of an effective team leader differ markedly


from those of a security


officer, which is why some airports and private security contractors are now actively looking to recruit from outside the pool of


existing


security officers; they recognise the value of leadership qualities and skills in communication, performance monitoring, co-ordination and planning that are found in other non- security environments such as retail, over and above the competencies to undertake the skilled, detailed tasks required of security officers. There is a need, therefore, for a robust approach to the recruitment and selection of security team leaders. As part of a large-scale research and development programme on behalf of the UK Department for Transport, the LeighFisher Transport Security Practice developed a Checkpoint Security Leading Practices Tool, a compendium of leading practices under the broad headings of People, Organisation, Technology, and Environment, drawn together with input from a wide range of UK and international airports. Under the heading of People, the tool sets out all of the


fundamental, leading practice activities involved in generating a sufficient pool of eligible candidates prior to an assessment process, during which those candidates that possess the competencies to excel


in the security and/or leadership task can be identified and selected. Making the wrong candidate selection can be very costly, not least because of the lead time in the


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