Andy Brown - Managing Your Emotional Overdraft

Andy Brown is a leadership coach, speaker and author who provides coaching to leaders in people-based businesses which enables them to make better decisions and build more valuable businesses. Over the years, he has recognised that most leaders subsidise their companies at the expense of their own wellbeing - an ‘emotional overdraft’. This insight has enabled him to save numerous clients from burnout and stress and, at the same time, made their businesses more resilient.

With more than 30 years’ experience, Andy has developed coaching and training programmes which give leaders and their teams the confidence, skills and tools needed to make a positive impact on their organisations. As a result, he was voted ‘Outstanding Non-Executive Director 2021’ and is regularly invited to speak to organisations and teams about leadership and business growth. He has advised more than a hundred companies in the creative services and communications sector, serving on the board of advertising and brand agencies, and working with digital media, direct response and research businesses. He has also served on the Board of the Princes Trust.

In this podcast:

  • The concept of 'emotional overdraft' and how it can be managed

  • The dangers of misusing the term 'burnout' and the need to refresh the meaning of terms like 'stress' and 'resilience'

  • Acknowledging and maintaining healthy emotional reserves for personal and professional success

  • The concept of an "invisible line" in business finances, referring to the hidden personal and emotional costs of pursuing profitability

  • Maintaining a healthy "emotional bank" balance to avoid excessive strain

  • Building a personal board of experts to help overcome challenges.

  • Discipline as a better approach to building habits and achieving goals

  • The role of motivation in funding work

  • Why leadership development needs more focus

You can connect with Andy at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andybrownprofile/ and his book is available at https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Overdraft-balancing-business-wellbeing/dp/1788605136/

You can complete the free Emotional Overdraft Self-Assessment at https://emotionaloverdraft.com/self-assesment/, follow Emotional Overdraft on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/andybrownauthor/ and get all the latest Emotional Overdraft articles https://emotionaloverdraft.com/

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