Resilient Leadership

Hosted by Bridgette Theurer & Irvine Nugent, Ph.D.

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108

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Oct 2026

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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

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November 10, 202639 min

Ep 108: How to Lead While Staying True to Yourself

Bridgette and Eileen explore how to show up as a leader while also staying true to your own values and authentic to who you are.

October 27, 202628 min

Ep 107: How to Develop a Thick Skin while Retaining Your Vulnerability: The Ultimate Leadership Paradox

In 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

October 13, 202634 min

Ep 106: How do I Give Constructive Feedback to Someone Without Discouraging Them?

In 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.

September 29, 202628 min

Ep 105: When Someone Else’s Conflict Lands on Your Desk

In 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 messages, and how those responses can keep a conflict going. Through a systems perspective, practical language, and a simple reflection exercise, they discuss how to support direct conversations, clarify responsibility, and recognize when a leader needs to step in.

September 15, 202628 min

Ep 104: How Do I Stop Second-Guessing Myself?

In this episode Bridgette and Eileen discuss how to find escape routes when we get stuck in unhelpful thinking patterns.

September 1, 202623 min

Ep 103: When Certainty Opens Up

In 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 hold their own perspectives with confidence while remaining curious enough to discover what others may be seeing that they are missing.

August 18, 202637 min

Ep 102: Navigating the 8 Key Turning Points in Life

In 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 well. Doing so helps us to create a life and a career that best reflects who we are and what we care about most.

June 10, 202628 min

Ep 101: Why Aren’t They “Getting It?”

In 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 through. They identify 3 key reasons for this breakdown in communication and what leaders can do to move beyond them.

May 5, 202627 min

Ep 100: 100 Episodes Later: What Actually Makes Leaders Resilient

In 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 share six key truths that reveal resilience isn’t about having the right answers, but about staying present, grounded, and intentional in how you lead when it matters most.

April 7, 202628 min