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Nov 13, 20198 min read
Confidentiality: Personal Choice or Professional code of conduct?
Recently, a young lady, new to the industry, raised a question on a social platform questioning the practice of, or if it is acceptable...
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Jan 8, 20185 min read
Situational Awareness Skill or Instinct?
Many of us in the security and protection industry have heard the term ‘’situational awareness’’, however, few understand its full...
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Jan 2, 20184 min read
The contribution of Body Language in dealing with Terrorism and Crime
By Andreas Venetis Founder & CEO Venetis Consulting & Training Services In 1989, the FBI had arrested a person for espionage against the...
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Jan 2, 20185 min read
Hiring Character
As always, I use the material or ‘’fuel’’ for these articles from personal experience in the business or from exposure to others whose...
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Jun 2, 20174 min read
Is your “worth” in line with your “value?”
By John Lehman Copyright 2017 We have all questioned our value. We have all wondered what we were really worth. The reality is that our...
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Oct 21, 20165 min read
Women in the Executive Protection Industry/Female Bodyguards
Anyone who has read my articles knows that I base most of them on questions or inquiries from those professionals who either offer good...
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Oct 17, 20163 min read
Do you Train for Success or to Impress?
In a recent CPO class I was teaching, a student asked me what I would suggest as further training to add to his skillset. The first thing...
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Apr 22, 201512 min read
Why you are not getting hired? A recruiter’s perspective
This article will address the most common mistakes made by Protection professionals while searching and applying for jobs. I will not...
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Apr 20, 20154 min read
All for one, one for all….can you work and live by this motto?
Alexandre Dumas couldn’t describe better the importance of unity and solidarity within a team when he wrote one of the world’s most...
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Feb 2, 20151 min read
Student’s Feedback from our January 24-25, 2015 Nannyguards Class in Texas, USA
I have just completed the first part of the new NANNYGUARDS training offered through your company. As this was the first training class...
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Jan 11, 201512 min read
Interpersonal skills for security professionals
You paid thousands of dollars for training and thousands more on equipment, firearms and clothing. Add in the cost of travel, hotels,...
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May 28, 20144 min read
“WHAT IS YOUR TRAINING BUDGET?”
By John R. Lehman As a security industry and Law Enforcement Training Instructor in Texas, I get slammed with questions from people from...
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Apr 22, 20146 min read
Protecting the children of the rich and famous - Bodyguards for kids
Protecting the children of the rich and famous.
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Apr 4, 20146 min read
On Contracts
By John R. Lehman I’ve been asked for over a year to address the subject of contracts. Specifically, contracts between Personal...
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Mar 17, 20144 min read
Gun Ownership Or Firearm Adoption
By John R. Lehman For every one opinion offered, there are a hundred that will disagree with it, so before we begin, let’s understand...
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Aug 4, 20132 min read
Have you ever considered what the clients are looking for when they hire?
John Lehman, Athena Academy’s Vice President, did a research recently, he contacted several past clients for whom he no longer provides...
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