Episode 3

3: The Hidden Cost of Overthinking Your Decisions

In this episode of Promoted: Stop Doubting, Start Leading, host Karen Gombault addresses a key challenge faced by newly promoted leaders: overthinking. While it’s tempting to analyze every decision, overthinking can stall progress, drain energy, and undermine confidence. Karen shares actionable strategies to help leaders break free from indecision, lead with clarity, and create momentum.

 

Key Topics Covered:

  1. What Is Overthinking? Learn how overthinking traps leaders in endless loops of self-doubt and analysis paralysis, and why it’s a habit you must break.
  2. 5 Reasons to Stop Overthinking: Discover why decisiveness conserves mental energy, builds momentum, reduces stress, and inspires confidence in your team.
  3. The Hidden Pitfalls: Karen explains how indecision wastes time, creates bottlenecks for your team, and erodes both personal and team confidence.
  4. The Power of Action: Taking quick, decisive action enables faster feedback, fosters adaptability, and leads to better outcomes.
  5. Real-Life Leadership Stories: Karen shares personal and professional examples of how trusting her intuition and acting decisively led to success.

“Leadership isn’t about avoiding mistakes—it’s about trusting yourself to decide, adapt, and keep moving forward.”


Why overcoming overthinking matters:

Karen’s insights emphasize the importance of trusting your instincts, making decisions quickly, and embracing progress over perfection. Decisive leadership empowers your team, clears mental clutter, and positions you for long-term success.

If you’re ready to stop overthinking and lead with intention, this episode is a must-listen.


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Karen is a leadership coach and mentor, working with recently promoted women to help them stop doubting and start leading.


  • Free resource: 5 Simple Ways to Protect Your Energy for busy leaders: www.karengombault.com/energy
  • More information about coaching services here: Work With Me
  • Follow along on LinkedIn: (13) Karen Gombault | LinkedIn
  • Email me at Karen@karengombault.com
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Promoted: Stop Doubting, Start Leading helps professionals confidently navigate new leadership roles with actionable strategies and insights from former CEO and coach Karen Gombault.

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Karen Gombault

I’m Karen, and I know firsthand the challenges of balancing a passionate career with personal health.

As a former CEO with 30 years in corporate leadership, I’ve lived the pressures of work, travel, raising a family and emotional eating.

For years, I tried every diet, counting calories and macros, even training for marathons, but nothing worked long-term.

It wasn’t until I focused on how I thought about myself and my weight that I finally lost the last 10 pounds and have kept it off over 7 years.

Now, as a coach and mentor, I help ambitious women think differently and lose weight permanently.