Resilient Leadership
by Bridgette Theurer & Irvine Nugent, Ph.D.
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About this podcast
The Resilient Leadership podcast is aimed at helping you lead with a greater sense of calm, clarity, and conviction even in anxious times.
Co-hosted by Bridgette and Irvine both of whom are authors, leadership coaches, and trainers.
Our mission is to offer you insights into leadership and life that you will find nowhere else. Let’s face it we are living in uncertain times and it’s not surprising we are feeling overworked and overwhelmed. Our show will offer you practical tools that you can use today and help you grow your resilience and strengthen your leadership.
Subscribe and join us every other Tuesday morning for lively stories and chat about issues impacting you today. Come away with a practical exercise and a whole of fun along the way.
See you on the next episode!
Bridgette & Irvine
Episodes
The newest 20 of 108 episodes
- Ep 107: How to Develop a Thick Skin while Retaining Your Vulnerability: The Ultimate Leadership Paradox · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 107In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore what it looks like in action for leaders to have a thick skin while never losing the sensitivity they need to thrive in their roles
- Ep 106: How do I Give Constructive Feedback to Someone Without Discouraging Them? · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 106In this episode, Bridgette and Eileen explore what makes giving (and receiving) constructive feedback so challenging and how to deliver it in a way that encourages others to grow.
- Ep 105: When Someone Else’s Conflict Lands on Your Desk · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 105In this episode, Irvine and Bridgette explore what happens when leaders get pulled into disagreements between other people. They unpack the urge to fix, take sides, or carry…
- Ep 104: How Do I Stop Second-Guessing Myself? · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 104In this episode Bridgette and Eileen discuss how to find escape routes when we get stuck in unhelpful thinking patterns.
- Ep 103: When Certainty Opens Up · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 103In this episode, Irvine and Bridgette explore what happens when someone challenges the obvious interpretation and says, “I don’t see it that way.” They discuss how leaders can…
- Ep 102: Navigating the 8 Key Turning Points in Life · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 102In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore the 8 turning points that punctuate an adult’s life, the opportunities and challenges they present to us and how to navigate them…
- Ep 101: Why Aren’t They “Getting It?” · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 101In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore the frustration many leaders feel when they have to repeat themselves, and still don’t understand why their messages aren’t getting…
- Ep 100: 100 Episodes Later: What Actually Makes Leaders Resilient · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 100In this milestone 100th episode, Irvine and Bridgette reflect on what they’ve learned about resilient leadership across real moments of pressure, uncertainty, and challenge. They…
- Ep 99: Minding Your ABCs: The Five Fundamental Needs of Humans as Work · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 99In this episode, Irvine and Bridgette the core needs that drive behavior and performance at work, and what leaders can do to meet them.
- Ep 98: Don’t Take It Home: How Leaders Protect Their Energy After Hard Days · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 98In this episode, Irvine and Bridgette explore what happens after the meeting ends — when leaders carry emotional residue from difficult conversations into their homes…
- Ep 97: When Pressure Takes Over · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 97In this episode, Irvine and Bridgette explore how pressure can pull leaders away from the way they want to show up, especially in moments of challenge, urgency, and emotional…
- Ep 96: The Biggest Impediment to Work/Life Balance · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 96In this episode, Irvine and Bridgette explore the biggest obstacle to finding the kind of balance we desire in our work and lives, and it’s likely not what you think! Tune in to…
- Ep 95: The High Price of Silence: Why Leaders Can’t Afford to Avoid Conflict · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 95Avoiding conflict feels easier in the moment, but it quietly drains productivity, trust, and team morale. In this episode, Irvine and Bridgette reveal the true cost of silence —…
- Ep 94: How to Not Take Things So Personally · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 94In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine unpack how leaders can stay grounded and present even when others are criticizing them, undermining their efforts, disrespecting them or…
- Ep 93: Leading When Life Hurts: Resilience During Personal Crisis · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 93In this episode, Irvine and Bridgette unpack how leaders can stay grounded and present even when they’re hurting, navigating grief, crisis, or profound personal change. Through…
- Ep 92: Where Do I Go From Here? Navigating a Career Crossroads · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 92In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore how leaders can navigate the uncertainty that comes with facing a crossroads in our career and how we can thoughtfully determine…
- Ep 91: Staying Connected When We’re Apart: Resilient Leadership in Hybrid Work · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 91In this episode, Irvine and Bridgette explore how resilient leaders keep teams connected across distance—showing that in hybrid work, it’s not control but calm, consistent…
- Ep 90: The Power of Well Differentiated Leaders, Part 2 · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 90In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore what it means to be a well differentiated leader and the difference that it makes for people, teams and organizations. They define…
- Ep89: Speaking Truth to Power · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 89In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore what it means to speak truth to power and why it is a critical skill in leadership and life.
- Ep:88 Leading When You Don’t Have All the Answers · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 88Leaders often feel pressured to have all the answers, but real credibility comes from how they show up when the path is unclear. In this episode, we explore how to lead with…
