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Active bystander-ship – A tool to support policing

Do we ever consider the consequences of our inaction? What does our silence and inaction say to those involved or impacted?

This workshop will help promote discussions on a range of social situations that can have a negative impact on the culture and performance in any organisation. It will look at the concept of “Bystander” and aims to provide answers to the above questions. It also aims to provide you with some practical strategies that you can use personally to both support and challenge colleagues in difficult situations.

Facilitator: Graham Goulden

Graham Goulden is a retired police officer who spent his last 8 years as a Chief Inspector with the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit. It was during this time he became a passionate advocate of the bystander approach to help build safe and support cultures. Graham now works nationally and internationally with sports teams, universities and in workplaces using the bystander approach to reduce harm. A sought after speaker and trainer Graham brings a creative and passionate voice to any event delivering an interactive and informative experience.

Graham is a national trainer with Georgetown University in the U.S delivering the Active Bystander for Law Enforcement programme to police departments across the United States. Using his extensive experience and knowledge of the bystander approach he has developed the AS1 programme to support UK policing and is now delivering a pilot to officers with West Yorkshire Police.

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Tools of empowerment

Sometimes we don’t feel powerful, sometimes we feel like that we must continue to say yes to things that don’t honour us, to stay small. We can be afraid to make mistakes, undermine our value and struggle to feel on top. Other times we step into our power yet struggle to bask in its glow. It’s not that we don’t have power, we inherently know that we do, we just need some tools to help us galvanise that power.

We are all born magnificent, and it’s the layers labels that others put on us that stop us from seeing our personal power. In this session using her business and strategic experience as an executive coach, Madeline McQueen will help you turn aspirations into tangible steps towards success. You’ll learn practical steps to reclaim your power in order to maximise your magnificence and maintain your momentum.

In a single year Madeline experienced a miscarriage, her husband’s business collapsing and having to sell her house to go into rented accommodation, this took Madeline on a self-development journey that now underpins her methodology and practice.

Facilitator: Madeline McQueen

When Madeline McQueen steps onto stage the energy in the room palpably changes. She creates an electric atmosphere that offers her audience permission to be exactly who they are without apology, by role modelling what it means to embody self-confidence. She’s currently writing her first book with publisher Hay House through their Diverse Wisdom initiative.

In a career, which span 35 years, she’s graced the stage to inspire the workforces of brands ranging from Saatchi & Saatchi and Ogilvy to Google, SKY and Nike. Married for 27 years, mother of two adult daughters and now in her fifties, she has an eclectic mix of learnings, anecdotes and experiences that she shares freely with her audiences.

Madeline believes that a confidence deficit is at the heart of much of the inertia and discontent, as research says that 35 % of the workforce admit to it impacting their inability to ask for a pay rise, 32% hesitate to contribute their ideas and a further 52% struggle to speak in public. “I believe that everyone is born magnificent and with the help of greater clarity, confidence building and empowerment each of us can experience a thriving life. It takes work and practice but it’s certainly possible.”

As an award winning Forbes Featured Executive Coach and TEDx Speaker, Madeline uses her methodology to harness her client’s self-worth so they can leverage their personal development for professional success.

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The future of women in chief officer roles (College of Policing)

The session aims to dispel some of the myths around becoming a chief officer and the support available from the College’s to support you with your career aspirations.

Members of the College’s Senior Leaders Hub Team – join us to talk about the career pathway to becoming a chief officer.

Facilitators:

Fiona Merkin – Senior Leaders Hub Manager

Cara Allbuary – Senior Psychologist – Senior Selection

Helen Slimmon – Senior Psychologist – Chief Officer Appointments

Dr Fiona Meechan – Executive Leadership Programme Lead

Fiona Merkin

Fiona Merkin is the Senior Leaders Hub Manager at the College of Policing and has led on its development since its inception in 2018. Fiona has 25 years of experience in learning and development in both the private and public sector at a national level.

Fiona has worked with the College of Policing for the last 18 years and her expertise has led to the development of a comprehensive portfolio of chief officer CPD and a range of initiatives to support aspiring chief officers with a view to increasing the diversity of the talent pipeline coming through to chief officer level.

Cara Allbuary

Cara Allbuary is a Senior Occupational Psychologist in the College of Policing and leads on executive level assessment. Cara has over 20 years’ experience of applying occupational psychology in the field of selection and assessment.

She started her career in academia at the Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield undertaking applied research with commercial clients before progressing to work within the military and policing in the UK and New Zealand. She is a chartered occupational psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

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Helen Slimmon is a Senior Occupational Psychologist in the College of Policing and leads on the support the College provides to Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables in making their chief officer appointments. As a chartered occupational psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Helen has over 20 years’ experience of applying occupational psychology in the field of selection and assessment. Starting her career at the Royal Air Force Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre, Helen discovered the tangible benefits occupational psychology can bring to enhance the effectiveness of organisations and individuals by contributing to performance, motivation, and wellbeing in the workplace.

Recognised as an expert in executive assessment in a policing context Helen uses evidence-based interventions to ensure chief officer appointments comply with legal, professional and assessment industry good practice while enabling professional, fair, and objective assessment tailored specifically to the demands of the particular role. Her work in the College helps the police service to select senior leaders with the right skills, abilities, and attributes to meet the policing challenges of today and the future.

Fiona was the SCC Course Director at the College of Policing in 2021 and 2022 and is now working on the design and delivery of the new Executive Leadership Programme. Fiona has worked with or in policing in some form for most of the past 30 years, and has had a range of research, analyst, partnership, service improvement, operational and senior leadership roles, including Assistant Director in Greater Manchester Police and Director in a Local Authority. She has been a Lecturer in Leadership and Management at the Alliance Manchester Business School and worked on the design and delivery of the National Police Wellbeing Service –all roles which grew her passion for the importance of leadership.

Fiona’s PhD from The University of Manchester focused on police leadership and leadership development. Her research findings come from in-depth interviews with superintendents, and highlight the importance of intentionally developing compassionate and inclusive leadership in the workplace. She is the author of the ‘Compassion at Work Toolkit’, which she wrote on behalf of the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing at Work,

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Growth mind-set

“If we avoid trying new things, it is actually the greatest barrier to success.”

So, what exactly do we mean by mind-set? Put simply; it is a way of thinking. It is a mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations. It is a collection of beliefs that shape our thoughts, habits and behaviour. Our thoughts are what govern how we think, what we feel, what we do and how we respond to the world around us. Regardless of your skills, experience and capability, your mind-set makes all the difference. Mind-set is a conscious choice that we have to make each day.

In this workshop you will explore what growth mind-set is, how it impacts our approach to learning and the four key ingredients to develop a growth mind-set.

Facilitator: Gavin Edgar

Gavin (Gav) is a Colleague Development Facilitator within the Continuous Professional Development Team at Police Scotland.

He has been a facilitator for about 8 years within a range of business types from banking to recruitment as well as working in Culture Development. He has a real passion for helping people improve in both work and life and gets to do this every day within the CPD Team. Outside of work he enjoys watching and playing rugby as well as a few cold beers when he gets the chance.

Facilitator: Susie Ross

Constable Susan Ross (Susie) has been a police officer since 2005 working in a range of police settings. During the last decade she has worked, predominantly, within Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in differing police business areas, most recently joining Continuous Professional Development within Learning, Training & Development. Her academic background is in Humanities, Psychology and Occupational Psychology, sometimes referred to as the Psychology of Work or Organisational Psychology. Susie is a humanitarian, a human behaviourist and an activist for equality, diversity and inclusion. She is committed to furthering the work that makes Police Scotland representative of the communities that it serves and to ensuring that officers and staff from minority and marginalised backgrounds feel equality of belonging within the organisation.

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Time to shine

Have you got a spare 70 minutes to reinvigorate, restore and revolutionise yourself?

‘That’s a lot of R’s, but Yes!’ I hear you say.

Phew, thank goodness for that!

So if you are ready to take a leap in to the unknown, then why not join me in this immersive session, where you will…

• Dazzle yourself with how brilliant you actually are.

• Surprise yourself with what you’ve got to offer the world

• Remind yourself of how awesome you really are

• Insert your EXTRA into the ORDINARY

• Perhaps have a giggle or three and leave with a grin.

Facilitator: Karen Morgan

With four O’levels, Karen was apparently over qualified for the local builders’ yard, and under qualified for British Rail. So she became the best form stamper the Tax Office had ever seen. Two years later in a somewhat misguided attempt to spice up her life, she became a candy-floss seller, a children’s entertainer and a karaoke presenter (even though she can’t sing). After five years of entertaining the not so big masses, she decided to fully utilise her particular set of skills and joined Lloyds Banking Group.

For 22 Years she coached, motivated, mentored and promoted the personal and professional development of hundreds of her colleagues. Now as Coordinator for the SWDF, Chair of SWDF’s Health and Wellness Sub-Committee and Governance Support Officer for the SPA, she is ideally placed to support Police Scotland in achieving its values; Integrity, Fairness, Respect, Human Rights and Laughter (what do you mean, that’s not a value?!).