Episode 34

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2nd May 2023

Ep 34: Learning to Tolerate the Discomfort of Others

As leaders, we sometimes have to take actions that create discomfort in our followers. Making others feel uncomfortable can create anxiety and discomfort in us, leading to what Ed Friedman called “A Failure of Nerve.” In this episode Bridgette and Irvine explore why this muscle matters, what it makes possible for us, and how we can strengthen it in ourselves.

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About the Podcast

Resilient Leadership
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

About your hosts

Bridgette Theurer

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Bridgette’s expertise is helping her clients to become more inspired, energized and influential in their leadership, especially during times of significant growth or change. She has 25+ years of experience coaching and consulting leaders at all levels and in a variety of institutional settings including large corporations, government agencies, non-profits and smaller entrepreneurial enterprises. Her clients have included The Marriott Corporation, Sodexo USA, The FDA, Booz Allen, George Mason University, and Asbury Communities.

Bridgette takes a strengths-based approach to coaching, helping clients to gain a fresh perspective on their unique strengths, who they are at their best and how they can leverage their strengths in new ways. A key focus of her work is around leadership presence and capacity management. When it comes to developing greater leadership presence, Bridgette is particularly adept at sharing observations with her clients about how they come across to others, enabling them to strengthen their ability to both command an audience while connecting powerfully with others. By learning how to manage their capacity (and their team’s capacity) more effectively, her clients are able to build a more scalable organization and sustain their leadership efforts over time. As a result of working with Bridgette, clients are able to rise above the chaos of daily demands and lead with renewed clarity, focus and impact.

To Contact Bridgette
Email: bridgette@clearcompass.com
Phone: 240-683-0426

Dr. Irvine Nugent

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Irvine Nugent believes that leadership development is a journey from the inside out. If our emotional intelligence is lacking, then any new business skill we attempt to implement will be adversely impacted. As such, he’s spent most of his career helping leaders harness the power of their emotions so they can have deeper connections, make better decisions, and increase their influence.

Born in Northern Ireland, Irvine brings to his audiences a rich and varied experience. Growing up in a society torn apart by division and violence he has seen first-hand the damage done when communication breaks down and people fail to listen and understand. This has inspired him to help leaders build workplaces in which people thrive and realize their full potential.

A gifted storyteller, his programs are infused with passion, dynamism and of course his natural Irish humor. Paramount for Irvine is the importance that each person leaves with practical tools based on the latest scientific research that they can implement immediately.

Irvine is an internationally recognized trainer and top-rated keynote speaker and is one of the few worldwide certified FACS coders, who are experts in reading facial emotions. He earned his Ph.D. from Capella University with research focused on leadership in times of crisis. He is a graduate of George-town University’s executive coaching program. He is the author of the book, Leadership Lessons From The Pub.

To Contact Irvine
Email: irvine@irvinenugent.com
Phone: 202-684-5269