Wellness, Leadership, and The Curve with Retired Chief Doug Shoemaker

About this episode

Patrick Flannelly interviews retired Chief of Police Doug Shoemaker about wellness and leadership in modern policing.

In this episode of The Coptimizer Podcast, Patrick Flannelly sits down with retired Chief of Police Doug Shoemaker for an honest conversation about wellness, leadership, and the evolving challenges of modern policing.

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Host: Patrick Flannelly

Guest: Doug Shoemaker

Topics covered

• wellness
• leadership
• policing
• mental health
• society

Keywords

• wellness
• leadership
• policing
• Doug Shoemaker
• Coptimizer Podcast

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