Episode 31

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11th Feb 2025

Leading through Uncertainty and Ambiguity with Maggie Gough

Join Jason for an enlightening episode as he sits down with Maggie Gough, Chief Operating Officer at Bright Arrow.

In this episode, Jason and Maggie discuss the evolving challenges of leadership in today's uncertain landscape. Maggie shares some of the challenges their CEO clients are facing today and how they are coaching them to cultivate clarity, stability, and resilience within their organizations.


Key lessons highlighted in our conversation include:

👉 Navigating extreme uncertainty starts with leaders processing emotions privately to maintain calm and focus with their teams.


👉 Frequent strategy shifts are often necessary, but leaders must pace changes to avoid team burnout.


👉 Having a trusted coach or mentor helps leaders handle their emotional and strategic processes away from the eyes of their teams.


👉 Importance of building and sustaining trusted relationships within teams, pre-crisis, as these bonds serve as bedrock during tough times.


👉 Sometimes crises can actually serve as a turning point to build trust and stronger relationships within dysfunctional teams.


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Learn more about Maggie Gough:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggie-gough-431ab289/

Website: https://brightarrowcoaching.com/


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Unlocking High Performance
How leaders unlock performance by creating the conditions for people to do their best work
Unlocking High Performance is a podcast for leaders who want strong results without burning their people out in the process.

Hosted by Jason Lauritsen, the show explores how clarity, alignment, and connection shape performance at work. Jason draws from his work with CEOs, executive teams, and leaders to examine why work so often becomes heavier, slower, and more frustrating than it needs to be and how to fix it.

Some episodes are solo reflections. Others are conversations with leaders and practitioners navigating real constraints and consequences. Each conversation looks beyond tactics to understand the leadership and organizational conditions that make performance possible.

The podcast focuses on the systems that drive performance, not leadership theory or quick fixes. Listeners will walk away with a clearer understanding of how work actually gets done and how to build environments where people perform at their best.

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