Fractured systems, lost trust, the effects of being a first responder. How covid negatively impacted our trust in senior authority.

S5 | EP.8 The Secret Sunday Session with Michael Willing APM

In this week’s episode we speak with former NSW Deputy Police Commissioner and current Fortem Australia CEO, Michael Willing APM about the pressure to be a senior officer, policing in the 21st century, rebuilding trust between the public and the police force, and what it takes to be a leader through national crisis’.

Michael shares how his entire career and identity was stripped away in “30 minutes”, openly admitting the tole of his sudden public dismissal and the controversial media coverage as a result.

This episode is going to open your eyes into the pressures, the unspoken challenges for senior officers, and humanise the leaders we are quick to criticise in the public eye.

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We start to make the necessary change and challenge perspectives when we are invited to have one conversation, so let us be your one for today!

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