When I was sent a book called The Emotional Overdraft I instinctively knew that this was a topic that was going to resonate with me personally and you as listeners to this podcast.  

An emotional overdraft is when you as a leader habitually overcome your employer’s challenges at the cost of our own physical and mental health. Sound familiar?

I am seeing this happening a LOT at the moment with the women within my Women Leading community so I was excited to dive into the topic with the book’s author Andy Brown.

We discussed:

• The cost of going too deep into your emotional overdraft
• How to start paying it back
• What behaviours or drivers create our emotional overdraft
• The role of management skills and influencing in changing a culture which relies on people being emotionally overdrawn
• How to approach urgency and filling short term gaps more strategically
• How the emotional overdraft shows up outside of work

My name’s Carla Miller, leadership coach, author and trainer. And this is the Influence & Impact podcast for women leaders, helping you confidently navigate the ups and downs of leadership and feel less alone on your journey as a leader.  In fortnightly episodes I share practical tools and insights from myself and my brilliant guests that will help you succeed in your career.

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⭐ Tackling imposter feelings and self-doubt

⭐ Mastering your mindset

⭐ Courageous conversations

⭐ Speaking up 

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About Andy Brown:

Andy has over 30 years’ experience as an award-winning adviser and coach for people-based businesses. He’s also a podcast host and the author of Amazon #1 best seller, ‘The Emotional Overdraft: 10 simple changes for balancing business success and wellbeing’ a book for entrepreneurs, leaders and founders that articulates the often overlooked mental and physical costs of leadership

Links from Andy:

Buy the book in the UK 

Complete the free Emotional Overdraft Self-Assessment 

Connect with Andy 

Follow Emotional Overdraft on Instagram 

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