12. Inside the Met Police with Victor Olisa

For episode 12 of the ReWorked podcast, Rachael is joined by
Victor Olisa, former Head of Diversity and Chief Superintendent
at the Metropolitan Police.


Working for the Metropolitan Police is demanding. 12-hour shifts
are becoming the norm, and a recent study revealed that 53% of
officers are never or only rarely able to take their full rest
break entitlement.


As Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Victor was tasked with the
challenge of convincing these time-pressed officers to make his
cause a priority. He tells Rachael the tactics that he used to
‘sell’ diversity and inclusion to the officers, and reflects on
the positive changes to working culture and community engagement
that he enabled.


Under Victor’s management, the Met saw a record level of BAME
candidates join its ranks, with over 4,000 BAME officers recorded
in 2016.


Yet despite this success, Victor is the first to admit that there
is still a long way to go. Systemic issues with stop and search,
BME mentoring programmes, and stress management remain. The
podcast delves into these key problem areas, and Victor offers
his own informed opinion on how they can be tackled.


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