The TTPOA Podcast
The TTPOA Podcast is hosted by two active duty police officers who are serving as team leaders on SWAT teams in Texas. The podcast will cover tactics, training, leadership and whatever else comes up. The main goal of the podcast is to get information out to our first responders who are working on the front lines everyday. Train Hard.
The TTPOA Podcast
#166 After Dark - The Unicorn Chief, Bryan Williams, Goes Full Send: Why Law Enforcement Leadership Continues to Fail
Welcome to a first-time collaboration between the Iron Sights Podcast and the TTPOA Podcast.
Recorded during the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association (TTPOA) Annual Conference, this episode brings together TTPOA hosts Brandon and Matt, Chief Bryan Williams, and myself, Scott Howell, for an unfiltered and brutally honest conversation.
We get into the real challenges facing law enforcement today—from broken leadership and cultural barriers to the lack of proper training—and most importantly, we discuss the why behind those problems.
Chief Bryan Williams is known as a cops’ cop—a leader who trains with his people, speaks the hard truth, and refuses to sugarcoat the realities of modern policing. As a USPSA grandmaster shooter and someone who is actively creating change in his department, Bryan brings raw passion and hard-earned insight to the table. This conversation is everything people inside and outside the profession wish they could say out loud. It’s real, raw, and unfiltered, just the way Bryan wants it.
So buckle up, drop the ego, and get ready for an eye-opening episode that doesn’t hold back.
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00:00 Intro
11:14 Brian Williams’ Background
14:31 Training Standards Matter
17:38 Leadership & Decision-Making
23:47 Systemic Issues In Leadership
37:15 Understanding Community Concerns
40:13 Officer Vs. Leadership Disconnect
44:54 Strong Leadership Examples
49:21 Community Policing & Perception
01:02:32 Real-World Training Gaps
01:11:10 Officer-Involved Shootings
01:18:09 Remembering The ‘Why’
01:29:33 Internal Vs. External Promotions
01:34:23 Mid-Level Management Issues
01:42:37 Community Accountability
01:51:13 SWAT Tactics & Evolution
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