Exploring Emotional Overdraft with Char Hamill, COO, Born Social

Andy Brown's Exploring Emotional Overdraft

In the latest episode of 'Exposing Emotional Overdraft', Andy Brown chats to Char Hamill, COO of the incredible Born Social.
Andy's book, 'The Emotional Overdraft' is available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emotional-Overdraft-balancing-business-wellbeing/dp/1788605136
Episode Highlights:

Leadership Responsibility: Char dives into the unique pressures of being ultimately responsible for the success of everything and the delicate balance of being an empathetic leader while also being the ultimate decision-maker.

Empowerment vs. Disinvestment: The challenge of empowering team members while also making them understand that the buck stops with the leader.

Impostor Syndrome: Char’s struggles with overcompensation due to impostor syndrome and her solution: hiring good people and trusting their expertise.

The Butterfly Effect: The concept of the emotional overdraft and how long-term emotional debt can cause things to spiral out of control.

Self-Definition: The tendency to define ourselves by our worst traits and Char’s strategy to counteract this by using evidence-based affirmations.

Core Values: Char’s values of loyalty and teamwork, and the importance of understanding and aligning with one’s personal and professional values.

Embracing Failures: Char’s approach to treating successes and failures with the same energy and viewing failures as learning opportunities.

The Art of Overdraft: Recognising when you’re in emotional overdraft, embracing it, and setting a clear endpoint for recovery.

Work-Life Balance: Char’s candid sharing about resenting the limits of being a parent, but not resenting parenting or her kids. Turning her personal challenges into learnings for her team.

Strong Organisational Culture: The significance of developing a strong, positive culture and how it has helped Char manage her emotional overdraft.

Facing Challenges Head-On: Char’s insightful remark, "If you're trying to run a business where there won't be any challenges, you will set yourself up to fail."

Closing Thought:

Building a business, leading a team, and managing emotional health are all intricate journeys. Char’s candid insights provide a roadmap for leaders navigating similar paths. Tune in to our next episode for more discussions on emotional intelligence in leadership.

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