Life + Leadership

The Hidden Drivers of M&A: Leadership, Pressure and Performance

The deal may get signed on paper, but the real pressure starts long before the ink is dry. Mergers and acquisitions can push executive teams into months or even years of uncertainty, shifting identities, changing power dynamics, heavier workloads, and...

Leading at the Speed of AI: Creating Sustainable Systems with John Harden

AI isn't just changing how work gets done; it's exposing how well your organization actually handles change. In this episode, Tegan talks with John Harden, founder of Lemhi, about why successful AI transformation has far more to do with leadership,...

Succession Planning: From Talent Assumptions to Proven Readiness

Succession planning gets risky when it only becomes a priority after someone announces they're leaving. In this episode, Tegan and Maggie break down why succession should be treated as an ongoing leadership discipline, not an HR exercise, and walk...

The CEO Balancing Act: How to Navigate Competing Demands

The CEO role is becoming almost impossible to hold without extraordinary range, resilience, and support. In this episode, Tegan and Maggie unpack the competing pressures CEOs face from boards, employees, customers, markets, families, and themselves....

Amplifying the Impact of the Chief Operating Officer

The COO role is one of the most powerful, misunderstood, and shape-shifting seats in the C-suite. In this episode, Tegan and Maggie unpack why the role looks so different from company to company, how it flexes around the CEO, and what makes a great...

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Strategic Authority at the Executive Table: Elevating the CHRO and Chief People Officer Role

Tegan and Maggie break down what separates modern, world-class Chief Human Resource Officers and Chief People Officers from traditional HR leaders, from business acumen and AI readiness to culture leadership and executive influence. They unpack why...

The Primary Sources of Executive Conflict

The conflict you're avoiding at work? It probably started long before you ever had a job. Tegan and Maggie dig into what actually causes conflict in teams, in the executive suite, and between two people who just can't seem to get on the same page....

Leadership at Scale: How Leaders Adapt In Flatter Organizations

How many layers does it really take to lead well? And when does structure start slowing everything down instead of moving it forward? In this episode, Tegan and Maggie dig into why teams are getting bigger, why organizations are flattening out, and...

What Matters Most When Selecting an Executive Development Partner

Most executive development sounds good on paper, but how much of it actually changes the way leaders show up when it counts? In this episode, Tegan and Maggie talk honestly about why not all coaching firms are the same, how flashy platforms and boxed...

Why Executive Teams Stall And What To Do About It

Most executive "teams" aren't really teams - they're high performers sharing airtime and reporting up. In this episode, Tegan and Maggie Gough unpack what actually makes a leadership team a team: shared enterprise goals, clear decision rights, and the...

Building the Foundation for a Meaningful Year with Katie Rasoul

Ever feel like your plans look great on paper but don't survive contact with real life? Tegan and former co-host Katie Rasoul reunite to talk about how their approach to annual planning has softened, simplified, and become far more intuitive. They...

Coaching Neurodivergent Leaders to Thrive with Cara Wilson

Some of the best leaders you know are running an invisible obstacle course every day. In this episode, host Tegan Trovato talks with Bright Arrow coach Cara Wilson about what it really means to be a neurodivergent leader - and how workplaces can do...

Dr. Amy Moon on Redefining Women’s Health and Longevity

Feeling off your game and can’t figure out why? In this refreshingly honest episode, Tegan sits down with Dr. Amy Moon, founder of the New Moon Center for Women’s Health, to talk about how hormones, metabolism, and menopause affect focus, energy, and...

The Science of Peak Executive Performance

What if the real edge in leadership isn’t about pushing harder, but about learning how to think, reset, and show up with clarity? In this episode, Tegan and Maggie’s focus is on the practices that help leaders get into flow, manage energy, and keep...

AI and the New Rules of High Value Leadership

What happens when “good enough” no longer cuts it? In this episode, Tegan Trovato and Bright Arrow’s COO, Maggie Gough, dive into how AI is shaking up leadership at every level. From McKinsey’s overhaul to the pressures facing mid-sized companies,...

Enhancing Executive Decision Making Under Pressure: Executive Coaching Series

What if the real challenge isn’t the chaos, but how you hold it? In this episode, Tegan gets real about leading through overwhelm, making high-stakes calls without all the data, and the quiet power of intuition. You’ll hear practical, human strategies...

Mastering Leadership Team Alignment: Leadership Team Coaching Series

Is your executive team aligned - or just assuming they are? Tegan unpacks why even the best-laid strategic plans often stall after the boardroom - and what to do about it. From misaligned leadership approaches to the common failure to connect big...

Bouncing Back. How Leaders Recover from Professional Blunders: Executive Coaching Series

Ever screwed up at work and thought, “Well, that’s it for me”? This episode is for you. Tegan is talking about what happens after a leadership misstep - and how owning your mistake can actually build more trust than pretending it never happened. From...

ELITE RESOURCE Navigating the Tough Tides of Executive Turnover: Executive Coaching Series

Why are so many top executives stepping away from their roles - and what kind of ripple effect does that create? This episode looks at the growing trend of C-suite turnover and the disruption it leaves in its wake. You'll hear what's pushing leaders...

ELITE RESOURCE Leadership Team Coaching Series

Ever noticed how tension between team members can slowly shut things down - even when no one’s talking about it? In this episode, Tegan looks at how conflict shows up in executive teams, how it affects the wider organization, and why emotional...