Permission to fail

by Chief Superintendent Gavin Thomas President, Police Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales   One of the main purposes of policing is to uphold justice. So, it stands to reason that, in an organisation dedicated to justice, the culture of that organisation would, itself, be just, fair and impartial. Would you not agree? Unfortunately, according to the results of a poll taken during my Association’s recent annual conference, it would seem that many of our members think the answer to that question is ‘no’ or, at best, ‘not always’. When he was addressing our conference, author Matthew Syed argued that any organisation which is reliant for its success solely on having talented people within its ranks will not become one...