Breakdown To Breakthrough | Everyday Leadership Podcast

In this episode, I talk to Christina about finding the courage to step away from the titles and allure of corporate life when she realised that her life was out of balance impacting her mental health. We discuss transferable skills, the importance of family and opening up to friends when going through dark times as well as leadership, unconscious bias, imposter syndrome, and what it means to be a leader who truly cares. About Christina Economou: Christina is the Commercial Director for Ezra who is on a passionate mission for equality. Using technology at Ezra she is removing the elitism around coaching. Using her voice she speaks up about racism and gender equality. Christina’s Business: https://www.helloezra.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ TIMESTAMP (Times are approximate) 2:50 Demystifying the elitism around coaching 4:00 How companies have embraced tech for coaching 5:30 Leveraging previous mental health issues to deal with lockdown 7:10 Identifying when your mental health is out of sync and you need to act 8:45 Opening up to work and family about mental health 9:45 What a company that truly cares about people looks like 11:15 Being brave enough to walk away from a career and put yourself first 13:15 Dealing with Imposter Syndrome 14:30 Transferring corporate skills to the family business 16:00 70-year-old dad embracing a digitised way of working 17:15 Connecting the dots looking backwards 21:15 What is leadership? 22:30 Business owners need to remember 22:40 Family is the backbone despite having a different lived experience 25.40 Taking learning from home and applying them in the corporate world 26:45 Leaders showing genuine concern and showing they care 30:20 Leading with empathy and the impact that has on people 32:30 Not getting seduced by the PR, awards and accolades around inclusion 33:20 Experience of unconscious bias as a woman 38:40 Power of vulnerability and opening up to people 42:30 Struggling with switching off from work and being intentional 45:00 3 guiding principles to live life by 46:50 Definition of success 48:20 Thriving and not surviving ______________________________________________________________________ CONNECT WITH GUEST LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceconomou/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChrissieEco If you liked this episode, please share it with your friends / leave a comment - it goes a long way! ______________________________________________________________________ Subscribe using your favourite podcast app via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Deezer | Amazon Music | Google Podcast | Podchaser | Podcast Addicts | Listen Notes For feedback or inquiry: [email protected] We appreciate you and your support! #everydayleadership #mindsetshift