”. In the close protection and executive protection field this is highlighted on a daily basis. Operationally, teams need to be able to communicate without delay; and minutes and seconds can be critical. Moving in motorcades, advances, and client/principal movements, seconds matter, and can quickly change the over-all success of an operation.

Communication is VERY high on the list of importance during the planning phase of operation. And at the corporate level, literally millions of dollars are budgeted to ensure operational communication success.

As a corporate EP/CP Manager, I managed the day to day short notice international/domestic...