#467: Eric Geiger on How Most Leaders Misdiagnose Burnout

Aug 5

What if feeling overwhelmed isn't a sign you're failing—but a sign you're growing?

In this episode of the Follow2Lead Podcast, Tony Miltenberger sits down with author, pastor, and leadership expert Eric Geiger to unpack one of the biggest misconceptions leaders face today: burnout and overwhelm are not the same thing. While burnout can drain your passion and purpose, seasons of healthy overwhelm often become the catalyst for your greatest growth.

Drawing from his new book The Rooted Leader, Eric shares practical wisdom on building leadership rhythms that help you weather storms, embrace challenges without being crushed, and lead from a place of deep spiritual and personal health.

If you're leading a business, nonprofit, church, school, or executive team, this conversation will help you develop greater resilience, steward your influence well, and build the kind of leadership that lasts.

In this episode, you'll discover:

Why overwhelm can actually be a gift for your leadership.
The critical difference between feeling overwhelmed and experiencing burnout.
How rooted leaders grow through pressure instead of being crushed by it.
Practical rhythms that help leaders sustain influence over the long haul.
Why Christian leaders have an "unfair advantage" in the workplace.
How protecting your priorities at home strengthens your leadership everywhere else.

Coaching Question

Is your current season stretching your leadership—or slowly draining it? What would change if you viewed your overwhelm as an opportunity to grow instead of a problem to escape?

Connect with Eric Geiger

Eric Geiger is the Senior Pastor of Mariners Church in Southern California and the author of The Rooted Leader. He is a trusted voice on Christian leadership, organizational health, and developing leaders who thrive through every season.