When Loyalty Goes Wrong: Inside Toxic Police & Military Culture
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of toxic cultures in police and military settings and the importance of proactive intervention.
CONTENT The guest today is Graham Goulden a much sought after international speaker, leadership and violence prevention trainer. For thirty years he was a Scottish police officer specialising in criminal investigation, drug investigation, training, and crime prevention. For the last eight years of his career, he was a Chief Inspector and a key member of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit. It was during this time that Graham was able to put right what had become an occurring issue for him during his policing career. Often, when interviewing people who had witnessed abuse and violence, Graham was met with the words, “I knew something was going to happen”. Graham is a passionate advocate of the bystander approach to help develop personal and organisational leadership to help create safe and supportive learning environments, workplaces, and performance teams. On this pod we discuss how toxic cultures and rigid hierarchies often suppress "good people" from intervening when they witness misconduct, errors, or poor well-being among their peers. By utilizing behavioural science, Graeme advocates for a shift from passive observation to proactive intervention, aiming to save careers…
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