Table of Contents

ContentsIntroduction: The Foundations of Quality in Executive ProtectionSection 1: Necessity, Nature, and Scope of Executive Protection ProgramsChapter 1-1: Executive Protection is Risk Management Made PersonalChapter 1-2: The Protective Circle - a comprehensive approach to mitigating personal security risksChapter 1-3: Why every corporation and ultra-high-net-worth family should have an executive protection strategyChapter 1-4: The questions boards of directors must ask before mandating an executive protection programChapter 1-5: How to determine appropriate staffing levelsChapter 1-6: What's the best way for corporations and family offices to source executive protection services?Section 2: Managing the Executive Protection ProgramChapter 2-1: The executive protection ecosystem in corporate settingsChapter 2-2: The executive protection ecosystem in high-net-worth familiesChapter 2-3: Setting objectives for the executive protection programChapter 2-4: Organizing the executive protection programChapter 2-5: Motivating and communicating with the executive protection teamChapter 2-6: Measuring the performance of the corporate executive protection teamChapter 2-7: Connecting the dots between regulations, standards, policies, and procedures - and their operational applications in executive protectionChapter 2-8: How to write an executive protection strategySection 3: The Importance of TrainingChapter 3-1: Why training mattersChapter 3-2: Separating the hard and soft skills of executive protection - and introducing tradecraftChapter 3-3: Training and the 10 protective capabilitiesChapter 3-4: Soft skills are hardChapter 3-5: The importance and challenges of sustainment trainingSection 4: Managing Changes in Executive Protection ProgramsChapter 4-1: Starting up an executive protection programChapter 4-2: Turning around a security program that's in troubleChapter 4-3: Realigning a protective program that needs to change courseChapter 4-4: Sustaining an effective executive protection programWrap Up & ResourcesGlossary About the Author