261: Leadership & Health Lessons from 24 years on SWAT w/ Andrew McCormick, SWORN

2025-10-16

We know a full police career (or even fraction of one!) can take a toll on us. Physically. Mentally. Our batteries don't only get sapped, but sometimes they get fried (you know, that annoying thing where it just doesn't charge fully, and seems to drain rapidly??) In this episode, a true example of a FULL career of legit cop work joins me to talk about all of these dynamics. Andrew McCormick retired as a sergeant from Tempe PD. He spent 27 years total, with 24 of them being on their tactical team, and a robust 18 year...

In this episode, a true example of a FULL career of legit cop work joins me to talk about all of these dynamics. Andrew McCormick retired as a sergeant from Tempe PD. He spent 27 years total, with 24 of them being on their tactical team, and a robust 18 years (!) as a team leader.

Andrew shares insights and lessons learned for his career as it comes to burnout, wellness, longevity, stressors, and identity. He shares tangible tips and modeling wellness for your team, along with his continued purpose with SWORN.

He can be reached at:

480-241-3247 or andrew@sworn.ai

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