CORPORATE POLICE

So many people or organizations especially in Nigeria do not understand what it means to be a corporate police. Most times, we can't effectively evaluate how effective our input have been, where we deploy our services or how effective those working with us are.

Corporate policing helps an organization define exactly how effective their manpower are and also establish corrective measures to deliver more effective services internally and externally.

What is then corporate policing?

It is the concept of factoring out effect and the ineffectiveness of manpower within a system, as well as the external factors which affects the overall performance or lifespan of such system.

It is the process of figuring out what are the core corporate acts and culture of an organization, then ensuring that those acts and culture becomes the rudimental factors regulating every decision and action of stakeholders.

Who is a corporate police?

One who is vested with the knowledge of the core acts and culture of a company and is given the obligation to ensure that those factors are uphold and respected by every arm of the company.

They ensure appropriate behaviors displayed and mandated to lead their organization in their own small corner. They could be referred to as the corporate watchdogs.

Who should be a corporate police?

Corporate policing is not the duty of a manager or superior staff to handle, it is equally the responsibility of staff from the gate to the corporate manager's office.

Like earlier mentioned, corporate watchdogs, are in the look out for loopholes and gaps within the operational system that they can fix, either through suggestions, feedback, reports and even practical participation in handling workplace crisis.

How to become an effective corporate watchdog?

- Be open to corrections.

You can't effectively correct others or a faulty system if you cannot summit to correction or criticism.

- Watchdogs have eyes for details

To be a corporate police, one must be detailed in his/her approach to work. Not doing things haphazardly, meticulous in dealing with tasks, and can spot mistakes immediately.

- Be discipline oriented

He that must lead, must first lead himself. Discipline is an act of being in control, and having control is being a leader.

- Constrictive Criticism

Be skilled at telling people what they don't want to hear, in a way that they would applaud you for your kind gesture. Don't be at the offensive , neither on the defensive. But be neutral in dealing with people, don't make them feel worst, and also let them know they could do better and align with the corporate acts and culture.

See you again on this topic corporate police, as an excellent watchdog of an organization.