Resilient Leadership

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.

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.

In this episode, Irvine and Bridgette the core needs that drive behavior and performance at work, and what leaders can do to meet them.

In this episode, Irvine and Bridgette explore what happens after the meeting ends — when leaders carry emotional residue from difficult conversations into their homes, relationships, and sleep. They unpack why unresolved tension lingers in the body, how emotional spillover impacts leadership resilience, and practical ways to reset so pressure doesn’t travel beyond the workplace.

In 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 strain. They share practical insights and tools to help leaders recognize pressure sooner, regain composure, and respond with clarity and intention when it matters most.

In 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 hear what might be getting in your way.

Avoiding 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 — and share practical tools leaders can use to confront issues early, communicate with clarity, and restore healthier team dynamics.

In 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 reacting in a hostile or aggressive way

In 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 research and real-world examples, they reveal that resilience in hard seasons comes from honest self-care, connection, and the courage to lead with humanity.

In 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 what’s next for ourselves with a renewed sense of clarity and confidence.

In 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 presence that builds trust and belonging.

In 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 what this form of leadership looks like, the essential building blocks that are needed to embody it and share practical examples from everyday day work and life

In 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.

Leaders 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 steadiness, transparency, and courage—even when certainty isn’t possible.

In this episode, Irvine and Bridgette explore the stigma around sadness in the workplace. Discover how leaders can respond with compassion and clarity—turning vulnerability into resilience.

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore the power of curious questions and how asking them more often can help you to manage better and connect more deeply.

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore the phenomenon of resistance and sabotage - why this is part and parcel of the leadership experience and something to expect rather than to be feared.   

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine explore what constitutes a “good day” and how me can create more of them

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine explore what it means to embody our leadership values, principles and intentions and how to align the way we sit, stand and walk through our day with what matters most to us.

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine explore the importance of trust in business. But what happens when trust is broken. Can you recover it and if so, who do you do it?

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine will explore the benefits and potential pitfalls of empathy for leaders. Tune in to hear how you can avoid the empathy trap and hold others accountable while still connecting powerfully with them.

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine will discuss the essential ingredients for giving tough feedback that others can hear, and how to receive tough feedback so that we can learn and grow from it.

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine will explore creativity as the key to successful teams with their guest. Dr. Amy Climer.

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine will explore what reframing is, how it works and what we can do to reframe our own challenges and our team’s challenges, so that we can move forward in new and more productive ways   

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine will explore curiosity as the key to successful leadership and how leaders can embody curiosity.  

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore the virtue of courage and how it is embodied in three leaders.

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore the why leaders become insulated from feedback and what they can do about it

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore the power of optimism to create a style of leadership that is inspiring and resilient.

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine explore how we can better manage our responses to the people and situations that trigger us, and gain greater equanimity in our day.

IN this episode Irvine and Brigette explore how to manage change personally and how to lead others through change.

In part 1 of this episode Bridgette and Irvine explored the first three pitfalls; In part 2 they explore pitfalls 3-6 and what you can do to avoid them.

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine explore the first three of six pitfalls that even experienced managers can fall into, and what you can do to avoid them.

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine who we go about making a decision and what gets in the way.  

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine explore the emotion of sadness. Commonly this is called a negative emotion. In this episode we explore how sadness is call for healing and how we can manging sadness in the workplace. 

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine explore what differentiation means in the context of leadership and why this way of being leads to greater influence, sustainability and success.

In this episode Irvine and Bridgette continue their interview Kathleen Smith author of True to You!

In this episode Irvine and Bridgette interview Kathleen Smith author of True to You!

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine explore why focusing on our own functioning is vital to our effectiveness, what gets in the way of doing this and three powerful questions to keep our focus where it should be – on ourselves and how we’re showing up, for better or for worse.

In this episode Bridgette and Irvine explore the three imperatives that go into being a Resilient Leader. Practicing these three things on a daily basis will enable you to stand apart from the emotional pressures of the day and influence others in extraordinary ways.

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore what a Velvet Rut is, how it impacts individuals and companies and what we can do to get ourselves and our teams out if we’ve fallen into one  

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore 4 major trends on the future of work and how it will impact leadership. 

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore why what Appreciative Inquiry is, why it is a vital leadership skill and how it can instill hope and optimism, even in the midst of very trying and difficult times.

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore why the Imposter Syndrome plaques so many leaders, both new and seasoned, the upside of feeling fraudulent, and what we can do to move past it.  

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore how to make the inevitable conflict in the workplace less destructive and more productive.

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore what workplace politics are, why they are not inherently bad and how being able to play politics the right way is a key leadership skill.

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore the that despite being ambiguous averse we can learn to make good decisions when everything is ambiguous.

Getting better at anything, including leadership, requires change. But how do we make changes in our lives that are lasting and sustainable? In this episode Bridgette and Irvine unpack the recipe for making changes that stick.   

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore the new generation in the workplace Gen Z and the importance of generational empathy to overcome tensions.  

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore why failure is inextricable linked to leadership, how our mindset around failing shapes our experience of it, and what “failing intelligently” looks like in action.  

In this episode, Bridgette and Irvine explore our emotions and the invitation to get to know them better so we are enabled to have more powerful interactions.