Shahzad Ali

More often than not, we are told to keep our personal problems at home and to keep a rein on our emotions in the workplace, as any sign of being human is relegated to the ‘stiff upper lip’ department of keeping calm and carrying on. But when it comes to those inevitable emotions that may […]

While it is highly unlikely that many of us intentionally sabotage our career or deliberately go about destroying any chance of potential promotion within the company that we work in, we may be inadvertently and even accidentally engaging in behaviour that may be leading to our downfall in the workplace. So, what are these types […]

When it comes to the workplace, do we really need an intimidating managerial presence lurching over us as we attempt to get on with our job? Managers can either be a great tool or a great distraction, but in 2020, are managers still necessary when all that really may be missing is some pepping up […]

Happiness, that feeling of utter contentment and satisfaction. It’s a feeling that most people wish that they could have all the time, yet in the midst of the working week it’s a feeling that many of us only experience when we clock off for the weekend. So, when it comes to our lack of productivity […]

We often see our work colleagues more than we see our own family and friends, with the average person spending 90,000 hours in their lifetime at work. So, with it being more or less a given that you will be spending birthdays and special events in the workplace, should we buy our work colleagues gifts […]

Meet Friat (pronounced Freddie) a recenctly licensed Door Supervisor working in the bustling area of Waterloo in London. Friat has been in security for only two months but has big ambitions of opening up his own security company one day. Being newly licenced, Friat is still pretty new to the industry and wants to gain […]

To raise awareness on the importance of safe and efficient restraint techniques applied by Door Supervisors and those that work within the security industry, the Security Industry Authority has launched a case study to highlight why applying accurate restraint techniques is important, and how a wrong hold can have fatal consequences. What are restraint techniques? The […]

In the UK, the security sector is a six billion turnover industry with over 400,000 licensed security operatives currently working all over the country, but with more people choosing to work in this growing industry than ever before, who will train and prepare the newest batch of Door Supervisors and CCTV Operatives as they protect […]

The security sector will never be the same as the SIA looks to change how licence holders work and operate in 2020. The security sector is one of the fastest growing industries in the UK – growing an estimated 11% on average each year and contributing approximately £6 billion towards the UK economy. As the […]

Watch out GC; there is a new bunch of freshly rinsed reality TV stars coming to our screens, and be careful because these leading security operatives are SIA licence holders and are not afraid to use their physical intervention skills if you step out of line. Bouncers is a new series on Channel 5 following the […]