Agents in the corporate environment have to do more than just “guard” the principal. Agents should also be friendly and non-threatening as well as attentive to the needs of the principal. Agents in the corporate environment must ensure that they provide a caring approach on the job.

You will not be changing your professional EP skills. You should, however, be increasing your interpersonal skills, meeting the principal’s expectation of service and providing him or her necessary creature comforts when possible. People under stress need comfort.

Genuinely care for your principal’s comfort. For example, ensure the principal has access to refreshments within the executive limo and cold towels, if available (such as in first-class commercial airlines). Ensure the local newspaper, Wall Street Journal and other periodicals are available for review.

Ensure the principal’s physical environment within the executive limo is comfortable with no obtrusive noises or smells. Keep alert to the principal’s feelings and sensitivities. Ensure that the principal does not feel frustrated or irritated about anything you can change or influence. You should widen your concept of principal care within the corporate world. Agents should avoid the pitfalls of cell phone discourtesies by placing their cell phones on silent/vibration mode at all times while on assignment.

Providing care does not mean to the point of being a butler. You are and always will be the principal’s last line of defense. However, if you provide maximum service, minimum intrusion and positive action, you will achieve optimum principal care. You should do this so your principal will realize that he or she is in the hands of a caring professional. This is the preferred style of operating on international EP assignments and for many highly successful corporate EP firms. It’s not an option. Keep safe and God speed.

Doc Rogers is the author of the new book entitled: Corporate Executive Protection – A Manual for Inspiring Corporate Bodyguards. Step-by-step instructions on providing corporate executive protection for those new to the industry as well as veterans. Doc is the Director of Dipolmatic Protection (DDP) for International Corporate Executive Protection.

He is a Certified Protection Specialist and has a Ph.D in Security Administration. Prior to his appointment as DDP for International Corporate Executive Protection he was a former veteran police officer. Doc is widely regarded as the leading authority on Executive Protection In Southeast Asia and India. To learn more about the author and his new book

visit:http://www.international-corporate-executive-protection.com.

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