Why Leaders Should be Selfish with Anna Eliatamby | Episode 175

Introduction

In this episode, we are talking with Anna Eliatamby, a clinical psychologist and workplace well-being expert who has helped the UN and global organisations develop mental health and well-being strategies and tackle toxic behaviours in the workplace.

In this episode we are discussing the practical tools and strategies she lays out in her new book, Healing-Self Care for Leaders and their Teams.

One thing to say straight away that I’m sure will pique your interest is that very early on in that book, she says that we – leaders – should be selfish.

Listen on…to lead on.

Episode Highlights

1. Understanding & Managing Your Stress Response. Anna highlights a number of ways that stress levels can affect our behaviour as leaders that you’ve almost certainly never considered before…and what to do about it.
2. Emotional Regulation, Control & Suppression. Do you fully understand the difference between these three pieces of terminology and how it is affecting you at work and home? 
3. Sharing Feedback: Is it about them or us? Anna and Ben have a fascinating discussion about sharing feedback and how, in many cases, the feedback we give has nothing to do with the other person, but everything to do with us.

Chapter Makers

(03:44) What you need to know about Anna to understand what she has to share.

(05:40) It’s ok to be selfish

(09:19) Building and maintaining your identity

(10:03) Understanding your stress response

(13:19) Managing your stress response at work & home

(15:56) Emotional regulation, control & suppression

(26:30) Feedback; is it about them or you?

(29:31) The importance of reflection for leaders

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More About Anna Eliatamby

Anna is the Director of Healthy Leadership CIC, a collective whose aim is to encourage ourselves and others to be more decent by looking at our positives and negatives and then working to make positive changes to ourselves and our organisations.

Anna is a clinical psychologist, executive coach, and organisational well-being expert with a wealth of academic and experiential knowledge.

She has worked with and provided guidance to multiple global initiatives, including responsible leadership for the NHS, International Red Cross and Red Crescent, and PwC. Anna has helped to develop mental health and well-being strategies for UN agencies, including the International Organization for Migration and was a member of the UN’s peacekeepingmissions in Darfur, Sudan, and Afghanistan.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Anna co-authors a new book with Grazia Lomonte: Healing-Self Care for Leaders and their Teams.