Join fellow attendees to kick off the 2026 OSW Conference, featuring welcome remarks from IACP leadership, New Orleans Police Department, and Louisiana State Police and a moving keynote presentation.
Wellness and Influence: How Informal Leaders Model Wellness Through Adversity, Adaptation, and Outlook
Across law enforcement agencies, culture is often shaped by informal leaders, the respected officers, supervisors, and peers whose attitudes, behaviors, and outlook quietly set the tone for everyone around them, as much as formal policy or structure. These individuals are often the first to step in during a crisis, the ones others rely on, and the ones who absorb stress so others do not have to. This presentation centers on the lived experience of Detective Constable Pete Tucker, an officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) whose career-altering injury and return to service illustrate resilience, perspective, and the power of modeling wellness through action rather than words. By focusing on informal leadership, the session explores how caring for oneself is not a retreat from responsibility, but a way to sustain influence, encourage others, and quietly set a healthier cultural norm.
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Join fellow attendees to kick off the 2026 OSW Conference, featuring welcome remarks from IACP leadership, New Orleans Police Department, and Louisiana State Police and a moving keynote presentation. Wellness and Influence: How Informal Leaders Model Wellness Through Adversity, Adaptation, and Outlook Across law enforcement agencies, culture is often shaped by informal leaders, the respected officers, supervisors, and peers whose attitudes, behaviors, and outlook quietly set the tone for everyone around them, as much as formal policy or structure. These individuals are often the first to step in during a crisis, the ones others rely on, and the ones who absorb stress so others do not have to. This presentation centers on the lived experience of Detective Constable Pete Tucker, an officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) whose career-altering injury and return to service illustrate resilience, perspective, and the power of modeling wellness through action rather than words. By focusing on informal leadership, the session explores how caring for oneself is not a retreat from responsibility, but a way to sustain influence, encourage others, and quietly set a healthier cultural norm.
