How to Build Strong Teams in High-Pressure Environments with Luke Flanagan

The Leaders of Influence Podcast with Anton Guinea · May 6, 2026 · 43m

Luke Flanagan shows that real leadership in emergency services is built in quiet “peacetime” long before a crisis hits. Drawing on more than 17 years across policing, road safety, fire communications, and now Tasmania SES, he explains why “leadership capital” comes from investing in people, trust, and clear processes, not rank or volume. Raised by a single mum who was a police inspector and shaped by mentor Peter Flanders, Luke has learned as much from poor leaders as from great ones—especially how damaging bad leadership can be to health and morale. His core mantra, People, Purpose…