Crisis Leadership Expert | Corporate Leadership Consultant | Organisational Resilience

Darren C. Smith is an experienced crisis leadership expert with over 35 years of frontline operational experience in one of Australia’s most dynamic environments — the Queensland Police Service. As a Chief Inspector and Founder of BICRISIS Pty Ltd, Darren combines a rare blend of tactical field leadership, organisational command, and strategic foresight.

His development of the BICRISIS Model and BICRISIS Roadmap brings a unique, actionable approach to leadership during crisis — enabling leaders to act with calm, clarity, and decisive impact when it matters most.

His development of the BICRISIS Model and BICRISIS Roadmap brings a unique, actionable approach to leadership during crisis — enabling leaders to act with calm, clarity, and decisive impact when it matters most.

Through keynote speaking, leadership development programs, and corporate training, Darren prepares leaders not just to survive crises — but to lead through them powerfully.

CRISIS IS INEVITABLE

Have you ever felt that every time you connect to your media platforms there is information about crisis? Fires, floods, cyber attacks or an internal incident in your company. The question isn’t if - it’s when.

Speaking Topics

Mastering Crisis Leadership: The BICRISIS

Model

Learn the leadership behaviours essential for leading teams through chaos, uncertainty, and when the stakes are high.

The BICRISIS Roadmap: Your Step-by-Step Guide for Crisis Readiness

Equip your organisation with the systems, processes, and mindset needed to handle any crisis.

Decision-Making Under Pressure: Staying Focused When Everything’s at Stake

Practical tools and psychological strategies to lead decisively when the stakes are at their highest.

Building Organisational Resilience Before the Crisis Hits

How proactive leadership creates teams that thrive — not crumble — in the face of adversity.

Executive Leadership.

Good leadership vs bad leadership. What is the difference and how do you become a great leader in practical environments.

Our Clients Say

Darren’s session on crisis leadership was transformative. He speaks from experience, not theory, and his practical frameworks changed how we think about crisis preparedness

Exceptional speaker — Darren’s insights into high-stakes leadership gave our executives actionable strategies they could implement immediately."

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With over 36 years of frontline and executive leadership in the Queensland Police Service, Chief Inspector Darren Smith is a nationally recognized expert in Crisis Leadership and high-pressure decision-making. Having led critical responses to major events, public safety threats, and operational emergencies involving teams of up to 700 personnel, he brings unmatched real-world experience.