Leadership is Going From Breakdown To Breakthrough with Christina Economou

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. Follow Christina LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceconomou/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChrissieEco To find out more about providing coaching for your whole organisation https://www.helloezra.com/ If you liked this episode, please share it with your friends / write a review - it goes a long way! :) In Episode 04 of EverydayDay Leadership, Christina and I discuss (times are approximate): Demystifying the elitism around coaching - 2:50 How companies have embraced tech for coaching - 4:00 Leveraging previous mental health issues to deal with lockdown - 5:30 Identifying when your mental health is out of sync and you need to act - 7:10 Opening up to work and family about mental health - 8:45 What a company that truly cares about people looks like - 9:45 Being brave enough to walk away from a career and put yourself first - 11:15 Dealing with Imposter Syndrome - 13:15 Transferring corporate skills to the family business - 14:30 70-year-old dad embracing digitised way of working - 16:00 Connecting the dots looking backwards - 17:15 Changing the culture in the shop - 11:45 What is leadership? - 21.15 Business owners need to remember - 22.30 Family is the backbone despite having a different lived experience - 22:40 Taking learning from home and applying them in the corporate world - 25.40 Leaders showing genuine concern and showing they care - 26:45 Leading with empathy and the impact that has on people - 30:20 Not getting seduced by the PR, awards and accolades around inclusion - 32:30 Experience of unconscious bias as a woman: 33:20 Power of vulnerability and opening up to people - 38.40 Struggling with switching off from work and being intentional - 42:30 3 guiding principles to live life by - 45:00 Definition of success - 46:50 Thriving and not surviving - 48:20 Subscribe using your favorite podcast app via Apple Podcasts Spotify Deezer Stitcher SPREAD THE WORD. LEAVE A RATING, REVIEW, AND FEEDBACKYou can do this on Apple podcast or on Sticher Your ratings and reviews help us place the podcast in front of new leaders and listeners. I am always keen to get feedback so if you have any thoughts once youve listened to this interview just drop me an email at [email protected] I appreciate you and your support Connect with SopeWebsite | Youtube | Instagram | LinkedInDid you find this helpful? If you like this episode, please leave a review or share it with someone who could benefit from listening.  We’re always keen to get feedback so if you have any thoughts, send us an email at [email protected]