Growing Through Loss: Leadership, Grief, and Staying Human Under Pressure

Описание: What happens when leadership collides with real loss?
In this episode of Second Life Leader, Doug Utberg sits down with executive coach Tracy Meyer for an unfiltered conversation about grief, disruption, and leadership when life doesn’t wait for your business calendar.
After losing her father shortly before their originally scheduled recording, Tracy shares what the process actually looked like — not the Instagram version, but the human one. Together, Doug and Tracy explore how loss dismantles false stability, exposes imagined expectations, and forces leaders to confront what really matters when routines, identity, and performance are shaken.
This conversation isn’t about productivity through pain or “powering through.” It’s about presence. Perspective. And learning how to carry responsibility without abandoning humanity.
They cover:
• Why disruption reveals how much “stability” was imaginary
• Grief and leadership — and why avoidance is the real risk
• Authenticity without emotional dumping or repression
• Why not everything meaningful needs an ROI
• How loss reshapes perspective, priorities, and leadership maturity
• Holding professionalism while honoring humanity
If you’re a founder, operator, or executive navigating grief, burnout, or a major life transition — this episode offers something rare: permission to stop performing resilience and start practicing it.
🎧 Second Life Leader is for leaders rebuilding after the hit — layoffs, burnout, failure, exits that didn’t go as planned — and learning what actually holds when the old playbook stops working.
🔗 Guest: Tracy Meyer
Executive Coach | Speaker | Author
Website: https://beuleadership.com
More long-form thinking at:
https://dougutberg.com

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