Episode 1.15: Interview With Former Met Commander, Simon Foy QPM

Rank Success: Police Promotion and Leadership Podcast

Welcome to podcast Season 1 Episode 15. In this episode I had the privilege of interviewing Simon Foy QPM as my first podcast guest, a former Metropolitan Police Commander with a rich and varied policing career across many ranks (59 mins). Simon kindly agreed to share some of his insights, thoughts and reflections around the subject of converting UK police leadership aspiration into promotion success.

With a 30+ year police career, including leading the Metropolitan Police Homicide Command and receiving the Queens Police Medal in 2009 for distinguished service to policing, Simon kindly agreed to share his views around the topic of promotion in the police service. He provides some great tips for those aspiring to progress their careers via promotions or simply want to develop their leadership skills. In our conversation. Simon answers questions on police leadership, achieving promotions, observations on the jumps between ranks (including the biggest jump) and the value of police promotion assessments and interviews. Diversity, Equality and inclusion, learning from setbacks, and wider reflections about what it means to be a leader all feature in this podcast. I particularly liked his summary of three key points to success: Know yourself, learn from experience, and prepare properly.

As a coach/mentor supporting UK police promotion candidates, I aim to provide valuable and meaningful guidance, tips & information to help you succeed. I’m confident that this free podcast will be of great interest to officers at various ranks, especially those currently preparing for a promotion selection process to Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector.

I hope you find it helpful leadership CPD, please share it and feel free to let me know your thoughts and feedback. Simon may even be persuaded to return for discussion on other themes!

See also my other blogs and YouTube videos for more free support on your promotion journey to success. Of course if you want complete and in-depth information on promotion, my unique Digital Toolkits and 4 hr Video Masterclass available from my website will stand you in good stead throughout the competitive promotion process in your force. Even better, use discount code RSGUIDES20 for 20% off anything at checkout!

The aim of this series of Police Leadership & Promotion podcasts is to support, challenge and respectfully provoke your thinking around your decision to seek a formal police leadership role. I hope you enjoy the free content to aid your CPD, particularly when aspiring to the next rank... and maybe beyond as many of my clients have done.

See more free Rank Success content to read, watch and listen in the following places...

Main Blog: https://ranksuccess.wordpress.com

Premium eGuides & Video Masterclass content: https://www.ranksuccess.co.uk

Police Hour Blogs: https://policehour.co.uk/category/police-promotion

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRM4aUxiSEPzmslrur6KToQ